An Indio jury Thursday convicted a reputed gang member of charges stemming from a string of shootings and assaults in Indio, but acquitted his co-defendant of the most serious counts he had been facing. Christian Yanez, 23, and Joel Vargas III, 24, were accused of targeting and attacking several male victims, including some juveniles, to […]
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A convicted felon suspected of gunning down a 21-year-old man during a robbery outside a Perris gas station earlier this month was behind bars Tuesday. Francisco Anthony Yzararraz, 26, of Perris was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of killing Gelder Funes-Lopez of Guatemala. The suspect is being held without bail at the Byrd Detention […]
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Police in California announced Tuesday that they have arrested six suspected gang members in the shooting deaths of four men last month at a backyard gathering of family and friends that they believed was a rival gang’s party. The victims were killed Nov. 17 when gunmen entered the back of a Fresno home through an unlocked […]
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Four suspected gang members, including a teenage boy, were taken into custody Tuesday in connection with an assault inside a Cathedral City business that left a man with serious injuries. The attack, which occurred last Saturday at an unnamed business in the 34000 block of Date Palm Drive, left the unidentified victim with injuries to […]
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A gang member accused of joining four associates — all of whom have been convicted and sentenced — in the slaying of a 22-year-old Indio man during a gang-related dispute over three years ago is slated to make a court appearance next week. Miguel Cavazos, 39, of Indio was identified as an alleged participant in […]
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Mexican authorities said Thursday that 21 bodies, some burned, have been found in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas in what appears to have been a clash between drug gangs. The bodies were found near the remains of seven burned-out vehicles near the border town of Miguel Aleman. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said […]
