Smuggling Narcotics into a Correctional Facility
In December of 2023, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Gang Intelligence Unit, and Corrections Central Investigations Unit began an investigation into inmates and a member of the public smuggling narcotics into the Cois Byrd Detention Center. During the course of the investigation, two suspects were identified who coordinated smuggling fentanyl and methamphetamine into the Cois Byrd Detention Center.
Attempted Homicide with a Firearm
The Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Investigations Bureau assumed the investigation and identified the suspect as Christian Chavez, a 36-year-old resident of San Pedro.
Lake Elsinore Station ABC Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tap Operations
On Saturday, January 20, 2024, agents of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), along with Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, cited one clerk for selling alcohol to minors in the city of Canyon Lake at a business within the 24000 block of Canyon Lake Drive.
Suspect Apprehended After a Vehicle Pursuit on the Freeway
On January 23, 2024, at 12:10 PM, deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the 23000 block of Sunnymead Boulevard, regarding an adult female trespassing in the parking lot of the business and refusing to leave.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon
On Monday, January 22, 2024, at 11:20 p.m., deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the area of Hemlock Avenue and Pigeon Pass Road, Moreno Valley. Deputies arrived and located a victim with a gunshot wound.
