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On June 23, 2021, at 7:00 AM, Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force Officers from Region 2 and Region 6, along with the Riverside County Emergency Service Team served a search warrant in the 1300 block of East Lincoln Street in the City of Banning. The search warrant was the result of an ongoing gang investigation into Southside Beaumont Gang members involved in the sales of illegal narcotics and guns. Gang Task Force Officers located a shotgun, a stolen handgun and over four-hundred ammunition rounds at the location. Additionally, Gang Task Force Officers located one pound of honey oil wax, four ounces of Psilocybin mushrooms, over one hundred vape pens containing THC, one pound of marijuana and fifty fraudulent CDC COVID-19 vaccination cards. Gang Task Force Officers also seized $7,500.00 in U.S. Currency.

On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Lake Elsinore Sheriff Station Investigators concluded an ongoing investigation regarding a past sexual assault, that occurred at a residence in the 100 block of Prospect Street, Lake Elsinore.

Throughout the month of June, the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station received reports of a man driving a silver Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) brandishing a gun and threatening to shoot people while driving erratically through city streets.

On Saturday, June 19, 2021, about 4:04 AM, Cabazon Station deputies responded to the 32000 block of San Timoteo Canyon Road, in the unincorporated area of Redlands regarding an assault.

On Tuesday, June 15th, 2021, around 4:40 PM, Border Patrol agents working routine patrol, in plain clothes and driving unmarked patrol vehicles, encountered a suspect who they had been informed was armed and wanted for assault with a deadly weapon by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. The suspect was driving southbound on Interstate 15, near Lake Elsinore, CA. Agents followed the suspect for several minutes before he exited the highway and parked at a gas station. When agents attempted to take the man into custody, he drove his vehicle toward the agents and struck two Border Patrol vehicles as he fled the area. Border Patrol requested assistance from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.