Category: Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

Oceanside Police Shoot, Kill Homicide Suspect After Pursuit

June 24, 2023
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A murder suspect died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Oceanside on June 23 following a multi-county pursuit and exchange of gunfire with law enforcement personnel. The events that led to the 28-year-old man’s death began around 11:55 p.m. On June 22, when 911 callers reported a domestic dispute and gunshots at a home…

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Mother Arrested in 17-Month-Old’s Fentanyl Poisoning Death in Riverside County

May 12, 2023
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A Norco, California mother was arrested May 9 on suspicion of murder in the fentanyl-related death of her 17-month-old daughter, according to authorities. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a juvenile in need of medical aid on the 100 block of 8th Street at 3:30 p.m., where they found…

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Riverside Deputies Lose 60 Pounds of Meth in Failed Operation

April 26, 2023
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies lost 60 pounds of methamphetamine April 19, after an undercover operation to catch narcotics traffickers went wrong. Investigators from the department attempted what’s known as a “reverse buy”—selling street drugs to catch a narcotics dealer—and met with a suspect who was interested in buying the drug, according to an April…

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California Local Officials Call for State Law Reform Amid Crime Wave

April 12, 2023
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RIVERSIDE, Calif.—In a passionate plea for enhanced public safety measures, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin called for changes to one of California’s criminal justice reform laws—known as the Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011—during a press conference in downtown Riverside April 12 alongside other California officials. “We’ve had enough,” Hestrin told reporters. “We cannot…

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Man Killed in Riverside County After Being Attacked by 4 Dogs

March 9, 2023
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A man was killed by four dogs March 8 while he was working at a property in Jurupa Valley, California, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The deputies responded around 7:30 a.m. to the corner of Bellegrave Avenue to a 911 call reporting screaming and found an unresponsive man in a front yard with four…

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