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The Riverside Sheriff’s Office Jurupa Valley Station is proud to announce its partnership with the city of Jurupa Valley in securing the Organized Retail Theft Prevention (ORTP) Grant Program. The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) has awarded the city of Jurupa Valley an impressive grant of $2,219,710 to address the growing concerns of organized motor vehicle and retail thefts within the city limits.

The primary objective of this collaboration is to enhance public safety and safeguard local businesses from the increasing threat of organized theft. To achieve this, the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station, in conjunction with the city of Jurupa Valley, will be implementing a comprehensive plan that includes the acquisition and installation of 60 state-of-the-art Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras. These cameras will be strategically placed throughout the city to effectively monitor and track suspicious activities related to motor vehicle and retail theft.

In addition to the ALPR camera deployment, the Jurupa Valley Sheriff Station Special Enforcement Team will be dedicated to investigating and combatting motor vehicle thefts, including cargo and catalytic converter theft within the city. The Special Enforcement Team will consist of highly trained and experienced law enforcement personnel who will work diligently to identify and apprehend individuals involved in organized theft operations.

Additionally, the city of Jurupa Valley will be establishing a Small Business Retail Theft Prevention (SBRTP) Program.  The program will aim to empower local businesses at combating organized retail theft by providing training, educational materials, and support to businesses.

The partnership between the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station and the city of Jurupa Valley highlights the commitment of both entities to ensure the safety and security of local residents and businesses. By proactively addressing the escalating issues of organized motor vehicle and retail thefts, this joint effort aims to create a safer environment for the community.

The Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station and the city of Jurupa Valley are confident that the collaboration and initiatives arising from the ORTP Grant Program will have a lasting positive impact on the community. Together, we are determined to reduce organized motor vehicle and retail thefts, providing a safer and more secure Jurupa Valley for all.

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File: TE232040022

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On July 23, 2023, the Riverside Sheriff’s Southwest Station deputies responded to a business in the 39000 block of Winchester Road in the City of Temecula regarding a past burglary. Deputies learned multiple suspects entered the business after hours and stole several bottles of high-end alcohol.

The Southwest Station’s Robbery/Burglary Suppression Team (RBST) assumed the investigation and began following all leads. On September 17, 2023, an additional burglary occurred at the same business, targeting the same product with similar suspect descriptions. RBST learned the same suspects also burglarized several other businesses throughout Riverside County and surrounding counties within the same time frame. On September 24, 2023, several additional burglaries occurred at pharmacies throughout the Southern California region, where suspects matching the same description stole numerous bottles of medication.

RBST began collaborating with several allied agencies and loss prevention partners across Southern California to determine the extent and number of incidents for which this organized retail crew was responsible. The investigation revealed the suspects stole over $200,000 of high-end alcohol and prescription medication and caused over $50,000 in damages during the burglaries. It was also learned the suspects were associated with a Los Angeles-based gang and were selling the stolen items for profit. The suspects are responsible for approximately 40 burglaries.

After an extensive investigation spanning several months and using several investigative resources and agencies, RBST was able to positively identify four of the suspects as 24-year-old Aaron Kincy, a resident of Los Angeles, 24-year-old Corey Christopher, 23-year-old Rasheed Reed, and 23-year-old Armaun Yerger, all residents of Compton.

On December 21, 2023, RBST, with the assistance of several additional teams, served search warrants in the 100 block of 91st Street in Los Angeles, the 4000 block of Nicolet Avenue in Los Angeles, and the 13000 block of South Largo Avenue in Compton. During the search, deputies located several items of evidentiary value connecting all suspects to the string of burglaries, including clothing, several bottles of stolen prescription medication, and high-end alcohol. There were also six firearms recovered during the operation, which included unserialized guns and a firearm with an altered serial number. Aaron Kincy and Corey Christopher were located and arrested during the service of the search warrants. An additional subject, 20-year-old Kamron Williams of Compton, was also arrested for violating probation.

Aaron Kincy and Corey Christopher were booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for several counts of organized retail theft, grand theft, burglary, and possession of a controlled substance for sale. Kincy is being held on $1,000,000 bail, and Christopher is being held on $500,000 bail. Reed and Yerger are already in custody, and additional warrants were issued for their involvement in this case. This is an ongoing investigation. No further details are available at this time.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office has zero tolerance for these offenses. We will continue to work proactively with our allied agencies, loss prevention partners, and the District Attorney’s Office to combat organized retail crime.

Anyone with additional information about this case is encouraged to contact Investigator Jeffrey Andrews of the Southwest Station RBST Team at (951) 696–3000.

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File # LA233470037

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On Wednesday, December 13, 2032, at 4:10 p.m., Thermal Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to a business in the 78700 block of Highway 111 in the city of La Quinta after receiving information from the Palm Desert Special Enforcement Team that a car associated with organized retail theft in Palm Desert, Wildomar, and Lake Elsinore was in the area.

With the assistance of the Indian Wells and Palm Desert Special Enforcement Teams, deputies located the car in the parking lot of a shopping center. They detained the subjects after they exited a store. The investigation found the subjects removed $2300 of merchandise from a business and made no attempts to pay for the merchandise.

The three suspects taken into custody were:

• Khamyra Smith, a 19-year-old resident of Moreno Valley
• Derrick Yanders, an 18-year-old resident of Fontana
• Chynae Welch, an 18-year-old resident of Eastvale

All three were arrested for Organized Retail Theft and booked into John Benoit Detention Center with a bail of $10,000.

This theft is still under investigation, and anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Deputy B. Martinez of the Thermal Sheriff’s Station’s La Quinta Special Enforcement Team at (760) 863-8990 or call anonymously at (760) 341-STOP (7867) and reference incident #LA233470037.

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