2. Ask if You’re Free to Leave
If an officer says yes, walk away calmly. If they say no, you have the right to remain silent.

3. You Do Not Have to Answer Questions
You are not required to share your immigration status. You can say:
👉 “I am exercising my right to remain silent.”

4. Do Not Show False Documents
Never present fake papers. It can make your case worse.

5. Ask for a Warrant
If ICE comes to your home, you do not have to open the door unless they show a judicial warrant signed by a judge (not just an ICE form).

6. You Have the Right to an Attorney
You can ask to speak to a lawyer before answering questions. You do not have to sign anything without legal advice.

7. Document the Encounter
If safe, write down the officer’s name, badge number, and details of the stop.

Resources for Inland Empire Residents

• ACLU of Southern California: aclusocal.org
• Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice: (951) 394-2238
• Know Your Rights cards (printable in English & Spanish) available online.

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File # G2024-00887 / R240460005

Details:

On Thursday, February 15, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Region 3 Gang Task Force Officers, along with the Southwest Cities S.W.A.T. Team, executed a search warrant in the 900 block of Battersea Road in the City of Hemet, for a felonious weapons investigation. During the warrant service, several occupants were detained without incident. A search of the property resulted in the discovery of a possible Butane Honey Oil (BHO) laboratory. Since the BHO laboratory appeared to be functioning, the Hemet Fire Department Hazardous Material Team and the Riverside County Department of Health Hazmat Team responded to the scene.

Based on their assessment, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (RSO-MET) was contacted and requested to respond. RSO-MET assisted in the dismantling of the BHO laboratory and the removal of hazardous materials. After the property was deemed safe, evidence of narcotic and weapon sales was discovered in addition to the functioning BHO laboratory. Several subjects were placed under arrest for various narcotic and weapons charges and were later transported to a Riverside County jail.

During this operation, a small portion of Battersea Road was closed for serval hours.

The Hemet/San Jacinto Valley (Region 3) Gang Task Force is one of five teams comprising the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force. It is staffed by members from the Hemet Police Department, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, and California Highway Patrol. Collaboratively, these law enforcement agencies combat criminal street gangs.

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File # PC230850021

Details:

On Sunday, March 26, 2023, at 05:59 A.M., deputies from the Perris Station responded to a suspicious person call in the 22000 Block of Cajalco Road, in Mead Valley; where a subject was disoriented and bleeding from the head. The subject was located and transported to a local hospital. The victim told deputies he was driving his friend’s black 2008 Saturn Vue when he gave two unknown male subjects a ride. The two subjects assaulted him, fired a round from a sawed off shotgun, and stole the vehicle. Prior to the assault, deputies learned they drove to a local convenience store where one of the subjects got out and went inside before returning. The vehicle was later recovered in the city of Moreno Valley. The Perris Station’s Robbery Burglary Suppression Team (RBST) assumed the investigation and obtained the video surveillance from the convenience store. With the help from the Gang Task Force and the Moreno Valley Gang Team, both suspects were identified as Anthony Atilano (28-year-old of Moreno Valley) and Daniel Quevedo (29-year-old of Moreno Valley).

On Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 1:00 P.M., deputies from the Jurupa Valley Station’s Special enforcement Team (JVS SET) were conducting a separate investigation at a residence in the 18000 Block of Haines Street, in the city of Perris. JVS SET deputies located Anthony Atilano during their investigation and detained him for Perris RBST. Shortly after, JVS SET deputies obtained information on their suspect and responded to a motel located in the 3000 block of La Sierra Avenue, in the city of Riverside. JVS SET deputies located the suspect in their case along with Daniel Quevedo in room 242. Perris RBST authored and served a search warrant at the hotel room and located evidence of the carjacking crime including the sawed off shotgun. Both Atilano and Quevedo were interviewed and later transported and booked into jail for multiple felony charges. This investigation is on-going.

Anyone with additional information is urged to call RBST Investigator Rooker at Riverside County Sheriff’s dispatch at (951) 776–1099, or the Perris Station at (951) 210–1000.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week highlighted China’s aspirations for a greater role on the world stage. But they also revealed the perils of global diplomacy: Hours after Friday’s announcement of the trip, an international arrest warrant was issued for Putin on war crimes charges, taking at least some wind out of the sails of China’s big reveal.

The flurry of developments — which followed China’s brokering of an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations and its release of what it calls a “peace plan” for Ukraine — came as the Biden administration watches warily Beijing’s moves to assert itself more forcefully in international affairs.

U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday he believes the decision by the International Criminal Court in The Hague to charge Putin was “justified.” Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for his Delaware home, he said Putin “clearly committed war crimes.”

While the U.S. does not recognize the court, Biden said it “makes a very strong point” to call out the Russian leader for his actions in ordering the invasion of Ukraine.

Other U.S. officials privately expressed satisfaction that an international body had agreed with Washington’s assessment that Russia has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine.

Asked about the Xi-Putin meeting, Biden said, “Well, we’ll see when that meeting takes place.”

