Tag: Crime

Prosecutors charged a 36-year-old man Wednesday with a brazen ambush of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies earlier this month, an apparently unprovoked shooting as they sat in a squad car outside a rail station.

On September 27, 2020, at 9:37 pm, deputies responded to a reported family disturbance near the 300 block of Shaver Street, in the city of San Jacinto. On arrival, deputies saw the suspect fleeing the area on foot and they gave chase. Deputies contacted the suspect near the intersection of Shaver Street and S. Jordan Avenue and a deputy involved shooting occurred.

On Saturday, September 26, 2020, at 2:21 A.M., the Moreno Valley Station’s Special Enforcement Team, served a search warrant at a residence in the 15000 block of Pepper Court, in the city of Moreno Valley. The search warrant stemmed from a traffic stop where Ricardo Cortez, a 26-year-old resident of Moreno Valley, and convicted felon was found in possession of a semi-automatic handgun with an altered serial number and narcotics.

In September 2020, deputies assigned to the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Problem Oriented Policing Team, received information regarding illegal narcotic sales and possession of stolen property occurring in Temescal Valley.

On September 18, 2020, at 5:05 PM, Moreno Valley Station deputies were dispatched to the 13000 block of Courage St. in the city of Moreno Valley regarding a robbery. The victim stated a male adult put a handgun to his head and forcefully removed property from his person and vehicle. After the victim complied with the suspect, the suspect fired two shots at the victim and his vehicle and fled the area in a light green BMW. Deputies canvassed the area but did not locate the suspect or suspect vehicle.