City of Norco, California- On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, around 6:00 PM , deputies from the Norco Special Enforcement Team were conducting high visibility patrol at a hotel located in the 3200 block of Hamner Ave., Norco.
On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, members of the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) with the assistance of the Palm Desert Special Enforcement Team (SET) and Palm Desert Business District Team (BDT), conducted a sex trafficking demand reduction operation in the city of Palm Desert.
In September 2020, deputies assigned to the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Problem Oriented Policing Team, received information regarding illegal narcotic sales and possession of stolen property occurring in Temescal Valley.
On September 18, 2020, at 5:05 PM, Moreno Valley Station deputies were dispatched to the 13000 block of Courage St. in the city of Moreno Valley regarding a robbery. The victim stated a male adult put a handgun to his head and forcefully removed property from his person and vehicle. After the victim complied with the suspect, the suspect fired two shots at the victim and his vehicle and fled the area in a light green BMW. Deputies canvassed the area but did not locate the suspect or suspect vehicle.
On September 21, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., the third suspect in this investigation, Joseph Goldsmith, turned himself in at the Moreno Valley Sheriff Station. Goldsmith was arrested for his outstanding warrant for Murder, and booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center.