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  • Sheriff's Dept. investigates death of pedestrian struck by semi

    Updated Jan 23, 2013

    MORENO VALLEY (Wire Service) - An investigation is underway into the death of a 46-year-old Homeland man who was struck by a semitrailer on the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway in Moreno Valley. Ricky Anderson was hit at 7:24 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, on the westbound 60 just west of Theodore Street and pronounced dead at the scene at 7:36 p.m., according to the Riverside County sheriff's coroner. Anderson's death is being investigated by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department....

  • Pair Accused of Abusing Adopted Children to Stand Trial

    Updated Jan 19, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - A couple accused of abusing their seven adopted children at a Perris home where authorities allege topless dancing and other suspicious activity occurred must stand trial on felony charges, a judge ruled today. Gregory Bernard Lacy, 60, and his wife, LaQuron Deanise McLean-Lacy, 43, were arrested Oct. 10 following a Riverside County sheriff's investigation that led to findings the defendants allegedly had physically harmed their kids and exposed them to lewd conduct. Greg Lacy is charged with engaging in sex acts... Full story

  • 18-year-old arrested on suspicion of robbing victim at knifepoint

    Updated Jan 18, 2013

    SAN JACINTO (Wire Service) - An 18-year-old man suspected of pulling a knife and robbing a victim in San Jacinto was behind bars today. Cedric James Saunders of Banning approached three people around 3:35 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in the 800 block of Minor Street and asked one of them if he could borrow a cell phone, said Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. S. Agcaoili. Once he got the phone, Saunders pulled a knife and demanded the other two victims' property, Agcaoili said. "Fearing for their safety, one of the other victims... Full story

  • Sheriff's investigators seek public's help locating suspects in commercial burglaries in Idyllwild and Garner Valley

    Updated Jan 12, 2013

    IDYLLWILD - Riverside sheriff's investigators were seeking the public's help today in locating suspects involved in a series of commercial burglaries in the communities of Idyllwild and Garner Valley. The robberies began in late October and have continued through Friday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The suspects, striking in the early morning hours, have targeted businesses in downtown Idyllwild and a market in Garner Valley, according to the sheriff's department. Unspecified details of the crimes... Full story

  • Inland Empire Pot Entrepreneur Gets 10 Years

    Updated Jan 7, 2013

    LOS ANGELES - The head of an Inland Empire pot-growing and distribution business was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for distributing hundreds of pounds of marijuana. Aaron Sandusky, 42, of Rancho Cucamonga, founder and owner of G3 Holistic, was convicted at trial in October of conspiring to grow pot, possessing it and distributing it. Federal prosecutors described Sandusky in Los Angeles federal court documents as ''a money-hungry criminal utterly uninterested in abiding by the rules of ordered society.''...

  • Perpetrator of Business License Scam Pleads Guilty

    Updated Jan 7, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - A Riverside man who posed as a county official to illegally collect payments for renewing expired fictitious business licenses pleaded guilty today Thomas Gerald Elder, 45, was arrested in the fall of 2011 in connection with a document-processing scam. He was charged with two counts of forgery of an official seal and one count each of grand theft, attempted grand theft exceeding $450 and misdemeanor false advertising. During a trial-setting conference before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Helios Hernandez,...

  • Fourth suspect now in custody relating to robbery of credit union in Moreno Valley

    Updated Jan 5, 2013

    MORENO VALLEY - A fourth suspect is now in custody in connection with the robbery of a Moreno Valley credit union last month. Andrew Pearson, 25, of Los Angeles was arrested late Thursday, Jan. 3, on suspicion of robbery, conspiracy, gang association and using a firearm during the commission of a robbery after deputies served a search warrant at a residence in the 23000 block of Ironwood Boulevard in Moreno Valley where he was staying, according to a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Online records sho...

  • Two men arrested following stolen vehicle chase; one had numerous felony warrants

    Updated Jan 5, 2013

    JURUPA VALLEY - Two men, one who allegedly led sheriff's officials on a vehicle chase in a stolen vehicle and another who followed the pursuing patrol vehicles, are in custody today. A sheriff's sergeant attempted to stop a suspected stolen vehicle around 10:20 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, near 37th Street and Crestmore Road in the Rubidoux section of Jurupa Valley, said Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Samuel Flores. The driver, later identified as Israel Evans, 23, of Jurupa Valley, was being followed by a second person, later... Full story

  • Man arrested following DUI pursuit; meth, stolen mail and more found in his car

    Updated Jan 4, 2013

    JURUPA VALLEY (Wire Service) - A Riverside probationer suspected of driving while on drugs and leading sheriff's deputies on a chase in a stolen car was jailed today, January 4, in lieu of $100,000 bail. Luis Enrique Covarrubias, 32, was booked early Thursday, January3, following his arrest on a host of alleged offenses that include reckless driving, possession of stolen property, being under the influence of a controlled substance and violating his probation. A sheriff's sergeant on patrol Wednesday night spotted a motorist...

