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Search Warrant / Narcotic and Weapons Arrest
On April 14, 2021, at 6:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT) and the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team (SET), served a search warrant at a residence in the 84-400 block of Julia Drive in the city of Coachella. The search warrant stemmed from a shooting investigation CCAT was conducting.
Possession of Illegal Firearms for Sales
On April 13, 2021, The Colorado River Station Special Enforcement Team (SET), Investigations Bureau, along with the Riverside County Special Enforcement Bureau, performed a residential search warrant in the 600 block of N Eucalyptus Ave, in the City of Blythe.
Stolen vehicle recovery / School lockdown
Thermal Station deputies were dispatched to the area of Harrison Street and Avenue 61 in the unincorporated area of Thermal regarding an in-progress burglary to a nursery. The reporting party advised the suspects arrived in an older white Nissan pickup truck and were taking items from the location. With the help of a California Highway Patrol (CHP) aircraft, deputies located the white truck fleeing the area eastbound towards Polk Street. The CHP aircraft followed the pickup truck to the desert area northeast of Desert Mirage High School where the suspects left the vehicle and fled into the desert on foot.
Possession of an Unregistered Firearm (Ghost Gun)
On Sunday, April 11, 2021, about 6:00 PM, members of the Jurupa Valley Patrol Station Special Enforcement Team (SET) conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in the area of Magnolia and McKinley in the unincorporated area of Home Gardens. While speaking with the driver, who was later identified as 24-year-old Samuel Orajel, a resident of Home Gardens, SET deputies learned Orajel had a warrant for his arrest. As they began to remove Orajel from his vehicle, SET Deputies discovered Orajel was sitting on a loaded firearm. Orajel was immediately placed under arrest without incident.
The coronavirus pandemic devastated nursing homes. What need to change?
There’s no question that the coronavirus pandemic has hit the Golden State’s seniors hard. Californians age 65 and up make up just 15.6% of the state’s overall population, but state data indicates they account for 74% of coronavirus-related deaths. The statistics are even more stark for the very oldest residents — those 80 and up. That group makes up less than 4% of the population but accounts for nearly 40% of fatalities linked to COVID-19.
