On Jan. 19, 2024, the Cathedral City Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) Checkpoint from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location within the city limits. DUI checkpoint locations are […]
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Investigations Commander
Email: jluna@cathedralcity.gov
Non-Emergency Phone: 760-770-0300
Emergency: Dial 9-1-1
Email: jluna@cathedralcity.gov
Non-Emergency Phone: 760-770-0300
Emergency: Dial 9-1-1
2304C-4757: Assault with a Deadly Weapon
On Sunday, April 30th, 2023, at approximately 1635 hours, a Sunline bus was traveling from Palm Desert to Palms Springs. While traveling, the driver noticed a young male passenger smoking something near the rear of the bus. The driver announced over the pa system for the male to stop, but the male refused. At the next scheduled stop in Cathedral City (B Street transfer area), the driver requested the assistance of another driver to help with having the male exit the bus.
Continue readingMore TagInjury/Traffic Collision 2304C-2100 Press Release
On Thursday, April 13, 2023, Officers responded to the intersection of Tortuga Rd/ Date Palm Dr. regarding a single-vehicle roll-over collision. On arrival, officers determined the vehicle struck a power pole on the west side of the road severing the pole at the base. Officers immediately closed off Date Palm Dr. in both directions (north and south) and had CCFD Paramedics tend to the driver. The driver was extricated and transported to Desert Hospital with moderate injuries to lower extremities. The cause of the collision is under investigation.
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Cathedral City Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint on January 20, 2023, within the city of Cathedral City limits, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
Continue readingMore TagStay Safe and Celebrate Fourth of July Weekend Responsibly
The Cathedral City Police Department would like to remind drivers to plan ahead and celebrate the holiday safely and responsibly.
This weekend and through Monday, July 4, the Cathedral City Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
DUI/Driver License Checkpoint
The Cathedral City Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint on September 4, 2021, within the city limits of Cathedral City, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.
Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired.
Unattended Death/ Case #2107-3231
On July 13, 2021, at approximately 1938 hours, Cathedral City Police Dispatch received a call from a subject reporting a deceased male in a makeshift camp along the railroad tracks. Upon receiving the call CCPD officers responded to the location, which was about a half-mile north of Vista Chino and 2 miles west of Date Palm Drive.
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On June 26, 2021, at approximately 0238 hours, Cathedral City Police Dispatch received a 911 telephone call reporting a gunshot wound victim in the 31800 Blk of Neuma Drive, Cathedral City. Police were dispatched to the scene where they located an adult male lying in the roadway. The victim appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Unfortunately, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by Cathedral City Fire Department Paramedics. The scene was secured, and Cathedral City Police Detectives initiated a homicide investigation.
Continue readingMore TagKidnapping Investigation Update/ #2106-0059
While on scene, officers were given information of a third suspect that was seen by witnesses fleeing. After many hours of in-depth follow-up, Cathedral City Police Detectives were able to identify and locate the third suspect (Genaro Jaime Lozoya) and take him into custody without incident. He was transported to the Cathedral City Police Department and interviewed. As a result of that interview and the totality of the investigation, he was arrested and transported to the Riverside County Jail in Indio and charged
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