File # MV232560016

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On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 3:32 a.m., Moreno Valley Sheriff’s deputies located a stolen vehicle traveling westbound on Sunnymead Boulevard and Indian Avenue. The vehicle was reported stolen from the city of Menifee. Deputies attempted a vehicle stop, but the vehicle failed to yield, and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit continued through the city of Moreno Valley until spike strips disabled the vehicle. The driver, later identified as 28-year-old Johnny Isaac Zuniga, a resident of Perris, ran from the vehicle and into a nearby housing community.

Riverside County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) assisted with the search. Community members advised Zuniga was hiding in their residence. SEB members gave commands, and Zuniga ultimately surrendered without incident. Zuniga was arrested and booked for felony evading and burglary.

Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call Investigator Vanderhoof of the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station at 951-486-6700 or the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department at 951-776-1099.

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File # L232290116

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On Friday, August 18, 2023, at 11:46 a.m., the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to a domestic violence incident in the 32400 block of Stoneman Street, city of Lake Elsinore. The night prior, the suspect fled the scene after a domestic violence incident to avoid being apprehended. The suspect was identified as 39-year-old David Bergstrom, a resident of Lake Elsinore. The suspect barricaded himself inside the residence and refused to comply with deputies’ commands to exit and surrender. With the assistance of the Riverside Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau, the suspect was taken into custody.

Bergstrom was booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center for domestic violence and multiple additional felony offenses.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Deputy Summersgill of the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station at 951–245–3300.

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File # MV231230229

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On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Riverside County Sheriff’s Investigators assigned to the Federal Bureau of Investigations Inland Violent Crime Suppression Task Force (FBI/IVCSTF) located a fugitive, Larry Lightning, a 43-year-old resident of Perris, visiting a house in Moreno Valley. IVCSTF investigators requested the assistance of the Moreno Valley Special Enforcement Team (SET) to apprehend Lightning, who they believed to be armed and dangerous.

The SET team and IVCSTF attempted to talk Lightning out of the house, but he refused to speak to them. Moreno Valley SET requested the Riverside Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau respond to assistance. The Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau arrived at the scene and convinced Lightning to surrender. Lightning was later booked on his outstanding felony warrants for armed robbery and kidnapping.

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File # LA222690071

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On Monday, September 26, 2022, at 7:36 PM, deputies assigned to the Thermal Station responded to an assault with a handgun inside a residence in the 78800 block of W. Harland Drive in La Quinta. On arrival, deputies located two victims with minor injuries and determined that no one had been shot, but a struggle over a gun between family members resulted in its discharge within the home. Deputies began negotiations with the suspect, but he refused to exit and surrender. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team responded and assumed tactical command of the incident, which prompted evacuations of neighboring homes and closures of surrounding roadways. Negotiations and efforts for a safe surrender continued for several hours. At 1:00 AM, the SWAT team entered the home and found the suspect deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

All persons involved in this incident are identified and no additional suspects are being sought. Any and all events leading up to this incident are believed to have occurred within the home and within the family unit. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contract Deputy J. Lee of the Thermal Station at (760) 863-8990.

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