File # GB230340001

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On Friday, February 3, at 7:00 AM, Gang Task Force Officers from Region 2 served multiple search warrants in the cities of Beaumont, Calimesa, and Cherry Valley in regards to an ongoing drug sales investigation. Through the search warrants, Gang Task Force Officers seized approximately 28 pounds of methamphetamine, 5.5 pounds of Heroin, approximately 2,000 suspected M30 Fentanyl pills, 2.5 pounds of suspected Fentanyl powder, approximately 400 glass smoking pipes commonly used to smoke methamphetamine, and one unserialized 9mm Polymer-80 Handgun aka “ghost gun” containing a loaded magazine.

Julio Ceasar Castillo, age 51, of Cherry Valley, CA was arrested and booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility for the following charges:

• Felon in Possession of Firearm
• Felon in Possession of Ammunition
• Possession of Several Controlled Substances for Sale

The Riverside County Gang Task Force is a collaborative effort of several law enforcement agencies with the goal of combating criminal street gangs. The San Gorgonio Special Operations Regional Gang Task Force is one of six teams which compose the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force. The San Gorgonio Special Operations Gang Task Force is staffed with members from the Beaumont Police Department and Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Officer Christopherson at (951) 776-2553.

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File # D222780010

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On October 5, 2022, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Riverside County Code Enforcement, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, served five marijuana cultivation related search warrants in the unincorporated county area of Anza. While conducting the searches, approximately 3140 marijuana plants and 4148 pounds of processed marijuana was eradicated from several indoor and outdoor structures. During the investigation Billy Shuming Louie, a 50-year-old resident of Los Angeles County and Curtis D. Miller, a 64-year-old resident of Anza, were cited for illegal cultivation of marijuana.

The goal of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is to keep all of our citizens safe while also improving the quality of life for those residing within the community. Marijuana cultivation negatively impacts the environment in many ways including diminishing and poisoning the water table and pesticides adversely affecting the health of neighboring residents. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has a zero-tolerance policy for these offenses. If you suspect drug activity in your area, please contact your local Sheriff’s Station. The Hemet Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 791-3400 and the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 766-2400.

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File # GE221600002

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On Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 5:30 P.M. the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force conducted a follow-up investigation related to an armed robbery that occurred in the 40000 block of Washington Street in Bermuda Dunes on June 9, 2022. During the follow-up investigation, Gang Task Force Officers arrested documented criminal street gang member, Isaac Martinez, 18 of Indio for Robbery, Criminal Threats and Conspiracy. Gang Task Force Officers later served a search warrant at Martinez’ residence located in the 80000 block of Moonshine Drive in Indio. During the service of the search warrant Gang Task Force Officers located a .380 ACP semi-auto handgun and a .22 LR Revolver. The firearms were collected as part of the robbery investigation.

Continuing with their investigation, Gang Task Force Officers served a search warrant at a residence located in the 83000 block of Lupine Avenue in Indio. During the service of the search warrant, Gang Task Force Officers located a vehicle occupied by multiple subjects. All occupants were removed from the vehicle and a search of the car was conducted pursuant to a search warrant. During a search of the vehicle a loaded 9mm semi-auto handgun was located. Gang Task Force Officers determined the handgun was a non-serialized firearm or what is commonly referred to as a “Ghost Gun.” Eddie Amezquita, 18 of Indio was arrested at the scene for Possession of a Concealed Firearm, Possession of a Loaded Firearm, and Possession of a Ghost Gun. While on scene, Gang Task Force Officers determined that Amezquita had fired a single round from the firearm in a negligent manner just in front of the residence where the search warrant was being served. The incident occurred a short time before Gang Task Force Officers arrived on scene to serve the search warrant. Amezquita was subsequently charged with Negligent Discharge of a Firearm in addition to his other charges. Both Martinez and Amezquita were booked at John Benoit Detention Center in Indio.

The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force is committed to creating safe and secure neighborhoods free of violent crime and gang activity. If you have any information about this crime, please contact CVVCGTF member Deputy Camarena at (760) 836-1600. If you have non-emergency information regarding gang activity, please use our online Gang Task Force Tip Form or call 951-922-7601.

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File # GS221160001

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During the month of April 2022, a Deputy from the Murrieta / Temecula Regional Gang Task Force began a weapons and narcotic sales investigation believed to be related to a residence and a public storage locker in Murrieta.

