Tag: Police

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

On Sunday, April 11, 2021, about 6:00 PM, members of the Jurupa Valley Patrol Station Special Enforcement Team (SET) conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in the area of Magnolia and McKinley in the unincorporated area of Home Gardens. While speaking with the driver, who was later identified as 24-year-old Samuel Orajel, a resident of Home Gardens, SET deputies learned Orajel had a warrant for his arrest. As they began to remove Orajel from his vehicle, SET Deputies discovered Orajel was sitting on a loaded firearm. Orajel was immediately placed under arrest without incident.

On Saturday, April 10, 2021 about 10:31 A.M., deputies with the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station initiated a pursuit of a stolen vehicle. The driver, later identified as Noel Avalos (28 transient), fled from law enforcement and drove in a reckless manner. At about 1036 hours, the pursuing units discontinued the pursuit when the Sheriff’s helicopter was in place to follow the suspect.

On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at 1:16 pm, Deputies assigned to the Palm Desert Station responded to the area of Lupine Lane and Highway 111, in the city of Palm Desert, to locate a male who was assaulting customers in the area of the 73-400 block of Highway 111.

Investigators continued the investigation into the murder of Markese Benny Holland. On Friday, March 26, 2021, investigators arrested Michael Reed, 28 years old out of Perris and London Tariq Strider, 18 years old out of Chino for murder.