A parolee charged with bludgeoning a woman to death with a hammer in Desert Hot Springs re-entered a not guilty plea Friday and was ordered to return to court on Sept. 20 for a trial-readiness conference. Joseph Cantu Montanez, 42, of Desert Hot Springs, is accused of killing 39-year-old Andrea Reyes, who was found dead […]
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A 21-year-old man accused of shooting at three people in Thermal re-entered a not guilty plea Tuesday to attempted murder and other felony charges and was ordered to return to court on Sept. 2 for a trial- readiness conference. Juan Pablo Linares of Thermal was arrested in October 2019, a week after the shooting in […]
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An Indio man arrested after a 15-mile police chase was behind bars Wednesday on suspicion of a series of burglaries and vehicle thefts. Luis Meza, 23, was under investigation by the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team, sheriff’s Sgt. David Smith said. He said that around 6 p.m. Tuesday, officers spotted a white Ford F-150, driven […]
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A probationer suspected of stealing a Tesla in Riverside and leading police on a pursuit into Orange County was being held Tuesday in lieu of $100,000 bail. Filiberto Alexander Felix, 30, was arrested Sunday night and booked into the Indio Jail on suspicion of vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, felony evading and probation […]
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Police arrested a man and woman Monday in connection with a string of thefts from vehicles in La Quinta and Palm Desert. La Quinta Special Enforcement Team Officers contacted Daniel Contreras and Nancy Fuchs, both of La Quinta, about 10:30 a.m. and detained them for questioning, according to Sgt. David Smith with the La Quinta […]
