Deputy and Officer-Involved Shooting
On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, about 4:09 P.M., deputies and officers from the Riverside County Gang Task Force were searching for a known suspect in the city of Hemet, with three felony warrants for carjacking, robbery, drugs, and weapons charges.
Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Grants
On behalf of the County of Riverside, Sheriff Chad Bianco is applying for a total of $264,107 from the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Division Grants & Cooperative Agreements Program funding for Law Enforcement projects.
GRID ALTERNATIVES SOLAR PROJECT SHINES AT SOBOBA
The Soboba Fire Station Microgrid project is set to begin this month starting with the installation of a concrete platform to host the Vanadium Redox Flow Battery system provided by Invinity Energy Systems. A carport canopy, 59kW solar array, located at the rear parking lot will not only provide shade for team member cars but more importantly will support the solar panels that will be connected to the grid. The project will be providing cost savings to the facility and backup power for emergency operations during power outages.
Teen skateboarder in critical condition after being pushed into traffic
The dad of a Riverside County teen fighting for his life at the hospital is wondering why anyone would shove his son toward a moving Tesla after a fight over a skateboard.
Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrests in Alleged Inland Empire Hospice Scam Defrauding Medicare and Medi-Cal Programs of More Than $4.2 Million
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on February 24th, the arrests of 14 individuals who were charged in San Bernardino County Superior Court in connection with two hospice companies accused of stealing more than $4.2 million from the federal Medicare and state Medi-Cal programs. Based in San Bernardino County, New Hope Hospice, Inc. and Sterling Hospice Care, Inc. enrolled patients who were not terminally ill into hospice care, many of whom told investigators that they were enrolled without their knowledge or understanding of what hospice was. All of the arrested defendants face multiple felony counts including conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, insurance fraud, grand theft, and fraudulent insurance claims, with some defendants also facing charges related to identity theft, money laundering, and tax evasion. Two defendants remain at large.
