Gang Related Search Warrants
On February 4, 2021 at approximately 5:00 AM, members of the Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force coordinated the service of three residential search warrants in the cities of Temecula, Lake Elsinore, and Hemet. Participating teams included the Banning / Beaumont Gang Task Force, Perris / Lake Elsinore Gang Task Force, Hemet / San Jacinto Gang Task Force, Jurupa Valley Gang Task Force, Central Post-release Accountability and Corrections Team, the Riverside Sheriff Department’s Corrections Intelligence Bureau, and the Riverside Sheriff Department’s Temecula Special Enforcement Teams.
Possession of Narcotics
On February 3, 2021, at 2:00 PM, Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force Officers from Region 2 conducted a pedestrian check on 38-year-old Banning resident Juan Carlos Garcia in the 500 block of West Ramsey Street, Banning. Garcia was standing next to a vehicle and upon seeing the Gang Task Force Officers, Garcia quickly closed the trunk.
Kidnapping
On February 9, 2021, deputies from the Lake Elsinore station responded to the 33000 block of El Contento Drive, Lake Elsinore, regarding a possible assault. Through their investigation, deputies gathered information from the victim she was driven from the Hemet area to Lake Elsinore.
Deputy Involved Shooting
On January 29, 2021, at 12:40 pm, Deputies assigned to the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to the 39000 block of Washington St., in the city of Thousand Palms, regarding an assault with a deadly weapon call. Prior to the “911” call being made, the victim ran into a local business and reported that her estranged husband was armed with a rifle and trying to kill her.
Gang Member Arrested during Search Warrant
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 5:00 A.M. the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force with the assistance of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), served a search warrant at a residence located in the 52000 block of Avenida Carranza in the city of La Quinta. During the service of the search warrant Gang Task Force Officers located and collected several hundred Hydrocodone pills (M-30s) and Xanax pills as well as evidence of narcotics sales to include cash.
