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  • Counterfeit credit card ring busted at local casino

    Updated Jul 8, 2012

    PALA - A counterfeit credit card ring was busted early today after a two-month string of fraudulent transactions at North County casinos allegedly using fake cards or stolen account numbers, sheriff's officials said. Sheriff's deputies linked several suspects who were detained for alleged fraud by security guards at the Pala Casino about 2 a.m. to a ongoing investigation into an organized crew who specialized in manufacturing fraudulent or counterfeit credit cards and using stolen or compromised account numbers, according to...

  • Drug users make phone call that causes significant law enforcement response in Wildomar

    Updated Jul 6, 2012

    WILDOMAR (Wire Service) - Calls to 911 today, July 6 claiming that occupants of a Wildomar home had been shot turned out to be unfounded and were reportedly made by known drug users. About 3 p.m., Riverside County sheriff's dispatchers received calls from a man and woman screaming that between two and eight people had been shot inside a residence in the 22300 block of Walnut Street, near Woods Lane. Deputies raced to the location and set up a perimeter. While attempting to sort out the details, they learned that the man and w...

  • Two people fatally shot in Moreno Valley

    Updated Jul 6, 2012

    MORENO VALLEY (Wire Service) - Two people were fatally shot at a Moreno Valley home today, July 6, but the circumstances remained unclear. The double homicide occurred in the predawn hours in the 24000 block of Myers Avenue, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff's Sgt. Lisa McConnell said deputies were called to the location to investigate reports of a man with a gun around 4:45 a.m. and found two people mortally wounded from gunshots. "One victim was discovered deceased inside the residence," the...

  • Sheriff's Log June 28, 2012

    Updated Jun 28, 2012

    6/2 4400 Fallbrae Rd. Simple battery 6/13 1100 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: drunk in public 6/16 100 Barhaven Ln. Arrest: possess controlled substance 6/17 N. Old Hwy 395 Arrest: spousal/cohabitant abuse w/minor injury 6/18 3000 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: drunk in public 600 E. Elder St. Battery on person 600 N. Main Ave. Missing juvenile/runaway 800 S. Main Ave. Arrest: receive known stolen property 600 S. Main Ave. Arrest: simple battery 1400 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: possess controlled substance 2000 Tecalote Dr. Petty theft 1800 Santa...

  • Armed Men From Hemet Arrested After Attempted Forced Entry into Menifee Home

    Updated Jun 27, 2012

    MENIFEE - (SHERIFF PRESS RELEASE) On June 26, 2012, about 2:20 PM, officers from the Menifee Police Department responded to the 28400 Block of Secret Harbor Drive in the city of Menifee in reference to a reported attempted residential burglary in-progress. Four black males, two adults and two juveniles, armed with a handgun attempted to force entry through the front door of an occupied residence. A witness observed their activities and notified the Menifee Police Department. After several unsuccessful attempts to enter the...

  • Police Seek Help identifying Assailant in Eastside Sunday Shooting

    Updated Jun 27, 2012

    RIVERSIDE - Riverside police today sought the public's help in identifying possible suspects in an attempted murder. The attack happened around 10:40 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Linden Street and Dwight Avenue, in the city's Eastside neighborhood, according to Sgt. Dan Russell. He said officers were called to the location to investigate reports of an assault and found a man lying in the street, suffering from a gunshot wound. Jesus Alvarez, 31, of Riverside, was taken to a local hospital, where he was listed in...

