Body of Lost Hiker Found – October 3, 2020
On October 3, 2020, about 1:27 P.M., deputies from the Thermal station received a call of a missing hiker in the La Quinta Cove hiking trail. The hiker had left on October 1, 2020, and did not return home.
Homicide – October 3, 2020
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 8:25 AM, deputies responded to the 17500 block of Palowalla Road in Blythe's unincorporated area for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. Deputies arrived and found the involved persons left the area. Shortly thereafter, deputies received information a victim had been taken to an area hospital for injuries due to the assault.
Indoor Marijuana Cultivation Search Warrants – October 3, 2020
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, personnel from the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station served two search warrants related to illegal indoor residential marijuana grows. During the warrant service, a total of approximately 1,920 plants were eradicated from these residences. A total combined weight of approximately two tons of marijuana was collected.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon – October 3, 2020
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 3:15 a.m., Thermal Station deputies responded to the 49000 block of Grapefruit Blvd. in Coachella. Jose Angel Sanchez, 19 of Indio, was arrested for firing a handgun at a moving vehicle. The victim was uninjured by the shot and there are no suspects outstanding.
Man charged in shooting of 2 Los Angeles County deputies
Prosecutors charged a 36-year-old man Wednesday with a brazen ambush of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies earlier this month, an apparently unprovoked shooting as they sat in a squad car outside a rail station.
