On December 2, 2020, at 7:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT) served a search warrant with the assistance of La Quinta Special Enforcement Team (SET), The Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), and the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force (CVVCGTF) at three locations in the cities of Coachella and Indio. The search warrant stemmed from a robbery incident which occurred on November 29th, 2020 at De Oro park in the city of Coachella.
On November 27, 2020, at about 7:20 PM, patrol Deputies responded to a report of a robbery in the 400 Block of E. Lakeshore Drive, in the City of Lake Elsinore. Two victims reported being robbed by five to six unidentified Hispanic males, two of which, pointed guns at them. Personal property was taken from both victims during the robbery.
In the beginning of November, deputies assigned to the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Stations Problem Oriented Policing Team received information of numerous outdoor marijuana cultivation sites in the hills near Lindell Road and Walsh Road. It was determined there were three separate locations spanning approximately 60 acres which was being used for illegal marijuana cultivation.
On November 23, 2020, about 4:30 a.m., deputies and investigators assigned to the Southwest Station conducted an investigation of an assault of a juvenile in the wash area south of Temecula Parkway and east of Pechanga Parkway. The teenage, male victim had several, significant injuries and was admitted to a local hospital for treatment. During the investigation a suspect, Juan Salman, was identified, detained and later arrested for the assault.
Investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Central Homicide Unit have been working toward developing leads on a homicide that occurred on March 22, 2020, in the city of Moreno Valley. The decedent, 30-year-old Alaimaluloa Toki, died as a result of the assault. The investigation revealed that 30-year-old Asia Toki, the victim's wife, was responsible for the homicide.