  • Sheriff's Log June 21, 2012

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    6/3 200 N. Stage Coach Ln. Robbery 6/5 500 N. Main Ave. Get credit/etc. other’s ID 6/7 1100 S. Main Ave. Shoplifting 200 W. Clemmens Ln. Child abuse incident 6/8 200 N. Pico Ave. Vandalism 6/9 800 E. Alvarado St. Spousal/cohabitant abuse w/minor injury 6/10 800 Verde Ave. Arrest: battery: spouse/ ex-spouse/date/etc. 200 W. Clemmens Ln. Vandalism 1100 Morro Rd. Death 2700 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: poss. narcotic controlled substance 6/11 400 W. Clemmens Ln. Arrest: felony other agency’s warrant 100 Gardenside Ct. Petty theft 200... Full story

  • Hearing date set for Palm Springs woman accused of trying to cut off husband's penis

    Updated Jun 19, 2012

    INDIO - A July 6 preliminary hearing date was confirmed today for a Palm Springs woman accused of trying to cut off her husband's penis with heavy-duty scissors. The hearing at the Larson Justice Center in Indio will determine if there is enough evidence for 70-year-old Virginia Valdez to stand trial on charges of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse and assault with a deadly weapon. A Riverside County Superior Court judge previously issued a protective order barring Valdez from having any contact with her husband,... Full story

  • No Verdict in Trial of Parolee Accused of Killing Woman

    Updated Jun 18, 2012

    RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Jury deliberations ended today without a verdict in the trial of a parolee accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend during an argument that ensued after she returned home late to her Moreno Valley apartment. Brandon Ramsey Wilson, 28, faces 50 years to life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder and a sentence-enhancing weapons allegation in the March 27, 2011, slaying of Renisha Leshay Bruins. The six-man, six-woman panel weighing Wilson's fate were sent home after three hours of deliberations beca... Full story

  • District Attorney's office releases information on fugitives wanted for murder in 1990s

    Updated Jun 18, 2012

    INDIO - The Riverside County District Attorney's Office released information today on two men wanted for killings in the Coachella Valley in the late 1990s. Jose Daniel Ostorga, 48, is wanted for the fatal shooting of an acquaintance, Jose Benavidez, on Jan. 10, 1998. Benavidez was found dead from a gunshot wound in the 91100 block of Sixth Street in Mecca. Witnesses told deputies that Benavidez and Ostorga and had been at a party somewhere else, according to Riverside County District Attorney's Office Public Information...

  • Name released of infant killed by family pit bull

    Updated Jun 15, 2012

    SAN DIEGO - Authorities released the name today of an infant killed by a pit bull last week at his East County home. The terrier attacked 8-month-old Tyzhel Latella McWilliams at an apartment in the 3500 block of West Street in Lemon Grove shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, sheriff's Lt. Larry Nesbit said. Deputies and paramedics arrived to find a woman holding the gravely injured baby, who was pronounced dead about an hour later at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. Animal control officers took custody of three male pit...

  • Sheriff's Log June 14, 2012

    Updated Jun 14, 2012

    5/27 5200 S. Mission Rd. Petty theft 6/2 2400 S. Stage Coach Ln. Arrest: promote/assist felony criminal street gang 200 E. Mission Rd. Vandalism 6/3 1200 Old Stage Rd. Petty theft 900 E. Mission Rd. Arrest: drunk in public 5500 Mission Rd. Arrest: use/under influence of controlled substance 4900 Lake Shore Ct. Vehicle burglary 4900 Lake Park Ct. Grand theft 200 E. Mission Rd. Arrest: Vandalism 39100 Daily Rd. Arrest: willfully dischargefirearm in a grossly negligent manner 4900 Lake Shore Ct. Vehicle burglary 6/4 1600 S....

  • Second suspect in French Valley home invasion arrested after police chase

    Updated Jun 11, 2012

    FRENCH VALLEY SHERIFF PRESS RELEASE- On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Riverside County Sheriff deputies and investigators from the Southwest Station responded to a home invasion robbery in the 36800 block of Hidden Trail Court in French Valley. They immediately located one of the two suspects and arrested him. The second suspect was identified, but investigators have not been able to locate him. On Thursday, June 7, Southwest Station investigators learned the suspect was in Blythe. They were on their way to Blythe at about 7:00... Full story

  • Guilty Plea From Marine Who Opened Fire Outside South Bay Bar After Being Asked to Leave

    Updated Jun 7, 2012

    CHULA VISTA - A Camp Pendleton Marine who opened fire outside a Nestor bar after being asked to leave pleaded guilty today to discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner. Sy Mitchell Schultheis, 23, will be sentenced July 17 at the courthouse in Chula Vista. Co-defendant Effie Salmans pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact and was immediately sentenced to three years probation and given credit for 13 days in custody after his conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor. Police said Schultheis was ''very...

