File # MV240270223

Details:

On Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 8:08 p.m., deputies from the Moreno Valley Station responded to a report of a gunshot victim inside a vehicle in the 22800 block of Allies Place in Moreno Valley. Deputies arrived and located a victim who had injuries consistent with being shot, as well as located evidence of a shooting at the scene. Paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The unknown suspect fled prior to the arrival of deputies and remains at large.

Investigators from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded and assumed the investigation. This investigation is on-going and anyone with additional information or video is encouraged to contact Investigator Robert Castellanos of the Moreno Valley Station at 951-486-6700.

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File # MV240220254

Update:

The Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Investigations Bureau assumed the investigation and identified the suspect as Christian Chavez, a 36-year-old resident of San Pedro. On January 25, 2024, at about 2:00 p.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office’s Fugitive Warrant Enforcement Team assisted the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Investigations Bureau in serving a search warrant at a residence in the 900 block of West Channel Street, San Pedro. During the warrant service, Chavez was taken into custody without incident, and items related to the shooting investigation were located and collected from the residence. Chavez was later transported to the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station for processing and was subsequently booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center for attempted murder. The victim remains hospitalized in stable condition.

Anyone with additional information about this case is encouraged to contact Investigator Jesus Acevedo at the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station at 951-486-6700.

Details:

On Monday, January 22, 2024, Deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a gun shot victim in the area of Hemlock Avenue and Pigeon Pass Road in the City of Moreno Valley, Riverside County.  Deputies arrived and located a victim who had been shot.  Paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital.  It was determined that the shooting occurred in the 22000 block of Scarlet Sage Way in the City of Moreno Valley, Riverside County.  Deputies responded to the location of occurrence, contacted witnesses, and located evidence.  The suspect fled before the arrival of deputies and remains at large.

Investigators from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded and assumed the investigation.

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File# GP240160002

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On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at about 1:44 p.m., the School Resource Officer assigned to a high school located in the 100 block of E Nuevo Road in the city of Perris received information regarding a student who was potentially armed with a firearm. No direct or explicit threats were made towards staff or students. Utilizing this information, Deputies located the juvenile and detained him. A search of the juvenile revealed a concealed and loaded firearm. The juvenile was taken into custody without incident and later booked into juvenile hall. This investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with additional information is urged to call Deputy Jason Machado at Riverside County Sheriff’s dispatch at (951) 776-1099 or the Perris Station at (951) 210-1000.

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File # MV233270041

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On November 23, 2023, at 8:40 a.m., deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a male suspect brandishing a firearm at a female adult and juvenile. The female was attempting to drive out of the parking lot, when she backed into a black pick-up truck. The driver of the pick-up truck, later identified as 54-year-old Jay Ali Sherman, approached the female on the driver side of her vehicle and demanded she provide her vehicle paperwork. When the victim attempted to call 911, Sherman grabbed her cellphone, brandished a firearm to her and told her he would find her. Once a few passersbys began yelling at Sherman, he left the victim’s phone behind and drove away.

Sherman was apprehended on November 25, 2023, when a search warrant was served in the 11000 block of Wild Flax Lane, in the city of Moreno Valley. Evidentiary items were located at the residence. Sherman was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center for robbery, criminal threats, brandishing a firearm, false imprisonment, intimidating a witness, enabling the usage of a phone line, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

If you have any information about this incident or captured the incident on video, please contact Deputy Aguirre of the Moreno Valley Station at 951–486–6700.

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File #  I232440081

Details:

On Friday, September 1, 2023, the San Jacinto Station’s Special Enforcement Team served a narcotics-related search warrant in the 400 block of Dover Court in the city of San Jacinto. Deputies arrested Luis Alberto Ramirez-Martinez, a 28-year-old resident of San Jacinto, and Pilar Israel Silvas-Palafox, a 31-year-old resident of San Jacinto, without incident. During a search of the property, an indoor illegal marijuana grow was located along with the following items:

• Over $2,000.00 in cash
• 216 Marijuana Plants
• Three ounces of cocaine
• One unregistered handgun
• 65 rounds of ammunition

Additionally, items indicative of illicit narcotic sales were located. Ramirez-Martinez and Silvas-Palafox were later transported and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility for various narcotic and weapon related offenses.