On April 26, 2022, the team served a search warrant at an unoccupied storage locker in the 24900 block of Whitewood Road. An AK-47 assault style rifle, large capacity magazines, and ammunition were recovered from the storage unit.

On May 20, 2022, the gang team with assistance from the Murrieta Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) and the Community Policing Team (CPT) served a second related search warrant at a residence in the 40000 block of Pearl Drive. A short barrel rifle, high-capacity magazine, over a half pound of Fentanyl, over one thousand M-30 Pills, several ounces of combined heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, along with ammunition, and gun parts were seized.

36-year-old Richard Murphy and 34-year-old Lisa Wehus were arrested at the location and eventually booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center on a variety of weapon and narcotic charges.

If have any information related to this investigation you can contact Region 4 Gang Task Force Deputy T. Tully at 951-461-6344 or if you have information related to gang or illegal weapon related activity in your neighborhood, you can contact Sergeant S. Dyer at the Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force at 951-461-6363.

You may also provide information anonymously through the Riverside County Gang Task Force online TipForm. The Riverside County Gang Task Force is a collaborative effort of several law enforcement agencies with the goal of combating criminal street gangs. The Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force is one of 6 teams which compose the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force which is a collaborative effort of multiple law enforcement agencies with the goal of combating criminal street gangs.

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On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife served seven marijuana cultivation related search warrants at seven separate residences/ properties located in the following unincorporated areas of Anza and Aguanga:

• 44500 block of Carrot Lane, Aguanga
• Parcel of land near Kirby Road and Derby Lane, Anza
• 59400 block of Grandon Road, Anza
• 59400 block of Grandon Road, Anza
• 59700 block of Grandon Road, Anza
• 59800 block of Hutton Circle, Anza
• 42000 block of Scarlet Bugle, Anza

During the service of the search warrants, approximately 5,166 plants were eradicated, and 950 pounds of processed marijuana was collected, for a total combined weight of approximately one and a half tons. Three firearms (two assault rifles and one handgun) were also collected for evidence.

The following suspects were arrested for Marijuana Cultivation, (charges will be filed with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office):

The goal of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is to keep all of our citizens safe while also improving the quality of life for those residing within the community. Marijuana cultivation negatively impacts the environment in many ways including diminishing and poisoning the water table and pesticides adversely affecting the health of neighboring residents. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has a zero-tolerance policy for these offenses. If you suspect drug activity in your area, please contact your local Sheriff’s Station. The Hemet Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 791-3400 and the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 766-2400. Criminal activity can also be reported through the We-Tip Crime Reporting Hotline, (909) 987-5005.

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On Saturday, February 27, 2021, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Cannabis Regulation Task Force served narcotic related search warrants at nine separate residences located in the cities of Hemet and San Jacinto.

These search warrants were the result of a long-term investigation regarding a drug trafficking organization operating in the area. During the service of the search warrants 8,736 marijuana plants, 700 pounds of processed marijuana, four firearms, and $64,000 in cash were located and seized. It was also discovered that seven of the residences had been converted into illegal marijuana cultivation operations. The electrical meters at those seven residences had been bypassed to steal electricity from Southern California Edison to run their illegal operation. Per Southern California Edison preliminary estimates puts the amount of stolen electricity over $100,000.

The following subjects were arrested during the service of the search warrants for various criminal charges:

• 41 year old Norwalk resident Sandra Macias
• 31 year old Hemet resident David Barrera
• 24 year old San Jacinto resident Sal Nolasco
• 33 year old San Jacinto resident Mariela Del Billar
• 51 year old San Jacinto resident Adriana Alvarez
• 26 year old Hemet resident Nasbit Gomez
• 35 year old San Jacinto resident Noe Lopez
• 41 year old Hemet resident Luis Gomez
• 34 year old Hemet resident Barnaby Amaya
• 40 year old San Jacinto resident Francisco Vasquez

The goal of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is to keep all of our citizens safe while also improving the quality of life for those residing within the community. If you suspect drug activity in your area, please contact your local Sheriff’s Station. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Deputy Tim Dunlap at the San Jacinto Sheriff Station by calling at (951) 654-2702.

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On February 20, 2021 at 9:00 am, deputies from the Perris Sheriff’s Station responded to the area of Hansen Ave. and Nuevo Rd. in the unincorporated county area of Nuevo regarding a stolen vehicle investigation.  Upon arrival, several subjects attempted to flee from the responding deputies.  A perimeter was established and a total of ten subjects were located hiding on a large property at the end of Hansen Ave.  All ten of the subjects were safely detained without incident.

