Crime

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A yearlong, multi-agency operation led by the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET) identified more than 500 suspected distributors of child sexual abuse material and led to 42 arrests, the District Attorney’s office announced on Monday. Authorities confirmed the arrested including local residents including: 56-year-old from Palm Springs 46-year-old man from Bermuda

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – An Aug. 25 trial date was confirmed today for a Coachella woman accused of fatally stabbing her 53-year-old mother.    Marilyn Alisa Cardenas, 25, is charged with murder and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony stemming from the attack on Elba Estrada of

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department is seeking the community’s help in the search for a suspected package thief, sharing a photo on its social media pages Monday. A package worth roughly $2,000 was stolen shortly after 3 p.m. April 29 from outside a residence located in the 500 block of

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A person was stabbed Friday night in Desert Hot Springs, police confirmed. The incident was reported at around 8:15 p.m. on Buena Vista Avenue. Details remain limited. Police Chief Steven Shaw confirmed the victim sustained non-life threatening injuries. Stay with News Channel 3 for any new developments. Get the

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 27-year-old man was arrested at Andrew Jackson Elementary School on Thursday after police allegedly found a firearm and multiple narcotics in his vehicle. The incident happened at around 2:10 p.m. According to the Indio Police Department, detectives saw the suspect driving a vehicle onto the school campus. Authorities said because

BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A July 7 retrial date was confirmed today for a gang member accused of joining a cohort in fatally stabbing a Banning man and wounding the victim’s stepson.   Jerry Anthony Valdepena Jr., 29, allegedly joined Jerry Anthony Chagolla in the 2016 slaying of 26-year-old Jeremy Cooley.    Last month, a Riverside

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Desert Hot Springs man suspected of committing residential burglaries throughout Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert was arrested Thursday. The suspect, a 27-year-old man, was booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of multiple counts of burglary, vehicle theft and a probation violation, according to the Riverside

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The prosecution is slated to rest Monday in the trial of a parolee accused of shooting a girl in the head because she happened to be “at the wrong place, at the wrong time” while sitting in a car near downtown Indio. Vicente Manuel Reyes, 30, of Thousand Palms allegedly perpetrated

BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – An inmate at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning was hospitalized in critical condition after an alleged assault by a 55-year-old cell mate, authorities said today.   The assault was reported at 12:14 a.m. Tuesday inside a cell, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.    Deputies ended the assault

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 45-year-old Desert Hot Springs man suspected of multiple thefts, including a commercial diesel generator valued at over $20,000, was arrested over the weekend. The theft was reported on Friday at a business in the city. Police were told the generator was stolen along with its attached trailer during the

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A stolen vehicle suspect led police on a pursuit from Mecca to Indio, where they rammed into a Sheriff’s vehicle and struck a pedestrian. The incident started just after 2:15 p.m. when deputies responded to a stolen vehicle report on 3rd Street and Frank J Valdovino Road in Mecca. The vehicle