Author name: CCAR Staff

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Ben RamirezFile # Y222510044Update:On September 16, 2022, around 7:00 p.m., a third suspect, identified as Miriam Silva, a 38-year-old resident of Coachella, turned herself in to the Thermal Sheriff’s Station. Silva was arrested for murder and child endangerment and booked at the John Benoit Detention Center. Silva is the aunt of the […]

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant David AldrichFile # Y222600018Details:Feliciano Navarette IIIOn September 17, 2022, at 8:08 AM, Thermal Station patrol deputies responded to the 84100 block of Tera Vista in the city of Coachella, reference a shooting that had just occurred. The investigation revealed a 30-year-old Coachella resident, and his 8-year-old son were in the area, when […]

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Mark ChlarsonFile # LA222610028Details:Daniel Jesus BarreraOn Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 4:49 PM Thermal Station deputies responded to a report of a major injury collision at the intersection of Avenue 48 and Dune Palms Drive in the city of La Quinta. When patrol deputies arrived, they located two vehicles, a white 2009 […]

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Mariano Matos IIIFile # Y222630030Details:Francisco RomeroOn September 20, 2022, at 1:30 P.M., members of the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT) attempted to stop a grey sedan in the area of Avenue 54 and Cesar Chavez Street in Coachella, due to erratic driving. Based on the suspect’s driving actions, CCAT members believed the […]

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant David AldrichFile # Y221380017Details:Richard Beltran OrtegaOn May 18, 2022, at 9:46 AM, Thermal Station patrol deputies responded to the 83800 block of Airport Boulevard in Thermal, reference a 15-year-old female that was sexually assaulted by an 18-year-old Hispanic male. The investigation revealed that on May 17, 2022, the victim was being driven […]

Reporting Deputy: Corporal Phillip LortonFile # LA222640053Details:Eddie RamirezOn Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 6:28 PM, deputies from the Thermal Station responded to a robbery that occurred at a business in the 79200 block of Highway 111 in the city of La Quinta. An adult male suspect snatched a fearful victim’s purse and stole it.During the […]

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Richard CarrollFile # SC222720002Update:Erik MartinezThe victim has been identified as 39-year-old Ulyses Munoz Ayala.  The investigation is ongoing.Details:On Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 4:21 PM, deputies from the Cois Byrd Detention Center were notified of an unresponsive inmate. Deputies and jail medical staff immediately assessed the inmate and initiated medical aid while […]