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  • Sheriff Log May 16, 2013

    Updated May 16, 2013

    May 1 1100 block S. Mission Rd. Arrest: Possess narcotics 1100 block S. Vine St. Found tools 5200 block 5th St. Battery (simple) May 2 500 block S. Main Ave. Lost property 1600 block S. Mission Rd. Arrest: Under influence of controlled substance, possess unlawful paraphernalia May 3 1100 block S. Vine St. Found tools May 4 3700 block Brookhills Rd. Battery (simple) May 6 600 block Del Valle Residential burglary 5400 block Fairgreen Way Vehicle burglary SR76 & Monserate Hill Petty theft 4400 block Sleeping Indian Rd....

  • Drunken Driver Who Fled from CHP Sentenced

    Updated May 10, 2013

    MURRIETA - A Las Vegas man who fled from California Highway Patrol officers trying to stop him for drunken driving, leading to a high-speed pursuit that ended with the defendant crashing his SUV, was sentenced today to 16 months behind bars. James Ryan Hoffman, 28, pleaded guilty last month to felony evading and misdemeanor DUI in connection with a September chase in Temecula. Under the terms of his plea agreement, the Riverside County District Attorney's Office dropped two misdemeanor charges of false imprisonment -- which... Full story

  • Repeat DUI Offender Sentenced for Causing Fatal Wreck

    Updated May 8, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - A drunken driver whose SUV plowed into a car that immediately caught fire, killing a 43-year-old Perris woman at the wheel, was sentenced today to 15 years to life in prison. Juan Antonio Covarrubias was convicted March 13 of second-degree murder and driving on a suspended license for the March 31, 2012, death of Gyla Walters. After hearing from the defendant and Gyla's relatives and friends, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Richard Fields imposed the sentence required under state law. In his statement to...

  • Man Pleads Not Guilty to Sex with Friend's Daughter

    Updated May 8, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - A Menifee man accused of sneaking into the home of a longtime friend and engaging in sex acts with the man's preteen daughter pleaded not guilty today to seven counts of lewd acts on a child and other charges. Jason Wayne Freeman, 39, could face life in prison if convicted of the felonies and multiple sentence-enhancing allegations of committing a burglary for the purpose committing a sexual offense. Freeman appeared today before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Becky Dugan, who, at the request of...

  • Sheriff's Log April 25, 2013

    Updated Apr 25, 2013

    April 6 4100 block Holly Ln. Stolen vehicle April 8 2400 block S. Stage Coach Ln. Arrest: Possess narcotics, under influence of narcotics April 9 700 block Alturas Ln. Assistance needed April 10 1500 block Green Canyon Rd. Threats (via electronic communication) 3500 block Lancewood Way Residential burglary 300 block W. Ivy Ln. Arrest: Spousal abuse, false imprisonment w/violence, possess unlawful paraphernalia April 11 400 block W. Clemmens Ln. Runaway juvenile 900 block Morro Rd. Get credit w/other’s ID 3300 block Live O...

  • Preliminary hearing was postponed for Winchester man accused of raping Fallbrook woman

    Updated Apr 23, 2013

    VISTA - A preliminary hearing was postponed today to May 20 for a Riverside County man accused of raping a woman he had just met in Fallbrook. Fidel Perez Bernal, 28, is charged with two counts each of rape of an intoxicated person and rape of an unconscious person. He was arrested at his home in the 31000 black of Silex Court in Winchester at about 7:30 a.m. on January 23, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The rape is alleged to have occurred on Jan. 13, according to sheriff's Sgt. Jose Montion. The... Full story

  • Sheriff's Log April 18, 2013

    Updated Apr 18, 2013

    April 2 500 block Alturas Rd. Vandalism April 4 200 block E. Mission Rd. Battery/spouse 400 block W. Clemmens Ln. Cited: Possess unlawful paraphernalia April 6 100 block E. College St. Arrest: Spousal abuse w/minor injury 1000 block Ridge Heights Dr. Financial elder abuse by caretaker April 7 S. Main Ave. @ E. Aviation Rd. Arrest: Under influence of controlled substance 300 block E. Ivy St. Arrest: Drunk in public E. Aviation Rd. @ Old Stage Rd. Arrest: False impersonation of another, possess controlled substance, felony... Full story

  • Deputy Suspected in Drunken Confrontation with CHP Officers Suspended

    Updated Apr 17, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - An off-duty Riverside County sheriff's deputy suspected of threatening two California Highway Patrol officers as they were detaining him on suspicion of drunken driving and then damaging their patrol car was on paid administrative leave from his job, sheriff's officials confirmed today. Brett Thomas Pendleton, 36, was arrested April 5 on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI, misdemeanor vandalism and making terrorist threats (a felony) after he was pulled over for allegedly driving under the influence. Pendleton was... Full story

  • Sheriff's Log April 11, 2013

    Updated Apr 11, 2013

    March 21 600 block S. Main Ave. Cited: Possess unlawful paraphernalia 1100 block Old Stage Rd. Arrest: Take vehicle w/o owner’s consent, violate felony parole March 22 1400 block Alturas Rd. Spousal abuse March 24 800 block S. Main Ave. Cited: Possess marijuana 1oz or less 2500 block Reche Rd. 5150/Mental disorder 1600 block S. Mission Rd. Arrest: Violate domestic court order 1400 block Alturas Rd. Lost property March 25 N. Main Ave. @ E. Mission Rd. Arrest: Drunk in public 700 block Magarian Rd. Vandalism 1700 block Reche R...

