News From Around The County
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., — A suspicious death investigation is continuing after a man was found deceased in an unincorporated area of Riverside County near Desert Hot Springs early Wednesday evening, Dec. 15. The man’s body was discovered in the area of Worsley Road and Indian Canyon Drive, just east of Hwy 62, during an unknown trouble investigation, sheriff’s officials […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., — Authorities today confirmed that an 87-year-old man who struck four young school children after attempting to flee the scene of a non-injury crash involving an occupied school bus has been arrested. Yesterday’s hit and run and subsequent fatal crash, which left a 9-year-old girl dead at the scene and three other children under the age […]
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif., — A pair of teenage convicted felons, both of whom are documented criminal street gang members, were arrested after a traffic enforcement stop and subsequent search warrant uncovered two handguns, including one which had been reported stolen Friday morning, Nov. 12. Officials also seized high-capacity magazines and ammunition as a result of the stop and search warrant. LEADING […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., — Authorities today are continuing to investigate a shooting at a Desert Hot Springs RV park that left one man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds and another man reportedly behind bars yesterday afternoon, Monday, Nov. 8. The shooting, which left the victim with serious injuries, happened at the Desert Springs Spa RV Park at 17325 Johnson […]
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PALM DESERT, Calif., — Out of jail on bail related to two other, still-active and ongoing possession of stolen vehicle and possession of burglary tools cases, a Desert Hot Springs felon was arrested again on Wednesday after deputies found him in possession of a vehicle he allegedly carjacked the previous day. The vehicle had been carjacked from a man in […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, May 13, 11 a.m., With additional details from investigating agency. Originally Published: Tuesday, May 11, 12:30 p.m. DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — Authorities yesterday announced that an elderly Desert Hot Springs man who had been missing since Sunday was found deceased near the area of State Route 86 and 84th Avenue, in the unincorporated community of Oasis. Officials […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — Authorities say a woman who attempted to abduct two children from a Desert Hot Springs elementary school was arrested after she was forcibly detained by school staff and security officers yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, April 20. Witnesses have said the woman appeared to target two specific children as they were being dismissed from Bella Vista Elementary […]
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A Desert Hot Springs man has been arrested in San Bernardino after reportedly admitting to killing his girlfriend’s three-year-old son Saturday, Nov. 21. He was officially charged by the San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office Nov. 24. Although the suspect, 24-year-old Santos Guerrero Rodriguez, initially told investigators the child “had fallen off a razor scooter and struck […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Nov. 12, 8 a.m., With coroner’s release of information and other details. Originally Published: Monday, Nov. 9, 12:30 p.m. DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — Authorities say a Desert Hot Springs felon who was already on probation from a 2018 felony spousal abuse conviction fatally shot a woman he was involved in a relationship with Saturday evening, Nov. 7. The […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — Authorities say a convicted felon, already on probation for an earlier vehicle theft conviction, was arrested after allegedly stealing a car with a young child inside it late Sunday evening, Oct. 11. Although the child was initially described as being one-year-old, the victim’s mother, Daisy Rios, later confirmed the kidnapped child was actually two-years-old. The […]
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