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Retail crime ring loses 160 pallets of stolen goods, worth $1.4 million, in Riverside warehouse raid

Contributed — Mon, 20 May 2024 21:00:00 +0000

A months-long investigation into an organized retail crime ring ended last week with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department recovering 160 pallets of stolen merchandise — valued at about $1.4 million — from a warehouse, officials said Monday.

The Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team had been investigating the trailer cargo theft ring since February and served a search warrant on the warehouse off of Highway 74 on Thursday night in an unincorporated area called Good Hope.

Inside the warehouse, deputies found pallets stacked high with stolen goods, including food and industrial-grade tools, the department said.

Retail theft has been an increasing problem in the last year or so, prompting state and local officials to respond by creating task forces and proposing legislation to impose harsher penalties on repeat offenders and allow retailers to file restraining orders against repeat culprits.

Truck driver Rajdeep Singh, 34, was detained at the Good Hope location during the search and arrested on suspicion of possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia.

“This is an ongoing investigation, and deputies are working to determine Singh’s involvement and identifying additional suspects,” the department said in a statement.

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Possession of Heroin for Sale

Contributed — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000

On August 2020, deputies from the Perris Station Problem Oriented Policing Team learned of illegal narcotics sales operating on the 300 block of 4th Street, in the city of Perris. On September 15, 2020, deputies were conducting surveillance and identified 51-year-old Jose Varela of Perris and 67-year-old Homa Chism of Perris as primary suspects. Deputies conducted enforcement action which yielded numerous individual baggies of heroin, liquid heroin and miscellaneous denominations of cash consistent with drug sales. Both suspects were booked into the county jail for Heroin sales. Varela is also on Post Release Community Supervision for drug sales and was booked for a violation of his probation terms.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is committed to improving the quality of life for all who reside in the community. “Community Policing” involves partnerships between law enforcement and community members.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Deputy Patrick Barr or Deputy Robert Castellanos at the Perris Station by calling 951-210-1120.

For media inquiries regarding this incident please contact the Media Information Bureau.

Homa Chism
Jose Varela

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Possession of Heroin/Methamphetamine for Sales

Contributed — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 18:30:26 +0000

Over several weeks deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department-Norco Station conducted an investigation into illegal narcotics activity at a local hotel located in the 3200 block of Hamner Ave., Norco. On Friday, August 28, 2020, Deputies authored and served a search warrant at the location.

Several people were detained during the search warrant service. A search of the room revealed a large amount of narcotics to include heroin, methamphetamines, and cocaine. The following subjects were arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center;

Rachel Ferris Moore, a 56 year-old resident of Norco, for narcotic sales. Additionally, Michelle Elaine Montano, a 50 year-old resident of Norco, for possession of a controlled substance.

Michelle Montano
Rachel Moore

Anyone with information pertaining to this investigation is encouraged to contact Deputy Whittenburg at (951) 270-5673.

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Possession for Sales of Heroin and Psilocybin Mushrooms

Contributed — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Garrett Ronald Greer

On August 24, 2020, deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff Station responded to a suspicious vehicle call in the area of Agape Lane and Seattle Ridge Road, Wildomar. Deputies located Garrett Ronald Greer in a gray Honda Accord.

A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed 19.7 grams of Black Tar Heroin and Psilocybin mushrooms. The Heroin had a street value of $1,330. Deputies also located $800 cash and drug sales paraphernalia.

The driver, Garrett Ronald Greer, 24 years old, of Wildomar was arrested for the drug sales charges and booked into custody at the Cois Byrd Detention Center.

The investigation is on-going. Anyone with further information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Deputy Stokes at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff Station.

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