Marijuana Cultivation Search Warrants
On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife served seven marijuana cultivation related search warrants at seven separate residences/ properties located in the following unincorporated area of Aguanga:
Search Warrant / Assault with a Firearm Arrest
On March 23, 2021, at 7:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), served a search warrant at a multiple residence’s in the cities of Indio and Palm Desert. The search warrant stemmed from an assault with a firearm investigation. Andrew Flores, 24 of Indio, was arrested for assault with a firearm and shooting at an occupied vehicle. Flores was booked at the John Benoit Detention Center in the city of Indio.
Search Warrant / Brandishing a Firearm and Criminal Threats Arrest
On March 23, 2021, at 9:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), served a search warrant at a residence in the 86-100 block of Las Flores Drive in the city of Coachella. The search warrant stemmed from a brandishing of a firearm investigation. Robert Soto, 18 of Coachella, was arrested for brandishing a firearm and making criminal threats. The weapon used in the incident was recovered at the residence. Soto was booked at the John Benoit Detention Center in the city of Indio.
Armed Robbery and Assault with a Deadly Weapon
On January 27, 2021, La Quinta Special Enforcement Team deputies conducted a follow-up investigation that stemmed from an armed robbery which occurred at the 79000 block of Olympia Fields, in La Quinta on December 20, 2020. Deputies identified four suspects who were all armed with firearms at the time of the incident. The suspects assaulted the two victims who were struck in the head with the firearms and rendered unconscious. The victims were subsequently robbed of their belongings.
Suspicious Death / Homicide
The investigation into the death of Cynthia Denise Ibarra – Cabrera continued. On Saturday, March 20, 2021, investigators arrested Edwin Cordova, 28 years old out of Murrieta for murder. This is still an ongoing investigation and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department encourages anyone with information regarding the incident to contact Central Homicide Investigator Jose Vasquez at (760) 393-3529 or (951) 955-2777.
