Crime & Incidents

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A tractor-trailer slams into an SUV at an intersection on a remote California desert highway, killing 13 of 25 people crammed inside the late model Ford Expedition.

On May 1, 2021, at 11:01 PM, deputies responded to the area of Kitching Street and Sunnymead Boulevard, Moreno Valley, regarding a single-vehicle traffic collision. Within minutes, deputies arrived and discovered the collision involved a Toyota Corolla versus a wall. The single occupant adult male driver was pronounced deceased by on-scene medic personnel.

On Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 4:05 PM, deputies from the Moreno Valley Station responded to a residence in the 24800 block of Heil Drive to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon investigation. Deputies arrived and located an unconscious adult male with traumatic injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The decedent’s identity is currently being withheld pending notification to the family.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Henry Romero Jr (65 years old). Romero was last seen in the 25000 block of Echo Valley Road in Homeland on May 1, 2021, at approximately 3:00 AM. Romero is described as an Hispanic male adult, 5-feet, 5-inches tall, 120 pounds, gray hair, brown eyes, and a full beard. Romero has a scar on his abdomen, and was last seen wearing black shorts, a black shirt, and black hat.

On April 29, 2021, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Moreno Valley Station Problem Oriented Policing Team, served a search warrant related to marijuana cultivation, in the 11000 block of Vista De Cerros Drive, Moreno Valley. Deputies had previously received information of a possible drug house at the location from a concerned citizen. Further investigation led to the authoring and execution of a search warrant for the residence.