July, 2016

• 11 July

  SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR BURGLARIZING LOCAL CHURCH

  Early this morning on Friday, July 8, 2016, at about 1:45 a.m., officers responded to the St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church, in the 4700 block of Canyon Crest Drive, regarding an audible alarm activation. Upon arrival, the reporting party informed the officers he thought somebody was still inside. The building was …

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• 11 July

  SEXUAL ASSAULT SUSPECT LOCATED AND ARRESTED IN OKLAHOMA

  The Riverside Police Department METRO / SWAT Team concluded an investigation into the whereabouts of Josue Mejia, a 33-year-old male who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old female in late 2015. During the assault, the victim said she feared for her life, and, if a relative would not have arrived home unexpectedly, …

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• 11 July

  SUSPECT ARRESTED IN EASTSIDE ATTEMPTED VEHICLE THEFT

  Riverside Police Detectives from the East Neighborhood Policing Center arrested a suspect for his involvement in an attempted vehicle theft in a University of California Riverside neighborhood. The suspect later admitted to committing at least ten thefts from vehicles in the same area this year. On Thursday, June 23, 2016, …

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• 11 July

  HOMICIDE SUSPECT APPREHENDED

  

  Yesterday evening on Sunday, July 10, 2016, at about 5:15 p.m., the Riverside Police Department’s Communications Center received a call of a possible domestic disturbance between a male and female near the corner of Calmhill Drive and California Avenue in the City of Riverside. At the same time, officers were …

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• 11 July

  Burglary Suspect Arrested

  On Saturday, July 9th, 2016, at approximately 1:00 a.m., officers responded to an audible alarm at the 6300 block of Box Springs Road. The video feed showed the suspect taking items from the yard and placing them outside. Upon arrival, one suspect fled and another suspect was taken into custody. …

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• 11 July

  Wanted Suspect Arrested

  On Saturday, July 9th, 2016, at approximately 4:00 a.m., officers located a suspect that was identified as Michael Chafitz, age 52, from Laguna Beach from a wanted poster at the Mission Inn. The suspect was wanted for grand theft and making terrorist threats. The suspect was taking into custody. During …

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• 11 July

  Thief Caught Stealing Internet Device from Building

  On Sunday, July 10th, 2016, at approximately 7:00 p.m. officers responded to the 7700 block of Bayberry Avenue regarding a possible theft in progress. Arriving on scene, officers located a female suspect on the roof in the process of stealing an internet device. The suspect, identified as Laura Lara, age …

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• 11 July

  Man with Warrant Caught at Police Station

  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 …

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• 11 July

  Vandalism Suspects Caught

  

  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 …

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• 8 July

  Sheriffs Deputy Arrested For Having Consensual Sex With Multiple Inmates

  

  On July 1, 2016, members of the Sheriff’s Department received information that a deputy sheriff, Brian Derryberry, was engaging in sexual activity with a female adult while she was incarcerated at the Morongo Jail. The allegation was immediately investigated by detectives from the Specialized Investigations Division. During the investigation, detectives …

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