Crime & Incidents

On Monday, May 10th, 2021, at 5:15 P.M. the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force (CVVCGTF) conducted a traffic enforcement stop at Palm Drive and Dillon Road in the city of Desert Hot Springs. During the traffic stop Task Force Officers located Brass Knuckles, Methamphetamine and Cocaine in the possession of the driver of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was identified as documented criminal street gang member and convicted felon, Eddie Garcia, 43 of Desert Hot Springs. Garcia was arrested for Possession of Brass Knuckles, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Cocaine and Violation of Probation. Garcia was subsequently booked at John Benoit Detention Center in Indio.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said Monday it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal hackers.

On Thursday, May 6, 2021, La Quinta Special Enforcement Team deputies conducted a follow-up investigation that stemmed from a grand theft of a utility vehicle; the theft occurred on December 21, 2020 at the 81000 block of Avenue 62, in La Quinta.

On Wednesday, May 5th, 2021, uniformed deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department – Perris Station served a narcotics search warrant in the 1500 block of Arrow Creek Drive, City of Perris. The search warrant was a result of an ongoing narcotics investigation. During the service, evidence was collected, to include methamphetamine, heroin, body armor, drug paraphernalia, and criminal street gang indicia.

On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife served five marijuana cultivation related search warrants at five separate residences/ properties located in the following unincorporated area of Hemet and Aguanga: