On September 17, 2021, the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team (SET) served a search warrant in the 21400 block of Apricot Lane, in the city of Wildomar. During the service of the search warrant, several firearms (to include a California non-compliant rifle), body armor and items commonly used to manufacture firearms, were located. Also located were items commonly used to create counterfeit money. The suspect was identified as Patrick Kirk, 30 years old, a resident of Wildomar, CA whom was arrested and eventually transported to Cois Byrd Detention Center and booked on multiple charges.
On January 13, 2021, at 5:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), served a search warrant at a residence in the 5100 block of La Ponderosa in the city of Coachella.
Reese Whitney, 21, of Hemet died Friday on McCall Park Road in Mountain Center, the Riverside County coroner said. CHP is investigating under Log No. 9655. Next of kin have been notified.
A Hemet man, Alex Mancia-Caceres, 54, died early Friday in a single-vehicle crash at Ramona Expressway and E Seventh Street in San Jacinto. Deputies responded at 2:24 a.m.; the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause remains under investigation.
The Sept. 21, 2026 Valley-Wide agenda packet lists a Winchester Zone 33 parks-tax maximum of $1,697 per single-family unit and an Annexation 14 WQMP maximum of $175. Landowner election results and final adoption are not confirmed in posted minutes.