  • Hearing Rescheduled for Ex-Nurse Accused of Assaulting Patients

    Updated Apr 4, 2013

    MURRIETA - A trial date may be set next week for an ex-nurse accused of sexually assaulting bed-ridden patients in a Murrieta hospital. Paul Robert Simon, 53, could face up to six years in prison if he's convicted of three counts each of sexual battery on a medically incapacitated person and lewd acts by a caretaker on a dependent adult. Simon, who worked at Rancho Springs Medical Center, is locked up in the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta in lieu of $200,000 bail. He appeared with his attorney this morning for a...

  • Menifee Police arrest Hemet man for extortion, elder abuse cases in Menifee, Perris, Beaumont, Cabazon

    Updated Mar 28, 2013

    MENIFEE - SHERIFF PRESS RELEASE - On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, Menifee Police investigators served a search warrant at an address on Inez St., in the city of Hemet. Investigators were in search of evidence linking a resident to multiple cases of extortion in the cities of Menifee, Perris, Beaumont and Cabazon. The suspect in the case, Michael Cross, 51 yrs., residing in the city of Hemet, CA, was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on seven counts of... Full story

  • Sheriff's Log March 28, 2013

    Updated Mar 28, 2013

    March 15 4100 block Tierre Vista Simple Battery March 16 5200 block First St. Suicide 2100 block Summer Bloom Ln. Vandalism 1400 block Chateau St. (1) Simple battery 1400 block Chateau St. (2) Simple battery March 17 1200 block Alturas Rd. Arrest: Spousal abuse/battery 3600 block De Luz Heights Rd. Suicide March 18 900 block La Vonne Residential burglary 1000 block Charlyn Ln. Petty theft 38800 block Harris Trail Arrest: Simple battery 300 block N. Vine St. Vandalism 1800 block Juanita Ln. Arrest: Under influence of... Full story

  • Murrieta motorcyclist suffers fatal injury after traffic collision

    Updated Mar 27, 2013

    TEMECULA - On March 27, at approximately 6:10 a.m., a 52-year-old male from Murrieta was riding a 2006 Yamaha Venturo motorcycle. He was traveling southbound on I-15, south of Rancho California Rd, between the #1 and #2 lanes at approximately 40 MPH. A 41-year-old male also from Murrieta, was driving a 2010 Mazda 3, and also traveling southbound on I-15, in the #2 lane at approximately 30-35 MPH. A 21-year-old male from Temecula, was riding a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle, and was also traveling southbound on I-15, in the #1 lane... Full story

  • Trial in military wife's strangulation set for Sept. 30.

    Updated Mar 21, 2013

    VISTA - A trial for a Camp Pendleton Marine and two women accused of murdering a military wife after she was forced to participate in a bondage and sadomasochistic sex ring was scheduled today to begin Sept. 30 in Vista. Judge K. Michael Kirkman also scheduled a hearing for this upcoming Tuesday on a motion over whether prosecutors in the case of Louis Ray Perez, 46, Dorothy Maraglino, 37, and 25-year-old Jessica Lynn Lopez will be allowed to view certain documents that are currently sealed. The judge ordered the three... Full story

  • Three Children Taken from Temecula Home in Heroin Bust

    Updated Mar 21, 2013

    TEMECULA - A mother of three on probation for a drug-related crime had her three children taken into county custody when sheriff's deputies allegedly found 25 grams of heroin within their reach, sheriff's deputies said today. Tatiana Nedeljkovic, 33, was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of drug possession, being under the influence and child endangerment, according to sheriff's Sgt. Geoff Green. Nedeljkovic was was jailed in lieu of $33,000 bail in Riverside. Deputies with a warrant arrived at the home in the 27600...

  • Sheriff's Log March 21, 2013

    Updated Mar 21, 2013

    March 1 3900 block Monserate Terrace Get credit w/other’s ID March 2 400 block Elbrook Dr. Grand theft March 8 1600 block E. Mission Rd. Commercial burglary 1100 block Old Stage Rd. Residential burglary 2600 block Buenos Tiempos Grand theft 300 block E. Alvarado St. Arrest: Get credit w/other’s ID March 10 Reche Rd. @ Gird Rd. Arrest: Possess marijuana for sale 200 block Almond St. Simple battery March 11 200 block W. Hawthorne St. Lost property 500 block S. Main Ave. Petty theft 6400 block Via del la Reina 5150/mental dis...