  • Officer shoots robbery suspect at end of foot chase in Hemet; suspect stopped and leveled gun at officer

    Updated Jan 3, 2013

    HEMET (Wire Service) - A 19-year-old suspected of robbing a Hemet store Wed., January 2, was shot by a police officer at the end of a foot chase during which the bandit allegedly leveled his gun at his pursuers, authorities said. The officer-involved shooting occurred around 8:45 a.m. near Melrose Avenue and Girard Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, which was asked by Hemet police to investigate the incident. A short time before the gunfire, officers had been called to a strip mall in the 2100... Full story

  • Sex offender from Moreno Valley arrested near elementary school in Burbank

    Updated Jan 3, 2013

    BURBANK (Wire Service) - A 69-year-old registered sex offender from Moreno Valley was arrested for allegedly having pornographic photos of young girls near an elementary school in Burbank, police said. Donald Cowan was pulled over for a traffic stop about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, in the 1900 block of North Ontario Street near an elementary school, according to Sgt. Darin Ryburn of the Burbank Police Department. Cowan, who was not wearing his seatbelt and was the sole occupant of a gold-colored Toyota Camry, admitted... Full story

  • Men accused of robbing Moreno Valley jewelry store, shooting clerk plead not guilty to felony charges

    Updated Jan 3, 2013

    RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Three men accused of holding up a Moreno Valley jewelry store and shooting a clerk before fleeing onto a freeway and leading police on a multi-county chase pleaded not guilty today, January 3, to a string of felony charges. Jerome Bernard Allen, 23, Damine Lavonte Banks, 30, and Traevon Cortez Vidaud, 24 - all of Los Angeles - could face 38 years to life in prison if convicted of attempted murder, robbery and gang activity with multiple sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations. A fourth...

  • Officers arrest 754 suspected drunk drivers in end-of-year crackdown in Riverside County

    Updated Jan 2, 2013

    RIVERSIDE (Wire Service) - A roughly two-week holiday crackdown on drunken and drug-impaired drivers netted more than 750 arrests in Riverside County, authorities said today, January 2. The Riverside County Avoid the 30 task force -- named for the number of participating law enforcement agencies -- began its end-of-year anti-DUI campaign on Dec. 14 and wrapped it up shortly before midnight Tuesday night, January 1. During that time, 754 people were arrested on suspicion of drunken or drug-impaired driving, officials said....

  • Man arrested on suspicion of stealing mail out of residential boxes

    Updated Jan 1, 2013

    SAN JACINTO (Wire Service) - A man suspected of snatching letters and other items out of residential mailboxes in San Jacinto was arrested Monday, Dec. 31. Enrique Medel, 34, of San Jacinto was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of stolen goods and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. Bail information was not immediately available. According to Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. David Haar, witnesses spotted Medel walking in the 300 block of Evans Street around 11:30 a.m., randomly attempting to...

  • Search continues for armed driver of car involved in police chase

    Updated Dec 30, 2012

    MORENO VALLEY (City News Service) - An armed suspect who led Riverside County sheriff's deputies on a chase through Moreno Valley, culminating in gunfire, remains at large today, Dec. 31. As of this afternoon, investigators were still seeking information on the whereabouts of the unidentified man. His alleged partner, 20-year-old Manuel Lomeli of Moreno Valley, was being held in lieu of $250,000 bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. He was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm and felony...

  • Hemet man arrested in connection with car theft

    Updated Dec 29, 2012

    SAN JACINTO - A license plate check on a sport compact car resulted in the arrest today, Dec. 29 of a Hemet man for suspicion of car theft, a police sergeant said. The plate check on the Mitsubishi Eclipse showed it had been stolen out of Cabazon, prompting a sheriff's deputy to pull the vehicle over at 10th Street and Santa Fe Avenue in San Jacinto at about 10:14 a.m., Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Santiago Agcaoili said. Gerald Hicks, 40, who was behind the wheel, was arrested for possession of stolen property, vehicle...

  • Probationer arrested for stolen property, meth packaged for sale, more

    Updated Dec 29, 2012

    JURUPA VALLEY - A 22-year-old man already on probation was behind bars today following his arrest in Jurupa Valley on suspicion of possessing stolen property and methamphetamine packaged for sales. Deputies doing a probation check around 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 at Armondo Terrones' home in the 5600 block of Sexton Lane found property reported stolen in a residential burglary on Friday morning as well as methamphetamine packaged for sales, a scale and packaging materials, said Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Justin Rowan.... Full story

  • Man fatally shot by deputy in Moreno Valley had weapon

    Updated Dec 29, 2012

    MORENO VALLEY - An Ontario man who had a gun on him as he was handcuffed was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy in Moreno Valley, a spokesman said today, Dec. 29. The suspect, later identified as Lamon Khiry Haslip, 18, died Friday night as deputies answered a gang-related call in the 25000 block of Fir Avenue. Deputies responded to a call at 8:38 p.m. of several men causing a disturbance in front of a home, Riverside County sheriff's Cpl. Angel Ramos said. Callers reported that one of the suspects brandished a gun. The...

