Indio, CA A man who allegedly tried to rob a Palm Desert business owner with a pellet gun, then grappled with a sheriff’s deputy while attempting to flee, was charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery and resisting arrest. Jose Banda, 21, of Palm Desert, is accused of threatening the victim with […]
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Palm Desert, CA A man who allegedly robbed a Palm Desert bank earlier this week has been charged by federal authorities. Otis Mixon, 26, of Desert Hot Springs, is suspected in a robbery that occurred at 12:20 p.m. Monday at the U.S. Bank branch at 36975 Cook St. According to sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Eichelt, a […]
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Desert Hot Springs, CA A home in Desert Hot Springs has been targeted by criminals for a second time. It also happened on the same street where more than 20 tires were slashed over 2 weeks ago. This time the home owners said they caught a package thief on camera. "It’s disconcerting. You like to feel […]
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Desert Hot Springs, CA Desert Hot Springs Police Department arrest a man in connection to an attempted armed robbery Saturday night. According to Sgt. Christopher Saucier, around 8:30 p.m. police received a call of an attempted armed robbery on the 14700 block of Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. The victim told police a man they knew […]
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Riverside County, CA A convicted felon who perpetrated a months-long robbery spree in Riverside County targeting numerous businesses and involving dozens of victims was convicted Thursday — in his second trial — of 50 counts of robbery, burglary and false imprisonment. A Riverside jury deliberated three days before finding 37-year-old Sergio Nicolas Lopez guilty of all but […]
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Palm Desert, CA On August 17, 2017, deputies from the Palm Desert Police Department responded to a reported commercial burglary in the 77600 block of Country Club Dr. The investigation revealed seven other similar commercial burglaries in the cities of Palm Desert, La Quinta, and Cathedral City occurred where the suspects had stolen the circuit breakers […]
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Indio, CA A man already charged with robbing a Home Depot store in Rancho Mirage is facing new felony counts for allegedly stealing a pickup truck and crashing it through the front entrance of a Palm Desert gated community while trying to evade sheriff’s deputies. Dominic Michael Battiato, 33, was charged Tuesday with felony counts of evading […]
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Palm Springs, CA A man who told police that he was shot at during a home invasion robbery was in custody today for alleged firearm and drug possession after Palm Springs police allegedly found a gun, ammo and drugs in his home during their investigation of his robbery report. Dewayne Jones, 43, was arrested Thursday […]
