On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, about 5:22 AM, deputies from the Palm Desert Station responded to reports of a burglary in the 74-400 block of Santolina Drive in Palm Desert. Deputies arrived and learned that an adult male suspect had forced entry into a residence.
A San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after being shot while investigating reports of a suspicious vehicle early Sunday, authorities said.
On Friday, July 15, 2022, at 7:40 PM, Perris Sheriff’s station deputies responded to a robbery at a local fast food restaurant located in the 23000 Block of Cajalco Road, in the unincorporated Perris area of Riverside County.
In May of 2022, the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Investigations Bureau began an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against a juvenile. During the course of the investigation the suspect was identified as Thomas Hernandez, a 27-year-old resident of Lake Elsinore.
On March 4, 2022, the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) conducted a sex trafficking investigation that occurred in the cities of Palm Desert, Indio and Desert Hot Springs. During the investigation, seven victims were identified which were all minors. RCAHT members learned Dewayne Williams, a 32-year-old resident of Indio, was involved in human trafficking of a minor.