Homicide Investigation – Suspect In-Custody
On Sunday, January 14, 2024, approximately 5:50 p.m., Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station responded to the 83000 block of Avenue 48, in the city of Coachella, after receiving multiple reports of an assault with a deadly weapon that had just occurred.
Fatal Traffic Collision
On Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 4:24 a.m., deputies assigned to the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the 4000 block of Etiwanda Avenue, Jurupa Valley, regarding the report of a fatal traffic collision.
Suspect Arrested in a Multi-Jurisdictional Bank Robbery Series
On December 6, 2023, an armed robbery occurred at a bank located in the 14000 block of Schleisman Road, Eastvale. Riverside Sheriff’s Jurupa Valley Station investigators responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. Investigators later learned of a similar robbery that occurred on January 4, 2024, in the city of Chino Hills.
Suspect of a Smash and Grab Robbery Series Arrested
On Sunday, July 30, 2023, at 1:44 p.m., a smash-n-grab robbery occurred at a local jewelry store in the 1600 block of Perris Boulevard in the city of Perris. Seven masked suspects entered the location, pepper-sprayed the security guard, and broke the glass on several display cases, stealing $100,000 in jewelry.
Homicide
During the course of this investigation, a suspect was identified as Justin Vanderford, 41 years of Jurupa Valley. On January 4, 2024, Vanderford was detained by deputies from the Jurupa Valley Special Enforcement Team, near the intersection of Lakeview Street and Pedley Road Vanderford was arrested for murder, and booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center.
