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Recently, deputies from the Perris Station fielded specific complaints from concerned community members about unlawful activities such as trespassing, drug usage, illegal dumping and other quality of life issues near the intersection of Bellamo Lane and 4th Street, in the city of Perris. On February 9 and 16, the Perris Station Problem Oriented Policing Team, Perris City Code Enforcement and Social Workers Action Group responded to the above location and offered targeted outreach services to several individuals staying at the location. They were offered housing assistance, substance abuse assistance and mental health services. Multiple subjects received assistance and left the location, while others refused.

Members of the Jurupa Valley Special Enforcement Team investigated a complaint regarding the sales of narcotics from a residence located in the 4000 block of Ellis Street, in the unincorporated area of Home Gardens. Deputies were able to identify 51-year-old Fabian Diaz, a resident of Home Gardens, as the person responsible for the illegal narcotic sales.

On February 21, 2021, at 4:22 PM, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station responded to the 78-600 block of Highway 111, in the city of La Quinta, regarding a sexual battery. The victim reported they had been sexually assaulted during a massage session. The information was forwarded to the Thermal Station Investigations Bureau for further investigation.

Thousands of poor Americans and those with disabilities are missing out on much-needed income benefits during the pandemic. The Social Security Administration recently announced a 22% decrease from January 2020 to January 2021 in the number of people receiving Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, the benefit program available to the very poorest Americans. There are no January stats yet for the number of Americans receiving Social Security disability payments (SSDI), but the annual trend is clearly down, said Kathleen Romig, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities.

This February the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched Ethics Principles for Access to and Use of Veteran Data as part of ongoing efforts to protect Veteran data.