Fatal Hit and Run Traffic Collision
On February 13, 2021, about 11:57 PM, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Moreno Valley Station, responded to the report of a hit and run traffic collision involving a pedestrian, near the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Fir Avenue, in the city of Moreno Valley.
Solicitation of Prostitution
On Thursday, February 11, 2021, members of the Norco Station Special Enforcement Team (SET), in partnership with personnel from the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) conducted a comprehensive “John” prostitution sting in an effort to reduce the demand for sex trafficking in the city of Norco.
Carjacking / Attempted Murder
Beginning in the month of November, the Moreno Valley Station Robbery Burglary Suppression Team (RBST) began investigating a series of carjacking’s and two attempted murder incidents that were believed to be committed by the same group of suspects. In most of the carjacking incidents, the suspects would travel between the cities of Moreno Valley and Perris and locate a victim.
Felon in Possession of a Firearm
On January 30, 2021, at 3:45 PM, Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force Officers from Region 2 were patrolling in the 52000 block of Date Street, Cabazon, and located 50-year-old John Trujillo holding a rifle. Trujillo was ordered to drop the rifle and he complied. Gang Task Force Officers retrieved the rifle and learned the rifle was loaded and operational.
Stolen Vehicle and Forgery
On January 28, 2021, at 9:08 PM, Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force Officers from Region 2 conducted a traffic stop on a U-Haul box van in the 600 block of American Avenue in the City of Beaumont. A record check of the U-Haul’s license plate confirmed the U-Haul was a reported stolen vehicle.
