Month: December 2025

Jesus Reyes

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A vehicle crashed into a wall while being followed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Friday afternoon in Indio.

Check Out: Reports of possible ICE activity raise concerns across Coachella Valley

The crash was reported at around 12:30 p.m. in the 46000 block of Vargas Road.

“During the investigation, officers learned that agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were searching for a person and vehicle they had previously attempted to stop in Salton City. Before being located by ICE, the vehicle, a Ford Focus, was involved in a traffic collision and struck a mailbox that was mounted on a block wall,” reads an updated news release from the Indio Police Department.

ICE detained a 34-year-old man at the scene. IPD wrote that the driver was wanted for an immigration violation and, as a precaution, was transported to a local hospital.

Three children were also inside the vehicle at the time of the collision. The children were not seriously injured and were properly restrained in the vehicle at the time of the collision. The three children were transported to a local hospital as a precaution for evaluation, where they will be reunited with their mother.

IPD added, “The Indio Police Department’s involvement was limited to responding to the trafficcollision, ensuring roadway safety, and coordinating appropriate medical response. The Indio Police Department was not involved in any ICE enforcement or investigative actions and did not participate in the ICE operation.”

We’ve reached out to ICE for additional information but have not heard back. Stay with News Channel 3 for any updates.

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City News Service

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Road and lane closures will be in effect next month on S. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs for gas line installation as part of the South Palm Canyon Bridge Project.  

Southern California Gas company crews will cut and excavate work related to the gas line installation on Jan. 5-6 from 7 a.m. through 3:30 p.m., with one lane to remain open for traffic.

Nighttime road closures will take place from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. Jan. 12-16 on both directions of South Palm Canyon Drive between East Sunny Dunes Road and Mesquite Avenue. Motorists will be detoured to Belardo Road, and the traffic signal at Sunny Dunes Road will operate in flashing mode during the nighttime closures, officials said.   

The gas line installation will not affect nearby residents gas services, and the schedule may change due to weather or field conditions, officials said.

Construction on the bridge will continue through late next year.   

More information on the project can be found at www.SouthPalmCanyonBridge.com.

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City News Service

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were arrested on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts in public following a public safety enforcement operation at Rancho Mirage Community Park, authorities announced today.  

The suspects, a 45-year-old from Thousand Palms and a 62-year-old from Rancho Mirage, were booked at Benoit Detention Center in Indio, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies and the city’s Problem-Oriented Policing team coordinated with the Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force to conduct the operation Wednesday after people complained of “ongoing illegal activity within the park,” located in the 71000 block of San Jacinto Drive, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Bryan Whitley.  

The operation aimed to address of quality-of-life concerns and to make sure the park remained safe and family-friendly, Whitley said.   

Details on the alleged crimes were not immediately available.   

“These enforcement operations are conducted to preserve the quality of life for residents and visitors throughout Rancho Mirage and the greater Coachella Valley,” the department stated.

Anyone with additional information was urged to contact Deputy Nicholas Cazee at 760-836-1600.

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Kendall Flynn

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley LGBTQ leaders say the community continues to struggle mental health, especially after national and local political discussions.

This week, the Palm Desert City Council held a special meeting to address a request made by Mayor Pro Tem Joe Pradetto for the city to rescind a resolution, meaning the city would no longer recognize Pride month with a banner on City Hall.

The request stirred conversations throughout the Valley as many locals were upset with the request, prompting over 50 speakers to share their opposition to the proposal during the special meeting.

While the request was shut down by city council on Tuesday, local leaders say they believe the safe “bubble” for LGBTQ members in the Coachella Valley has been cracked.

Stay with News Channel 3 to hear from officials on the state of mental health in the LGBTQ community and what the future looks like.

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