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The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the establishment of an Agency Equity Team to ensure that VA delivers on its promise to provide world-class care and benefits to all Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors — regardless of their age, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, or sexual identity.

On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 3:51 p.m., deputies spoke with a carjacking victim in the lobby of the Perris Station. The victim stated about 12:41 p.m., she was in her vehicle on the side of the road near Nuevo Road and Pico Avenue in Nuevo when an older white male adult, between 50-60 years old, walked up and pointed a silver handgun at her demanding her vehicle.

On June 22, 2023, deputies assigned to the Riverside University Health Systems Medical Center, located at 26520 Cactus Avenue, Moreno Valley, began investigating a report of grand theft which occurred in one of the auxiliary buildings at the hospital.

On Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 9:56 p.m., deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Station responded to a shooting on the 16700 block of Hollyhock Drive in the City of Moreno Valley.

Fireworks shows and Independence Day celebrations in and around Southwest Riverside County will kick off on Saturday, June 24, with the City of Menifee Independence Day Celebration, followed by the City of Perris Fireworks Celebration on Saturday, July 1, and celebrations in the Cities of Canyon Lake, Corona, Lake Elsinore, and Temecula on Tuesday, July 4.