  • Officer injured trying to avoid collision with man driving on suspended license

    Updated Dec 29, 2012

    JURUPA VALLEY (Wire Service) - A police officer was injured when he put his motorcycle down to avoid colliding with a vehicle driven by a 43-year-old man with a suspended license and no proof of insurance, sheriff's officials said. The crash occurred around 4:10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 on Pyrite Street near the Pomona (60) Freeway in the unincorporated Rubidoux area of Jurupa Valley, said Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. William Davis. Witnesses said Alfonso Ortiz of Moreno Valley was driving south on Pyrite and the officer was... Full story

  • Gang member to stand trial for alleged 'hate motivated" murder

    Updated Dec 28, 2012

    MURRIETA (Wire Service) - A San Jacinto gang member who allegedly gunned down a man wrongly associated with a rival gang must stand trial for first-degree murder and other felonies, a judge ruled today, Dec. 28. Ade Jesse Warren, 19, could face life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted in the Sept. 8, 2011, death of 29-year-old Fernando Villarino. Following a three-hour preliminary hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Riverside County Superior Court Judge John Davis found there was... Full story

  • Nearly 500 arrests made in Riverside County so far in aggressive holiday period anti-DUI campaign

    Updated Dec 28, 2012

    RIVERSIDE (Wire Service) - More than 460 people have been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in an anti-DUI crackdown that began almost two weeks ago, authorities said, Dec. 27. The Riverside County Avoid the 30 task force -- named for the number of participating agencies -- initiated its end-of-year campaign on Dec. 14. Between then and Wednesday night, 466 people were arrested for alleged impaired driving, according to Riverside police Sgt. Skip Showalter, the task force coordinator. Ov...

  • Sheriff's Log

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    3/16 1100 Old Stage Rd. Assault with firearm on person 12/17 500 Alturas Rd. Assault with deadly weapon not a firearm Mission Rd. @ Thoroughbred Ln. Possession of controlled substance 600 E. Elder St. Vehicular burglary Pala Rd. @ Gird Rd. Possess marijuana, 1 oz or less while driving 12/18 40700 Via De La Roca Take vehicle without owner’s consent 1900 Bluebell Ln. Death 5800 Rainbow Hts. Rd. Possess controlled substance while armed with loaded firearm 12/19 200 W. Aviation Rd. Possession of unlawful para... Full story

  • Suspects sought in armed robbery in San Jacinto

    Updated Dec 24, 2012

    SAN JACINTO (CNS) - A San Jacinto business was robbed at gunpoint of an undisclosed amount of cash by two males who fled in a red pickup truck, a police sergeant said today. The strong-arm robbery was reported at 6:37 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, in the 800 block of North Ramona Boulevard, said Sgt. M. Larson of the San Jacinto Police Department. "No shots were fired, and no injuries were reported,'' Larson said. One of the two male suspects was described as 5-feet 10-inches tall and 225 pounds, wearing a dark shirt and pants and...

  • Sheriff's Log

    Updated Dec 20, 2012

    3/7 300 E. Fallbrook St. Make/pass/publish fictitious check/bill/note 12/8 Hill Ct. @ Silverfox Ln. Obstruct/resist peace officer/EMT 12/9 100 E. Elder St. Residential burglary Ammunition Rd. @ S. Main Ave. Carry concealed dirk or dagger 12/10 4100 Olive Hill Rd. Forgery: false check/records/certificate 5200 S. Mission Rd. Possess narcotic controlled substance 400 Ammunition Rd. Probation violation: re-arrest/revoke 12/11 E. Mission Rd. @ Iowa St. Mental disorder – 72 hour observation 1800 Juanita Ln. Misdemeanor... Full story

  • Deputy Shoots Man During Struggle for Baton

    Updated Dec 13, 2012

    LAKE ELSINORE - A Riverside County sheriff's deputy in Lake Elsinore wounded a man who grabbed his baton after being released from handcuffs, authorities said today. Edmundo Banuelas, 40, was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound received in the 32000 block of Meadow Wood Lane shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to sheriff's Sgt. Lisa McConnell. Deputies sent to investigate reports of a couple arguing outside a home detained Banuelas as they arrived, she said. Deputies handcuffed Banuelas and put him...

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