On March 24, 2023, at approximately 0900 hours, Cathedral City Police Dispatch received a tip from a citizen reference a suspect who had failed to appear in court for his recent court case. The suspect was identified as Eduardo Luis Espinoza, a 33-year-old Cathedral City resident. Espinoza had been arrest in connection with a robbery/kidnapping from June of 2021. Espinoza failed to appear in court on Tuesday for the kidnapping case and an arrest warrant was issued for his arrest.
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2302C-4473 / 2302C-6139 Search Warrant/ Assault/ Robbery investigation
On Thursday March 9, 2023, at approximately 0700 hours, Cathedral City Detectives executed a search warrant in the 28000 block of Landau Blvd. in the City of Cathedral City. The warrant was regarding a past assault and robbery that occurred at the Cimmaron Golf course and the Desert Princess Community clubhouse. Two juveniles were arrested for the mentioned crimes and transported to Indio Juvenile Hall.
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On January 16, 2021, at approximately 1930 hours, Cathedral City Police Dispatch received a 911 telephone call reporting an assault and robbery of a male subject in the area of Ave La Paz/ Vista Chino Rd. The male victim was located, who reported being assaulted and robbed by two Hispanic Adult Males. The victim indicated one of the assailants was armed with a handgun. During the assault the male victim was robbed of his wallet. The suspects(s) were seen fleeing in a gray/white 4-door sedan. The robbery was documented by patrol and forwarded to CCPD Detective Bureau for follow-up.
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On August 31, 2020, at approx. 1400 hours, Cathedral City Police Department (CCPD) officers were dispatched to the 31700 block of Date Palm regarding four masked suspects that entered the business and forcefully took display cases with numerous cellular phones attached. Store employees were scared and made no attempt to stop the suspects as they fled the store with merchandise. The suspects ran to a blue newer Mustang with no vehicle license plates that was awaiting near a business. Store employees called the police 911 system and provided the suspect’s vehicle information and direction of travel, North bound on Date Palm toward Vista Chino.
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On 12-16-19 at about 0230 hrs., an unidentified male adult entered the AM/PM convenience store at 68500 Ramon Rd, brandished a pistol at the clerk and demanded the clerk open a locked refrigeration display case. The suspect then took a bottle of beer from the case and fled on foot. Officers responded to the scene and conducted a preliminary investigation which included viewing the store surveillance video. The suspect was ID-ed by investigating officers and witnesses and arrest information was distributed to local law enforcement agencies.
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On December 16, 2019 at about 6:20 PM, a 16-year-old male juvenile called the Cathedral City Police Department (CCPD) to report he had been “jumped” and robbed by a group of unidentified males, near Ocotillo Park located at 33300 Moreno Rd. He reported being surrounded by a group of at least ten males, who forcibly took his cellular phone and assaulted him. CCPD officers started their investigation at the scene of the robbery and contacted witnesses in the area. Officers were able to identify a group of males in the park as some of the males involved in the robbery and coordinated efforts with additional officers to detain the group.
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On Wednesday 1/2/19 at 0318 hrs., Cathedral City Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Bankside Dr./ Tahquitz Rd. regarding an armed robbery. Officers arrived and started investigating the reported incident by searching for the described suspects, however they were not located.
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