While at the location, deputies located two large outdoor marijuana grows and the stolen vehicle which was initially reported. Based on this information a search warrant was written and a complete search of the property was conducted. During the search, five stolen vehicles were recovered, 1,734 marijuana plants were eradicated, and a butane honey oil lab was located. Additionally, a sales quantity of methamphetamine was recovered and a functioning stolen vehicle “chop shop” was dismantled.

All ten of the suspects located on the property were arrested and booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center. These subjects are being charged with possession of stolen property, possession of stolen vehicles, operating a chop shop, marijuana cultivation, manufacturing butane honey oil, possession of methamphetamine for sale, and under the influence. Three of the suspects who were arrested were wanted on outstanding arrest warrants.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Deputy Pendleton or Deputy Zavorka at the Perris Station by calling 951-210-1000.

The following suspects were arrested at the location:

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Members of the Jurupa Valley Station’s Special Enforcement Teams (SET) representing the cities of Eastvale and Jurupa Valley have been aggressively targeting illegal indoor marijuana grows throughout the cities of Eastvale and Jurupa Valley in 2021.

Deputies assigned to the SET team received complaints from residents of the city of Eastvale regarding possible illegal indoor marijuana cultivations. The Eastvale SET deputies investigated and determined that properties located in the 6640 block of Leanne St., and the 7000 block of Wells Springs St., city of Eastvale, had been converted to support illegal indoor marijuana cultivation and there was evidence that marijuana plants were being cultivated on the properties.

On February 20. 2021, at 9:00 AM, members from the Jurupa Valley station’s SET team served two marijuana cultivation related search warrants on the properties located at the above addresses within the city of Eastvale. During the service of the search warrants, deputies recovered approximately 2750 marijuana plants and several pounds of processed marijuana from the locations.

Yi Bao Feng, 64-year old resident of the city of Eastvale, was arrested for illegal marijuana cultivation, maintaining and operating a drug house, possession of marijuana for sales. Subsequently, he was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center:

Eastvale Community Enhancement and Safety, along with Southern California Edison responded to the location’s and they conducted their own separate investigations into various building and safety code violations.

Anyone with further information about this incident or if you suspect drug activity in your area, please contact the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s station. The Eastvale Special Enforcement Team can be reached at 951-955-2600.

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On February 4, 2021 at approximately 5:00 AM, members of the Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force coordinated the service of three residential search warrants in the cities of Temecula, Lake Elsinore, and Hemet. Participating teams included the Banning / Beaumont Gang Task Force, Perris / Lake Elsinore Gang Task Force, Hemet / San Jacinto Gang Task Force, Jurupa Valley Gang Task Force, Central Post-release Accountability and Corrections Team, the Riverside Sheriff Department’s Corrections Intelligence Bureau, and the Riverside Sheriff Department’s Temecula Special Enforcement Teams. Some of the items recovered included one handgun, several handgun magazines, ammunition, two other non-firearm related weapons, and a large amount of outlaw motorcycle gang indicia / clothing. Documented outlaw motorcycle gang member Nicholas Turner, 34 years old, resident of Hemet was arrested and booked into jail related to a weapons offense court order violation.

If you have any information related to this investigation you can contact Detective R. Leitch at (951) 461-6353 or if you have information related to gang or illegal weapon related activity in your neighborhood, you can contact Sergeant Steve Dyer at the Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force at 951-461-6363. The Riverside County Gang Task Force is a collaborative effort of several law enforcement agencies with the goal of combating criminal street gangs. The Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force is one of 6 teams which compose the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force.

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• 25-year-old Hemet resident Fia Papalii
• 21-year-old Compton resident Jack Kite
• 44-year-old Anaheim resident Villayphanh Soukkhyphiangkeo
• 38-year-old Rancho Cucamonga resident Xihua Lin
• 52-year-old Diamond Bar resident Fengang Li 

The goal of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is to keep all of our citizens safe while also improving the quality of life for those residing within the community. Marijuana cultivation negatively impacts the environment in many ways including diminishing and poisoning the water table and pesticides adversely affecting the health of neighboring residents. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has a zero-tolerance policy for these offenses. If you suspect drug activity in your area, please contact your local Sheriff’s Station. The Hemet Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 791-3400 and the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 766-2400.

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