Press Releases

Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Operation

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Palm Desert, Calif. – Riverside County Sheriff’s department will conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation July 26, 2021 from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. aimed at keeping people out exercising or enjoying the outdoors safe.

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Homicide

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On July 15, 2021, deputies from the Palm Desert Station responded to Washington Street and Varner Road to investigate a report of a shooting. When deputies arrived, they located an adult male, later identified as Ruben Rene Quezada, a 38 year-old ...

Driving Under The Influence (DUI) Checkpoint

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Palm Desert, Calif. – As we start the summer months, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department encourages the public to be responsible and safe.

On July 30, from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Statio...

Catalytic Converter Theft Arrests

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Followup investigation of catalytic converter thefts leads to two arrests.

Palm Desert Station Burglary Suppression Unit (BSU), conducted further investigation regarding several reported vehicle catalytic converter thefts. The majority of the theft...

Illegal Marijuana Cultivation / Chop Shop

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Deputies assigned to Palm Desert Station conducted an investigation regarding illegal marijuana cultivation at a residence, located near the 17000 Block of Ashton Drive in the community of Sky Valley. During their investigation deputies also disco...

Driving Under the Influence License Checkpoint

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Palm Desert, Calif. – As we start the summer months, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department encourages the public to be responsible and safe as we start the summer months.

On June 25th from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., Palm Desert...

Homicide

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On Sunday, June 13, 2021, at 4:57 PM, deputies from the Palm Desert Station responded to a call of a deceased male in the 44000 block of San Luis Rey Avenue in Palm Desert. Upon arrival, they found a deceased male with traumatic injuries. No suspe...

Rape and Oral Copulation of a Minor under Duress

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On April 23rd, 2021, The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department received information regarding a past sexual assault. The sexual assault involved the 31-year-old head coach of a travel basketball team and a 16-year-old female player. The ...

Residential Burglary Arrest

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Palm Desert Station Burglary Suppression Unit (BSU), conducted further investigation regarding a residential burglary that occurred on May 23, 2021, in the 73000 block of Guadalupe Avenue, Palm Desert. BSU identified Adrian Molina, 23 of Palm Spri...

Driving Under The Influence Checkpoint

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Rancho Mirage, Calif. – Three were arrested for Driving Under Influence (DUI) while conducting a checkpoint on June 4, 2021.

The checkpoint was held at Ramon Rd., west of Los Alamos Rd. from 7:00 pm to 3:00 am.

Sixteen drivers were cited fo...