This is an on-going investigation. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Deputy Calvillo at the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station at (951) 654-2702.

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File # MV231580011 / MV231580015

Details:

On June 07, 2023, at 1:10 A.M., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Station responded to the report of an armed robbery in the 16000 block of Perris Blvd., in the City of Moreno Valley. A black male adult entered the business armed with a handgun and demanded money from the store clerk. The suspect fled the location on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as a black male adult, wearing a white hoodie with navy blue shirt over it, a blue surgical mask, black pants, and white Croc type shoes. At 1:40 A.M., an additional armed robbery was reported in the 13000 block of Perris Blvd. The suspect was identified as the same suspect from the earlier armed robbery. There were no items successfully taken from the second armed robbery and the suspect fled the location northbound on foot. The suspect is still outstanding and considered armed and dangerous. The investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available at this time.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call Deputy Estrada #5847 or Deputy Bermudez #6013 at the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station by calling (951) 486-6700.

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File # MV231510001

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On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, about 12:10 a.m., deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to an armed robbery at a business in the 12400 block of Perris Boulevard, in the City of Moreno Valley. Deputies arrived within minutes of the call and began their investigation. During the investigation, it was learned the suspect, a Hispanic male adult, wearing dark clothing, armed with a black firearm, approached the victim who was completing a purchase. The suspect pointed the firearm at the victim, grabbed the victim’s wallet from his hand and fled the location on foot towards Elder Avenue. The suspect is still outstanding and the investigation is on-going. No additional information is available at this time.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact Corporal Spykstra at the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station by calling (951) 486-6700

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File # D231320011

Details:

On Friday, May 12, 2023, at 9:15 a.m., deputies assigned to the Hemet Sheriff’s Station responded to a mobile home located in the 42000 Block of State Highway 74, East Hemet, regarding a man who just broke into a vacant mobile home at that location. The man, Steven Foster, a white 65-year-old resident of Hemet, was a former tenant of the same mobile home and had been recently evicted by the property owner. Foster threatened to be in possession of a firearm and was believed to be mentally unstable. When deputies arrived, they confirmed that a break-in had occurred, and Foster was still inside with a firearm. The deputies summoned the Sheriff’s SWAT team, the Crisis Negotiation Team, and Community Behavioral Health Assessment Team to assist with de-escalating the situation and to take Foster safely into custody. During the negotiation Foster fired his firearm toward the deputies striking a Sheriff’s vehicle with several deputies nearby. After an hours-long negotiation, Foster was taken into custody without further incident.

He was taken to a local hospital for medical evaluation. Foster will be charged with the attempted murder of a peace officer and being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm. No deputies or civilians were injured during the incident.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call Investigator Bryan Jauert at the Hemet Sheriff’s Station by calling (951) 791-3400.

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File # MV231280230

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On May 8, 2023, at 4:38 P.M., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Station responded to the report of a shooting near the 12000 block of Perris Boulevard, in the City of Moreno Valley. Upon arrival, deputies located evidence of a shooting, but all parties had left the area. The investigation is ongoing and we will update as information becomes available.

If you witnessed or have information regarding this incident, please contact Deputy Florea #6347 at the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station by calling (951) 486-6700.

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File # MV231150035

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On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 3:50 a.m., deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a carjacking involving a firearm in the 12600 block of Frederick Street in the City of Moreno Valley. Upon arrival, deputies located a 23-year-old victim in his vehicle. The victim stated while sleeping in his vehicle, two Hispanic male adults, one armed with a black handgun, broke the driver’s side window. The first suspect pointed the firearm at the victim, threatened him with bodily harm if he drove away, the suspect entered the vehicle, and physically assaulted the victim. The victim was able to free himself and ran from the vehicle. Both suspects ran from the area. The victim sustained minor injuries during the incident. The investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available at this time.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact Deputy Munoz at the Moreno Valley Station by calling (951)486-6700.

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