Crime & Incidents
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.
NTSB: Pilot error likely caused vintage bomber’s fatal crash
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Pilot error probably caused the 2019 crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut that killed seven people and wounded six others, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Tuesday. It also cited inadequate maintenance as a contributing factor.
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.
Marijuana growing equipment may have caused LA explosion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Equipment from a marijuana grow in a Los Angeles home's garage may have caused an explosion that shattered the structures, trapping one man in the debris and sending another to the hospital with critical burn injuries, authorities said Monday.




