Mom Murdered, Dad Slashed, Online Gamer’s Brother Charged in Gruesome Attack
The brother of a well-known online gamer was charged Tuesday with killing the pair’s mother and seriously wounding their father in San Juan Capistrano. Yihong Peng, 30, was charged with murder, two...
View ArticleDesert Hot Springs Man Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder of Girlfriend
A man who allegedly beat and sexually assaulted his girlfriend shortly after being released from jail was in custody Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder. Jorge Gilbert, 33, of Desert Hot Springs,...
View ArticleDesert Hot Springs Man Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder of Girlfriend
A man who allegedly beat and sexually assaulted his girlfriend shortly after being released from jail was in custody Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder. Jorge Gilbert, 33, of Desert Hot Springs,...
View ArticleMan Who Fired Shots During Chase Admits Attempted Murder
A gang member who fired at police officers when they attempted to detain him near downtown Riverside, then hid out in a stranger’s home for hours before being flushed out, pleaded guilty Thursday to...
View ArticleClosing Arguments Scheduled in Desert Hot Springs Murder Trial
Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in the murder trial of a Desert Hot Springs resident charged in the shooting death of his roommate. Brian Keith Hernandez, 49, is charged with murder, assault...
View ArticleMan Accused in Mother’s Murder in Palm Springs Returned to Riverside County
A man accused of killing his mother in Palm Springs and driving to South Dakota, where he was arrested following a New Year’s Day police chase that led to the recovery of her body, has been returned to...
View ArticlePreliminary Hearing Underway for Former PV Student Charged with Murder
A preliminary hearing got underway Monday for a 18-year-old former Palos Verdes High School student accused of driving the getaway car in a fatal South Los Angeles shooting, with testimony centering on...
View ArticlePreliminary Hearing Underway for Former PV Student Charged with Murder
A preliminary hearing got underway Monday for a 18-year-old former Palos Verdes High School student accused of driving the getaway car in a fatal South Los Angeles shooting, with testimony centering on...
View ArticleDesert Hot Springs Man Convicted of Roommate’s Murder
A Desert Hot Springs resident was Monday convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a gun for the 2017 slaying of his roommate, who was shot in the back of the head in the kitchen of their...
View ArticleFormer PV High School Student Ordered to Stand Trial in Murder Case
An 18-year-old former Palos Verdes High School student accused of driving the getaway car in a fatal South Los Angeles shooting last year was ordered Tuesday to stand trial. Los Angeles Superior Court...
View ArticleDriver Who Allegedly Killed Tour de Palm Springs Cyclist Charged With Murder
A Desert Hot Springs man accused of barreling through a group of Tour de Palm Springs cyclists at 100 miles per hour, killing one of them, was charged Wednesday with murder, driving under the influence...
View ArticleMan Accused in Mother’s Palm Springs Murder Due in Court
A man accused of killing his mother in Palm Springs and driving to South Dakota, where he was arrested following a New Year’s Day police chase that led to the recovery of her body, is scheduled to...
View ArticleDriver Who Allegedly Killed Tour de Palm Springs Cyclist Charged With Murder
A Desert Hot Springs man accused of barreling through a group of Tour de Palm Springs cyclists at 100 miles per hour, killing one of them, was charged Wednesday with murder, driving under the influence...
View ArticleMan Pleads No Contest to Murder Charge Stemming From Crash
A man who crashed a car into an SUV in Industry, killing that vehicle’s driver, while fleeing with two accomplices after a residential break-in pleaded no contest Wednesday to first-degree murder and...
View ArticleFelon Charged with Murder for Fatally Shooting, Burning Man
An ex-con was charged Thursday with shooting a man and setting fire to his remains in a car abandoned on the south end of Perris. Mario Salvador Aleja Renteria, 29, was arrested Monday within hours of...
View ArticleCouple Wanted in Indiana Murder Investigation Arrested in Coachella Valley
A man and woman accused of killing an octogenarian by burning down her home in Bloomington, Indiana were arrested in the Coachella Valley and are being held without bail while awaiting extradition,...
View ArticleHitman Convicted in Cold Case Murder in Westminster
A man hired to help kill the estranged wife of a respiratory therapist in Westminster was convicted Thursday of murder. Anthony Edward Bridget, who is scheduled to be sentenced June 1, faces life in...
View ArticleHitman Convicted in Cold Case Murder in Westminster
A man hired to help kill the estranged wife of a respiratory therapist in Westminster was convicted Thursday of murder. Anthony Edward Bridget, who is scheduled to be sentenced June 1, faces life in...
View ArticleThree Bodies in Burbank SUV: Murder Probe Launched
Three bodies were found Tuesday inside a parked SUV in Burbank, and the deaths were being investigated as homicides. Burbank police said they responded to a call around 7:10 a.m. about the Jeep Compass...
View ArticleMother of Murder Victim Angered By Parole Hearing Rescheduling
The mother of a man thrown to his death from a plane in 1982 criticized state officials Tuesday for moving up a parole hearing for her son’s killer without notifying her, a move that Orange County...
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