Felony charges were filed Friday against a 24-year-old convicted felon accused of leading sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit through San Jacinto in a stolen pickup truck that he crashed. Wyatt Richard Garofalo was arrested Wednesday following the seven-mile chase that ended just east of Hemet and is facing charges of auto theft, assault on a […]
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A 41-year-old convicted felon accused of hitting a California Highway Patrol officer while fleeing a traffic stop just east of Hemet, leading to a brief chase, was charged Thursday with assault on a peace officer using a deadly weapon. Richard Scott Stewart of Riverside was arrested Monday after the alleged assault on Chicago Avenue near […]
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A high-speed chase that began in Desert Hot Springs eventually ends in Palm Springs, and officials tell us the driver is under arrest. It started around 8:00 p.m. near Palm Dr. and Paul Rd. Doria Wilms, Desert Hot Springs city manager, tells us it began when police were attempting to stop a wanted suspect. The […]
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A 35-year-old probationer remains behind bars Monday without bail accused of leading police on a two-hour car chase Sunday morning through Desert Hot Springs. Police were attempting to stop a suspected DUI driver at about 1 a.m. in the area of Sixth Street and Cactus Drive when the driver failed to stop, according to the […]
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A man suspected of driving under the influence of drugs was arrested for assaulting a police dog and other crimes he allegedly committed while attempting to evade authorities, Palm Springs police reported Monday. On Friday about 10:45 p.m., an officer spotted a car being driven erratically and attempted a traffic stop after the vehicle nearly […]
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A man accused of leading authorities on a high- speed chase from Hemet to Desert Hot Springs in a vehicle he allegedly carjacked in Palm Springs remains jailed Tuesday in lieu of $100,000 bail. The carjacking occurred on Friday about 5 p.m. in a parking lot in the 400 block of South Sunrise Way. A […]
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[bc_video video_id=”6117405913001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] A police dog in Fontana took down a suspect after an incredible jump into the suspect’s vehicle. The K-9 went right through the driver’s-side window after Fontana police shot rubber pellets to break it open. 31-year-old Julio Vasquez was wanted for stalking and trying […]
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A 21-year-old Desert Hot Springs man was arrested Tuesday after leading Palm Springs police on a foot chase through several gated neighborhoods and into the parking lot of a Catholic school that was locked down until officers got him into custody. Officers spotted Juan Ortiz, who had a warrant out for his arrest in connection […]