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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on behalf of the County of Riverside, is applying for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds available through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance. The JAG program allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based upon the jurisdiction’s identified needs and conditions.

Joseph Ortega, a suspect in this investigation succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased by medical personnel. This investigation is on-going.

In January 2022, the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) conducted a human trafficking investigation that occurred in Riverside and Los Angeles County, Las Vegas and Seattle.

On July 5, 2022, at 7:00am, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station assigned to the city of La Quinta were dispatched to the 52000 block of Avenida Carranza regarding subjects in the area attempting to commit multiple vehicle burglaries.

Throughout the month of June, leading up to July 4, 2022, members of the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team (SET), and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hazardous Device Team (HDT), conducted an operation which targeted the illegal sale of dangerous fireworks.