On Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 8:25 AM, deputies responded to the 17500 block of Palowalla Road in Blythe's unincorporated area for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. Deputies arrived and found the involved persons left the area. Shortly thereafter, deputies received information a victim had been taken to an area hospital for injuries due to the assault.
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, personnel from the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station served two search warrants related to illegal indoor residential marijuana grows. During the warrant service, a total of approximately 1,920 plants were eradicated from these residences. A total combined weight of approximately two tons of marijuana was collected.
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 3:15 a.m., Thermal Station deputies responded to the 49000 block of Grapefruit Blvd. in Coachella. Jose Angel Sanchez, 19 of Indio, was arrested for firing a handgun at a moving vehicle. The victim was uninjured by the shot and there are no suspects outstanding.
Prosecutors charged a 36-year-old man Wednesday with a brazen ambush of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies earlier this month, an apparently unprovoked shooting as they sat in a squad car outside a rail station.
On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, deputies from the Perris Station Special Enforcement Team and Perris Station Patrol Operations received information regarding a wanted felon near the 16000 block of Quarter Horse Road, Woodcrest. Deputies arrived and located 27-year-old Damion Silvas of Woodcrest, 33-year-old James King of Woodcrest, and 48-year-old Heather Eklund of Woodcrest. As deputies conducted their investigation, they discovered a stolen vehicle and methamphetamine consistent with drug sales.