The Biden administration believes China’s desire to be seen as a broker for peace between Russia and Ukraine may be viewed more critically now that Putin is officially a war crime suspect, according to two U.S. officials. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the matter publicly, said the administration hopes the warrants will help mobilize heretofore neutral countries to weigh in on the conflict.

A look at the Xi-Putin meeting and how it may be affected by the warrant.

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF XI MEETING WITH PUTIN?

The visit to Russia will be Xi’s first foreign trip since being elected to an unprecedented third term as China’s president. It comes as Beijing and Moscow have intensified ties in steps that began shortly before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a meeting between the two leaders in Beijing during last year’s Winter Olympics at which they declared a “no limits” partnership.

Since then, China has repeatedly sided with Russia in blocking international action against Moscow for the Ukraine conflict and, U.S. officials say, is considering supplying Russia with weapons to support the war. But it has also tried to cast itself in a more neutral role, offering a peace plan that was essentially ignored.

The meeting in Moscow is likely to see the two sides recommit to their partnership, which both see as critical to countering what they consider undue and undeserved influence exerted by the U.S. and its Western allies.

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ICC ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR PUTIN?

In the immediate term, the ICC’s warrant for Putin and one of his aides is unlikely to have a major impact on the meeting or China’s position toward Russia. Neither China nor Russia — nor the United States or Ukraine — has ratified the ICC’s founding treaty. The U.S., beginning with the Clinton administration, has refused to join the court, fearing that its broad mandate could result in the prosecution of American troops or officials.

That means that none of the four countries formally recognizes the court’s jurisdiction or is bound by its orders, although Ukraine has consented to allowing some ICC probes of crimes on its territory and the U.S. has cooperated with ICC investigations.

In addition, it is highly unlikely that Putin would travel to a country that would be bound by obligations to the ICC. If he did, it is questionable whether that country would actually arrest him. There is precedent for those previously indicted, notably former Sudanese President Omar Bashir, to have visited ICC members without being detained.

However, the stain of the arrest warrant could well work against China and Russia in the court of public opinion and Putin’s international status may take a hit unless the charges are withdrawn or he is acquitted.

WHAT IS THE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON?

U.S. officials have not minced words when it comes to Xi’s planned visit to Moscow. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called Beijing’s push for an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine a “ratification of Russian conquest” and warned that Russians could use a cease-fire to regroup their positions “so that they can restart attacks on Ukraine at a time of their choosing.”

“We do not believe that this is a step towards a just, durable peace,” he said. Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan this week called on Xi to also speak with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian leader has also expressed interest in talks with Xi.

WHAT IS THE VIEW FROM KYIV?

Speaking before the ICC warrant was unveiled, Ukrainian analysts cautioned against falling into a potential trap ahead of the Xi-Putin meeting. “We need to be aware that such peace talks are a trap for Ukraine and its diplomatic corps,” said Yurii Poita, who heads the Asia section at the Kyiv-based New Geopolitics Research Network.

“Under such conditions, these peace talks won’t be directed toward peace,” said Nataliia Butyrska, a Ukrainian analyst on politics related to Eastern Asia. She said the visit reflects not so much China’s desire for peace but its desire to play a major role in whatever post-conflict settlement may be reached.

“China does not clearly distinguish between who is the aggressor and who is the victim. And when a country begins its peacekeeping activities or at least seeks to help the parties, not distinguishing this will affect objectivity,” Butyrska said. “From my perspective, China seeks to freeze the conflict.”

WHAT IS THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW?

Even if China stops short of providing military assistance to Russia as the U.S. and its allies fear, Moscow sees Xi’s visit as a powerful signal of Chinese backing that challenges Western efforts to isolate Russia and deal crippling blows to its economy.

Kremlin spokesman Yuri Ushakov noted that Putin and Xi have “very special friendly and trusting personal ties” and hailed Beijing’s peace plan. “We highly appreciate the restrained, well-balanced position of the Chinese leadership on this issue,” Ushakov said.

Observers say that despite China’s posturing as a mediator, its refusal to condemn the Russian action leaves no doubt about where Beijing’s sympathy lies.

“The Chinese peace plan is a fig leaf to push back against some Western criticism on support for Russia,” said Alexander Gabuev, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “The optics that it creates is that China has a peace plan, both parties of war endorsed it and were ready to explore the opportunities and then it was killed by the hostile West.”

WHAT IS THE VIEW FROM BEIJING?

Chinese officials have been boasting about their new-found clout in the international arena as their country’s foreign policy has become increasingly assertive under Xi.

In announcing the Xi visit, China’s foreign ministry said Beijing’s ties with Moscow are a significant world force. “As the world enters a new period of turbulence and change, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and an important power, the significance and influence of China-Russia relations go far beyond the bilateral scope,” it said.

It called the visit “a journey of friendship, further deepening mutual trust and understanding between China and Russia, and consolidating the political foundation and public opinion foundation of friendship between the two peoples for generations.”

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