DESERT HOT SPRINGS (CNS) – A parolee accused of killing a woman in Desert Hot Springs was behind bars Thursday without bail. Joseph Cantu Montanez, 41, of Desert Hot Springs was arrested Monday and booked at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of murder and violating his parole. Jail records indicate Montanez could […]
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LA QUINTA (CNS) – A 28-year-old parolee was in custody Wednesday accused of burglarizing a home in La Quinta. Deputies responded to a burglary call about 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 53800 block of Ross Avenue, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. According to sheriff’s Sgt. David Aldrich, deputies identified James Harper as a suspect […]
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A parolee was named Friday as the suspect in the Wednesday night shooting death of a man in Perris, and sheriff’s officials said he’s at large and should be considered armed and dangerous. The shooting occurred at 6:11 p.m. Wednesday at 264 Spectacular Bid St., near Perris Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, […]
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A judge is scheduled to decide Thursday if a parolee who allegedly shot a 14-year-girl in the head while she was riding in a vehicle with four other children in Indio will stand trial on six counts of attempted murder. Vicente Manuel Reyes, 24, of Thousand Palms is accused in the May 20, 2018 shooting, […]
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A wanted parolee sought by authorities in connection with numerous thefts at local businesses was in custody Wednesday after being caught by sheriff’s deputies while attempting to steal again, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported. Valentin Tienda, 27, of Indio, was located by the sheriff’s La Quinta Special Enforcement Team inside a local business while […]
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A Special Enforcement Team in La Quinta served a search warrant at the home of a 64-year-old parolee and found items that led to his arrest, authorities said Thursday. The warrant was served at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday in the 78600 block of Avenida La Torres, Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. David Aldrich said. It was discovered […]
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A parolee suspected in a Desert Hot Springs carjacking is expected in court Wednesday. Peter Meraz, 48, was arrested Saturday morning in connection with the carjacking that occurred Friday in the 66800 block of Pierson Boulevard, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. Meraz was taken into custody on Palm Drive south of Hacienda […]
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A parolee accused of abducting and assaulting a Jurupa Valley girl at gunpoint pleaded not guilty Monday to kidnapping and other offenses. Ismael Lopez, 21, is also charged with false imprisonment, lewd acts on a minor and making criminal threats. He was arraigned before Superior Court Judge O.G. Magno, who scheduled a bail review hearing […]
