Riverside Police Activity

On Sunday, July 10th, 2016, at approximately 11:00 p.m., an erratic subject approached the Riverside Police Department Lincoln station. The subject was detained and found to have an active warrant. The suspect was identified as Mario Cosio, age 59 from Riverside. The suspect was arrested for the warrant and booked …

On July 10th, 2016, at approximately 11:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 4900 block of Dewey Avenue regarding possible vandalism. Officers on scene detained three subjects. Officers determined that one of the subjects, Alejandro Abundis, age 21 of Riverside, had tagged the wall in numerous locations causing over $400 …

Earlier today, Thursday, July 7, 2016, shortly after 9:00 a.m., officers responded to White Park in downtown Riverside for a stabbing that just occurred. They quickly arrived and were able to locate and detain the suspect nearby as he fled down an alleyway. Their investigation determined two local transient males …

This past weekend, the Riverside Police and Fire Departments teamed up to enforce City and State fireworks-related laws. Between July 1st and July 4th, teams of Police and Fire investigators conducted enforcement patrols throughout the City each night. Anywhere from two to five teams were out each night handling firework-related …

This morning, Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at about 8:00 a.m., a patrol officer responded to the 3400 block of Madison Street for a theft of cigarettes. The investigation revealed the suspect took several boxes of cigarettes off the opened delivery truck. Surveillance video captured the suspect and suspect vehicle, so …

Yesterday morning on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, officers responded to the apartment complex in the 5700 block of Lochmoor Drive regarding a male subject talking to himself while holding a large knife. Officers arrived on scene and contacted the subject in the front parking lot and saw he had already …

The Riverside Police Department Traffic Unit, part of the Riverside County DUI Enforcement Team, will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, July 8, 2016, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is …

Last night, July 5, 2016 at about 10:00 p.m., officers responded to the La Sierra Neighborhood regarding a family disturbance. A family member reported that her brother was intoxicated and was walking around the house with a knife. The residence was secured and the suspect was detained. The investigation revealed, …

On Saturday, November 7, 2015, at about 10:35 p.m., the victim Glenda Miller, a 62-year-old transient female, was stabbed to death in front of the Student Transportation of America bus company, located at 1989 Massachusetts Avenue. A subject was captured on surveillance cameras in the area of Downs Street and …

On November 07, 2015, at approximately 10:36 p.m., Riverside Police officers responded to the 1900 block of Massachusetts Avenue reference a physical assault that was in progress. As the officers arrived they located a female adult that was suffering from what is believed to be multiple stab wounds. Members of …