Search Warrant / Possession of Stolen Property
On April 20, 2021, the Lake Elsinore Station Special Enforcement Team served a search warrant in the 16400 block of Pinyon Street, in the city of Lake Elsinore. During the service of the search warrant several previously reported stolen items were located and recovered as well as a marijuana conversion lab (honey oil), and methamphetamine.
Search Warrant / Marijuana Cultivation
On April 20, 2021 at 6:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), with the assistance of the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), La Quinta Special Enforcement Team (SET), Coachella Valley Narcotic Task Force (CVNTF), the Riverside County Special Investigation Bureau, the east end Post-release Accountability and Compliance Team (PACT) and Thermal Station Investigation Bureau served a search warrant in the 70-100 block of Johnson Street in the unincorporated area of Mecca. The search warrant stemmed from an illegal cannabis cultivation investigation. During the search warrant service approximately 11,169 marijuana plants were eradicated for a total weight of approximately 3,180 pounds (1.59 tons) in addition to 500 pounds of processed marijuana.
Illegal Gambling and Narcotic Sales Search Warrant Service
On April 15, 2021 at 5:00 a.m., members of the Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force with assistance from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau, the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team, the Murrieta Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team, and special agents from the Department of Justice Bureau of Gaming Control (Riverside Regional Office) served a search warrant at an address in the 21000 block of Mountain Avenue in the unincorporated area of Perris.
Maintaining a Brothel and Solicitation of Prostitution Arrest
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 4:00 PM, the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) with the assistance of the Desert Hot Springs Police Department served a search warrant at the 64-000 block of Mission Lakes Blvd., Desert Hot Springs regarding a sex trafficking investigation.
Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Narcotics for Sale
On Wednesday, April 14th, 2021, at 2:00 P.M., deputies assigned to the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team responded to a hotel in the 24000 block of Sunnymead Boulevard, in the city of Moreno Valley, reference trespassers in a room at the hotel. Upon reaching the room, deputies contacted McArthur Bartlett, a 27-year-old transient of Moreno Valley, and documented criminal street gang member.
