On Saturday, January 21, 2023, at 3:23 PM, deputies from the Thermal Station responded to a call of a deceased male in the 67900 block of Nina Drive in the unincorporated area of Thermal.
On November 24, 2022, deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station responded to the 32600 block of Mission Trail in Lake Elsinore reference an assault with a deadly weapon.
On January 12, 2023, at 1:31 hours, deputies assigned to the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center were alerted of a disturbance coming from within one of the cells. Deputies went to investigate and found an inmate identified as the victim Mark A. Spratt, 24-year-old, resident of Fontana, unresponsive with several injuries.
On Monday, January 9, 2023, at 4:47 PM, deputies from the Lake Elsinore Station responded to Melinda Lane and Corydon Road in Wildomar for a report of a shooting. Deputies arrived within minutes and did not locate any victims or evidence of a shooting.
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