  • Sheriff's Log June 7, 2012

    Updated Jun 7, 2012

    5/11 S. Mission Rd. @ Old Stage Rd. Arrest: battery on person 5/16 Huntley Rd. @Rice Canyon Rd. Grand theft: fruit/fowl/etc. 1100 Old Stage Rd. Child abuse incident 5/17 1000 E. Mission Rd. Petty theft 400 Ali Way Residential burglary 2500 N. Stage Coach Ln. Violate domestic relations court order Pala Rd. @ Gird Rd. Grand theft 5/18 200 N. Stage Coach Ln. Grand theft 4600 Dulin Rd. Vehicle burglary 3100 Camino Portofino Vandalism 5/19 1000 S. Mission Rd. Vandalism 1100 S. Vine St. Arrest: minor possess/purchase smoking paraph... Full story

  • Prosecutor: Defendant Is 'Cold-Blooded Killer' Who Deserves Death

    Updated Jun 4, 2012

    RIVERSIDE - An ex-con who gunned down a Riverside police officer should be executed because he's a ''cold-blooded, remorseless'' killer who would murder again if given the chance, a prosecutor said today, but the man's lawyer described him as a ''broken'' human being with a tragic background that makes him deserving of mercy. ''Look hard at the evidence of who did this,'' Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Mike Hestrin told jurors in reference to Earl Ellis Green. ''What kind of mind are you dealing with? All the... Full story

  • Boy faces possible assault charges for allegedly shooting at motorist in San Jacinto

    Updated Jun 2, 2012

    SAN JACINTO - A boy was facing a possible assault with a deadly weapon charge today for allegedly shooting at a motorist in San Jacinto, Riverside County sheriff's officials said. The victim said he was having car trouble and pulled over in the 600 block of Idyllwild Avenue just after 2 a.m. Friday. As he tried to restart his car, several males came out of a house and confronted him, according to a sheriff's department release. One of the males slammed the man's car with a baseball bat, prompting him to drive away, and as he... Full story

  • Woman awakens to find robber in home, robber flees

    Updated May 29, 2012

    SAN JACINTO - On Tuesday, May 29, about 12:33 a.m., officers from the San Jacinto Police Department responded to a residential burglary that occurred in the 1800 block of Cape Horse Drive, San Jacinto. The investigation revealed that the homeowner was awakened from her sleep and encountered a subject inside her bedroom. The suspect realized the victim was awake and ran from the residence in an unknown direction. The victim was not injured and it is unknown at this time if any property was taken during the incident. A search...

  • Shots fired at residences in San Jacinto

    Updated May 27, 2012

    SAN JACINTO (CNS) - Deputies today were investigating reports of gunshots in a residential area of San Jacinto, a sheriff's department spokesman said. Shortly before 9 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Tiger Lane and Santa Rosa Street, but found no signs of injured persons or suspects, said sheriff's Sgt. Joey Nardone. About a half hour later, dispatchers received another call that shots were heard from a residence in the 300 block of Tahquitz Street, about a block south of the...

