Riverside Co

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is continuing to feel the impact of State Assembly Bill 109 (AB109). AB 109 is the legislation that was created to reduce prison overcrowding, costs, and recidivism, as ordered by the United States Supreme Court. AB 109 is also referred to as the state prison realignment. As of January 5, 2012, the Sheriff’s Department’s jails are housing 735 inmates who would have been sent to state prison for felony court convictions or violations of their state parole. Under the new realignment sentencing laws, inmates...

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On December 31, 2011, about 6:48 pm Lake Elsinore Patrol officers responded to a major injury collision in the 1500 block of Lakeshore Drive at Avenue 6. At the scene officers located the victim on the north side of the road. The victim suffered numerous fractures, major head injuries and was transported to the Inland Valley Medical Center. Preliminary investigative efforts indicate the male pedestrian, approximately 19 years of age, was riding a skate board westbound on Lakeshore Drive when he was struck from behind by a passing vehicle....

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On Friday, December 23, 2011, at approximately 5:39 a.m., officers from the Temecula Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Foot Locker, located within the Promenade Mall at 40820 Winchester Road, regarding reports of a large disturbance related to the limited release of Nike’s new Air Jordan shoe. When officers arrived, they located a disgruntled crowd of 30-40 customers, some who claimed they had been waiting since midnight to purchase the new shoes. Also, as officers arrived a member of the crowd, identified as Jervis...

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Murrieta Hot Springs, CA – On December 21, 2011, at 7:59 p.m. Deputy Dayle Long 42, was involved in an off-duty shooting at Spelly’s “pub and grille” at 40675 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd.,  located within the city limits of Murrieta. Long is accused of shooting Samuel Vanettes, 36, of Winchester, Ca. The shooting is being handled as a criminal investigation by the Murrieta Police Department. Long was subsequently booked into the Southwest Detention Center for 187 P.C. Long is forty-two years old. He has been employed by the Riverside County...

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On 12/19/11, at 7:42 AM, a city of Temecula Police Department motorcycle officer observed a vehicle traveling on Temecula Parkway at a high rate of speed. The motorcycle officer attempted to conduct an enforcement stop on the vehicle for violation of 22350 of the California Vehicle Code-Unsafe speed. The driver refused to stop and accelerated in an attempt to flee from the officer. After the driver ran through two traffic control red signals at a high rate of speed, the motorcycle officer discontinued pursuing the vehicle for the safety...

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