  • Linday Lohan may have Riverside County attorney

    Updated Mar 16, 2013

    CORONA - An attorney from Riverside County who is a Fox News legal commentator may attempt to intercede as Lindsay Lohan's attorney at a Monday court hearing, at the request of the actress's father, it was reported today. The attorney, David Wohl, has been retained by the 26-year-old actress's father, Michael Lohan, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise. The father told the newspaper he is unhappy with the legal representation his daughter has received. Wohl lives in the Riverside County city of Corona, and has offices...

  • Sheriff's Log March 14, 2013

    Updated Mar 14, 2013

    February 17 500 block Ammunition Rd. Domestic violence March 1 1000 block S. Main Ave. Impersonate person to use credit card March 2 100 block N. Main Ave. Petty theft March 4 700 block Alturas Rd. Commercial burglary SR76 @ Sage Rd. Arrest: Carry concealed weapon dirk/dagger; possess burglary tools; buy property w/I.D. removed March 5 300 block E. Alvarado St. Found narcotics 600 block Inverlochy Dr. Arrest: Elder abuse w/injuries 47700 block Rainbow Glen Rd. Cited: Possess unlawful paraphernalia S. Mission Rd. @ Rockycrest... Full story

  • Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Prostituting 14-Year-Old Girl

    Updated Mar 12, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - An 18-year-old Moreno Valley woman accused of pimping out a 14-year-old runaway girl for sexual services pleaded not guilty today to human trafficking and other charges. Kayla Corithian Jackson was arrested Thursday at a Moreno Valley motel where she was allegedly keeping the victim, whose name has not been released. Along with the trafficking count, Jackson was charged with felony pimping, pandering and compelling a child to perform lewd acts. She faces more than a dozen years behind bars if convicted. Jackson...

  • Man Acquitted of Kidnapping and Beating Girlfriend

    Updated Mar 12, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - A Hemet man who claimed he was trying to stop his girlfriend from killing herself when he allegedly abducted and severely beat her was acquitted today of multiple felony charges. Angel Isaiah Hernandez, 26, could have faced life in prison if convicted of kidnapping, torture, mayhem and domestic violence in connection with an alleged attack last March 7 on a woman identified only as K.F. A Riverside Superior Court jury deliberated about a day before finding him not guilty. The woman testified that Hernandez...

  • Defense Rests in Trial of DUI Offender Who Triggered Fatal Wreck

    Updated Mar 11, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - The defense rested today in the trial of a thrice- convicted drunken driver whose SUV plowed into a car that immediately caught fire, killing the driver. Juan Antonio Covarrubias could face 15 years to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder in the March 31, 2012, death of 43-year-old Gyla Walters. Testimony in the trial began a week ago. The prosecution rested Friday, and defense attorney Adam Koppekin called his last witness this afternoon. Anthony Rodriguez, Covarrubias's former supervisor at Coast...

  • Probationer accused of assaulting a physically disabled woman charged today

    Updated Mar 8, 2013

    MURRIETA - A probationer accused of assaulting a physically disabled family member in front of sheriff's deputies and briefly barricading himself inside the woman's San Jacinto home to avoid arrest was charged today with two counts of assault resulting in great bodily injury and other felonies. Frank Leonard Campos, 52, was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly abusing the relative, whose identity was not released, at her home in the 900 block of Santa Fe Avenue. Along with the assault counts, Campos is facing... Full story

  • Moreno Valley school board member to be sentenced for running call girl service

    Updated Mar 8, 2013

    RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Moreno Valley school board member Mike Rios was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for running a sex-for-money operation out of his home and filing fraudulent auto insurance claims. Rios, 42, was convicted Feb. 8 of a dozen counts of pimping, five counts of pandering and six counts of insurance fraud. He has a separate case pending in which he's charged with two counts of attempted murder and illegal possession of a weapon, with sentence-enhancing gun use allegations, for allegedly shooting at two men who...

  • Sheriff's Log March 7, 2013

    Updated Mar 7, 2013

    February 21 600 block E. Dougherty St. Spousal abuse 100 block E. Aviation Rd. Cited: Possess unlawful paraphernalia February 22 1600 block Willow Glen Rd. Petty theft 500 block N. Main Ave. Arrest: Possess marijuana February 25 1000 block N. Stage Coach Ln. Arrest: Probation violation(possess firearms) 1100 block S. Main Ave. Arrest: Indecent exposure, resist officer 1400 block S. Mission Rd. Vandalism (vehicle) 900 block Winterhaven Rd. Arrest (juvenile): Violation of driver’s license restriction, possess smoking p...

  • Driver who clipped Temecula police officer in attempt to escape identified when detained for parole warrant

    Updated Mar 6, 2013

    TEMECULA - During the afternoon of March 6, Murrieta police officers conducted an unrelated investigation in their city where they detained Rudy Modesto Carrillo, 43, of Temecula, for a parole warrant. During the course of that investigation, evidence was located that linked Carrillo to the assault on the two Temecula Police officers earlier in the afternoon. Carrillo was taken into custody by Temecula Police Investigators and interviewed. He was subsequently booked into the Southwest Detention Center for two counts of...

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