Tag: investigation

On Saturday, September 4, 2021, deputies from the Jurupa Valley Sheriff's Station responded to a call for service regarding an unidentified deceased adult female found in the area of McCallister and El Sobrante, which is a remote location in the unincorporated area of Lake Hills. Hunters in the area discovered the deceased female and immediately called 911 to report their findings.

Investigators have identified and arrested two suspects in this investigation. Gilberto Garcia, 37 year old, male of Banning, and Victor Diaz Sandoval, 51year old, male of Cabazon were arrested and booked into custody for murder. The third suspect, Pedro Urieta Angeles, 32 male of Cabazon, remains outstanding.

During the course of this investigation, a suspect was identified in the murder of victim Gabriel Sanchez. On August 31, 2021, the suspect, Juan Perez, 29 years of San Jacinto, had additional charges of Murder, Discharge of a Firearm causing Great Bodily Injury, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm added, as he was already in custody at the Cois Byrd Detention Center.

On August 26, 2021, at about 12:06 p.m., deputies from the Perris Sheriff Station began a robbery and assault with a deadly weapon at a market in the 22700 block of San Jacinto Ave., Perris. During the robbery, a male victim was assaulted and transported to a local hospital. The suspect vehicle was located at an address on Mt. Shasta in Perris and surveillance was conducted by the Perris Burglary Suppression Team.

On Friday, August 20, 2021, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (Palm Desert Station) received information from a citizen that a female juvenile was a victim of child neglect and sexual assault. These serious allegations set in motion hundreds of staff-hours, by several law enforcement agencies, in two separate states.