On May 30, 2020, deputies assigned to the Hemet Sheriff Station’s Station, began an investigation regarding a possible illegal marijuana cultivation site and honey butane oil lab. The investigation led them to a residence within the community of Anza.
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, around 1:07am, deputies responded to the 3900 block of Mount Shasta Pl., Norco, in reference to an assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival it was learned that a subject, later identified as Dakota Halverson
On June 3, 2020, at 8:58 A.M., deputies from the Southwest Station responded to the 40600 block of Sage Road in the unincorporated area of Sage, to investigate the circumstance of a deceased male.
Like so many small towns, the local community developed an attitude that "it can't happen here." Ah, but it did. By the weekend, all hell broke loose at the Hemet Valley Mall when peaceful demonstrators were exercising
Leading black organizations sent letters requesting for the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to create an African American Fatality Taskforce. Participating organizations include: