On Friday, September 11th, 2020, at 2:30 P.M. the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force with the assistance of the Palm Desert Burglary Suppression Unit, Palm Desert Special Enforcement Team, Palm Desert Station Patrol, and and the California Highway Patrol K-9 Team concluded a follow up investigation in reference to a robbery that occurred on September 10th, 2020 in front of a business in the 73000 block of Ramon Road in Thousand Palms. During the incident the suspect struck a victim with a closed fist and took the victim’s chain necklace.
On Sunday, August 30, 2020, about 9:00 PM, deputies from the Cabazon Station were dispatched to a report of gunshots in the 35000 block of Mesa Grande, Calimesa. When deputies arrived, they learned Michael Mariscal (21-years-old from Banning) discharged a firearm inside one of the residences.
On Monday, August 31, 2020, at 10:39 AM a carjacking at gunpoint was reported in the area of Avenue 78 and Fillmore Street, within the unincorporated area of Thermal.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Central Homicide Unit has been working toward developing leads on a homicide that occurred on September 24, 2019, in the unincorporated area of Indio. The investigation identified the suspects as 47-year-old Ricardo Pescador and 29-year-old Gerardo Rivera, both from Indio.
Over several weeks deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department-Norco Station conducted an investigation into illegal narcotics activity at a local hotel located in the 3200 block of Hamner Ave., Norco. On Friday, August 28, 2020, Deputies authored and served a search warrant at the location.