  • Sheriff's Log May 24, 2012

    Updated May 24, 2012

    5/7 500 Alturas Rd. Arrest: false report of crime to peace officer 3600 E. Mission Rd. Grand theft 5/8 2400 S. Stage Coach Ln. Arrest: minor possess marijuana on grounds during school activities 5/10 3400 W. Sandia Creek Terrace Take vehicle w/o owner’s consent 5800 Rainbow Heights Rd. Threaten crime w/intent to terrorize 5/12 3400 W. Sandia Creek Ter. Commercial burglary 5/13 1200 E. Fallbrook St. Missing juvenile/runaway 100 Bluff Pt. Rd. Battery on person Pala Rd. @ Monserate Hill Rd. Arrest: vehicle burglary 4900 Dulin R... Full story

  • Sheriff's Log May 17, 2012

    Updated May 17, 2012

    5/2 1400 Alturas Rd. Take vehicle w/o owner’s consent 5/5 400 E. Elder St. Arrest: DUI alcohol/drugs 1000 Barsky Ln. Death 4900 Sweetgrass Ln. Vehicle burglary 3600 Olive Hill Rd. Grand theft 1600 Reche Rd. Grand theft 5/6 2400 Hummingbird Hill Ln. Petty theft 5000 Avocado Park Wy. Vandalism 1100 S. Vine St. Arrest: possess controlled substance paraphernalia Pala Rd. @ S. Old Hwy 395 Arrest: 5150 – WI – mental disorder 72-hour hold 31900 Del Cielo Este Arrest: drunk in public 5/7 Old Stage Road @ Womack 5150 &... Full story

  • Suspect involved in armed robbery in Moreno Valley arrested

    Updated May 10, 2012

    MORENO VALLEY - On Friday, May 4th, 2012, at about 6:30 PM, officers from the Moreno Valley Police Department responded to an armed robbery in progress at a business located in the 27000 block of Eucalyptus Blvd., Moreno Valley. Officers arrived within minutes and surrounded the business, but the suspect fled and was not located. He was described as a Hispanic male about 6'00 tall and heavy-set last seen wearing a black ski mask, dark jacket, and black shoes with white soles. The suspect brandished a black semi-auto handgun... Full story

  • Sheriff's Log May 10, 2012

    Updated May 10, 2012

    4/19 31200 Old River Rd. Forgery: false checks/records/certificates 4/21 2400 La Tara Ln. Arrest: battery: spouse/ex-spouse/date/etc. 4/22 1100 Alturas Rd. Disorderly conduct: fight/challenge fight in public place 4/25 5600 Lake Vista Dr. Grand theft 1400 Alturas Rd. Residential burglary 600 N. Main Ave. Vandalism 4/26 600 S. Main Ave. Petty theft 400 W. Fallbrook St. Arrest: minor possess marijuana on grounds during school activities 1900 Katie Ct. Vehicle burglary 4/27 E. Elder St. @ S. Main Ave. Take vehicle w/o owner’s c... Full story

  • Man Accused of Trying to Abduct Girls to Stand Trial

    Updated May 3, 2012

    MURRIETA - A man who allegedly tried to abduct three children during separate roadside encounters in San Jacinto must stand trial for attempted kidnapping and other charges, a judge ruled today. Kareem Amil Lewis, 33, is accused of accosting and following three girls in February. Following a three-hour preliminary hearing today, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer ruled there was sufficient evidence to bound Lewis over for trial and set a post-indictment arraignment for May 17. The defendant, who is being...

  • Sheriff's Log May 3, 2012

    Updated May 3, 2012

    4/21 600 S. Main Ave. Arrest: simple battery 4/22 200 N. Stage Coach Ln. Arrest: battery: spouse/ex- spouse/date/etc. Willow Glen Rd. @ Arrest: contribute to N. Stage Coach Ln. the delinquency of a minor 4/23 1200 Pala Mesa Heights Dr. Get credit/etc. other’s ID 1600 S. Stage Coach Ln. Vehicle burglary Kalmia St. @ Main Ave. Discharge BB device in grossly negligent manner Rainbow Rd. @ Power Pole Arrest: sell liquor without license 4/24 6000 Rainbow Heights Rd. Arrest: possess assault weapon 4/25 3200 Red Mountain Heights D...

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