File # MA232620019 

Details:

On September 19, 2023, about 3:00 pm, deputies from the Lake Mathews Sheriff’s Station responded to the 12000 block of Magnolia Avenue regarding a commercial burglary. Several thousands of dollars of property was stolen from the business during the burglary. The Lake Mathews Special Enforcement Team assumed the investigation.

During the investigation, deputies identified several suspects involved in the theft. Throughout the investigation, deputies located and recovered the stolen property, which was returned to the victim. On Thursday, November 9, 2023, deputies located and arrested one of the suspects, 51-year-old David Turley, a resident of Riverside. Turley was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on theft-related charges.

A second suspect was identified as 44-year-old Tommy Paez, also a resident of Riverside, who is currently in custody on unrelated charges. Additional theft-related charges will be filed with the Riverside District Attorney’s Office.

The two remaining suspects have been identified, and apprehension efforts are ongoing.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Deputy Reinsberg at 951-272-5600.

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File # I221630007

Details:

On Sunday, June 12, 2022, at about 2:02 a.m., a San Jacinto Deputy observed a white Mercedes Benz sedan where the driver was suspected of driving under the influence. The deputy attempted to perform a traffic enforcement stop on the vehicle near the 400 block of Victoria Avenue, but the driver fled and attempted to evade the deputy. A pursuit was initiated and lasted approximately 60 minutes traveling throughout San Jacinto, the unincorporated area of Hemet, and into the city of Hemet. At one point during the pursuit, three subjects fled the vehicle on foot and were later detained.

The driver, Robert Bargas, a 40-year-old resident of Hemet, drove into a trailer park in the 600 block of State Street and surrendered. It was later learned the vehicle Bargas was driving, was stolen out of Temecula. Bargas is a wanted suspect in connection with multiple vehicle burglaries throughout San Jacinto, Hemet, Riverside, Menifee, and Newport Beach. Evidence of these crimes was located inside the vehicle. The investigation is currently ongoing and no further information will be released at this time. If anyone has information regarding this investigation, they are encouraged to contact Deputy Chavez at the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station at 951-654-5600.

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