Crime & Incidents

Fatal shooting shakes Riverside gated community on Easter Sunday

Gunfire erupted Easter Sunday in a fatal midday shooting in a Riverside gated community, according to police. One man was killed, and a woman was wounded.

Man ‘snuck out’ of Riverside hospital days before a deadly shooting, police say

A man accused of shooting to death a Riverside resident in October 2023 had slipped out of a hospital unnoticed 12 days before the killing after being detained following a crash at the end of a pursuit, the Riverside Police Department said.

Lego heads? California police department posts mug shots but without real faces

In the name of criminal justice reform, California lawmakers largely prohibited police departments from posting mug shots of nonviolent suspects or of acquitted defendants on social media accounts, starting this year.

Riverside County pastor arrested in murder-for-hire scheme

A Riverside County pastor was arrested in a murder-for-hire scheme this week after an investigation determined he had hired a man to kill the person dating his daughter. 

Significant Methamphetamine Seizure Unveiled in Riverside County, Among California’s Largest Confiscations

Limited details have emerged regarding Wednesday's confiscation of around 2 tons of methamphetamine in Riverside County and the city of West Covina, but indications suggest it ranks among the largest seizures in California.

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