Palm Desert
CRIME & SAFETY
Video shows Cathedral City officer shoot man who police say was armed
The Cathedral City Police Department has released video that shows an officer shooting a man last year, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization. Police say the video shows the man pointing a gun at the officer from inside a car, but that portion of the footage is too dark to clearly make out.
2 men jailed after gunshot reports in Coachella
Two men were behind bars Monday on suspicion of weapons violations and child endangerment following reports of gunfire in Coachella. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies arrived at the 50000 block of Camino Coras in Coachella at 3:55 p.m.
Trial proceedings start for Valley man accused of gunning down motel guest
Pretrial motions began today ahead of jury selection in the trial of a 48-year-old Coachella Valley man accused of gunning down a motel guest during an altercation in Riverside. Robert Donald Intong of Desert Hot Springs was arrested in 2021 following a Riverside Police Department investigation into the slaying of 31-year-old Cole William Birchard. Intong The post Trial proceedings start for Valley man accused of gunning down motel guest appeared first on KESQ.
Tow truck driver hold vigil and procession held in honor of local driver killed in hit-and-run crash
Tow truck drivers from around the region gathered in Palm Desert to hold a vigil and procession in honor of a tow truck driver killed in a hit-and-run crash last week. Johnny Sofranko was struck by a vehicle while helping a stranded motorist on the side of the Interstate 10 highway in Palm Desert, east The post Tow truck driver hold vigil and procession held in honor of local driver killed in hit-and-run crash appeared first on KESQ.
Coachella Valley Water District board member guilty of DUI
Coachella Valley Water District Board Vice President Cástulo Estrada has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence stemming from a January 2023 incident. Prosecutors had accused him of fleeing the scene after a crash that caused property damage, but a hit-and-run charge was dismissed as part of his plea.
Second of 3 Defendants in La Quinta Retail Theft Case Pleads Guilty
One of three people suspected of stealing $2,300 in merchandise from a La Quinta cosmetics store pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Tuesday. Khamyra Smith, 20, of Moreno Valley, pleaded guilty to grand theft of over $950 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Judge Arthur Hester immediately sentenced Smith to 12 months of formal probation, according to Thalia Hayden of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
DUI Checkpoints In La Quinta & Indian Wells…Long Hours, Just 2 DUI Arrests
At a DUI checkpoint in Indian Wells, just one person was arrested for DUI, one person was arrested for resisting, delaying, and obstructing a Peace Officer, and one person was arrested for possession of a firearm & possession of narcotics for sale. The DUI checkpoint was held at Eldorado Drive...
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