http://rivcoda.org/tribal-unit
Tribal Unit Tribal Unit Mission Statement“Serving the Native American Communities within Riverside County to ensure we safeguard the rights of our community members.”The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office Tribal Unit has developed a partnership with all 12 Sovereign Native American Tribes in Riverside County of which nine are tribes. It is the function of the Tribal Unit to work closely…
http://rivcoda.org/victims-memorial-wall
Victims' Memorial Wall In 2009, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office unveiled a wall where the names of murder victims are engraved in polished granite.The wall is located in our Victims' Memorial Courtyard outside the downtown Riverside office. There are more than 2,000 names engraved on the wall, dating back as far as could be found in county records.Each year, during National Crime…
http://rivcoda.org/crisis-response-team
Crisis Response Team Members of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Division of Victim Services Crisis Response Team, partner with local first responders and are dispatched to assist the community in the aftermath of a traumatic criminal mass casualty event, providing on-scene crisis response. Our Office recognizes the importance of providing specialized services to victims of…
http://rivcoda.org/news/parole-board-grants-early-release-rapist-decades-sentence-end
Parole Board Grants Early Release to Rapist Decades Before Sentence End November 17, 2023 The state Board of Parole Hearings has agreed to release a convicted rapist 29 years into a 170-year prison sentence. This move comes over the objections of the victim and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In 1994, Cody Woodsen Klemp, DOB: 4-16-56, was convicted of 40 felonies involving the…
http://rivcoda.org/news/gunman-sought-cathedral-city-murder-co-defendant-faces-sentencing
Gunman Sought in Cathedral City Murder as Co-Defendant Faces Sentencing November 29, 2023 Sentencing for a Cathedral City man convicted of murdering an innocent father who had moved into the former home of the intended victim, is scheduled for tomorrow, Dec. 1, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. at the Banning Justice Center.On Oct. 18, a jury found Josue Agustin Sanchezcasas, DOB: 08-20-96, guilty of the second…
http://rivcoda.org/news/additional-charges-and-defendant-added-luxury-car-theft-scheme
Additional Charges and Defendant Added in Luxury Car Theft Scheme December 1, 2023 A second person has now been charged in a multi-million dollar scheme involving the theft of luxury cars throughout Riverside County. Gabriel Dean Watters, DOB: 11-29-76, of San Diego, pleaded not guilty on Nov. 30 to 12 felonies, which include embezzlement, car theft, and buying or receiving stolen vehicles.…
http://rivcoda.org/news/rivcoda-blog
RivCoDA Blog October 29, 2020 Thursday, October 29, 2020 RivCoDA Blog One might ask, “Why does RivCoDA have a blog?” The means of communication are evolving, and government agencies are often left behind the curve. Technologies advance and communication trends change, and we do not want to be left behind. The days of written newspaper articles are almost extinct. The press no longer has the…
http://rivcoda.org/news/criminal-grand-jury-indicts-care-home-owner-operators-again-murder-and-endangerment
Criminal Grand Jury Indicts Care Home Owner-Operators Again for Murder and Endangerment December 8, 2023 A Riverside County criminal grand jury has again returned an indictment against the owner/operators of a care home in the La Cresta area of unincorporated Riverside County, near Murrieta. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin made the announcement following the unsealing of the 15-…
http://rivcoda.org/news/first-da-citizens-academy-spanish
First DA Citizens' Academy in Spanish January 5, 2024 The Riverside County District Attorney's Office announces the launch of its first Spanish-language Citizens' Academy, "The Good Neighbor," an effort to reach out to the Hispanic community and empower residents to learn how the judicial process works, from arrest to sentencing. Residents are invited to enroll in this six-session course, once-a-…
http://rivcoda.org/news/das-office-seeks-identify-woman-murdered-happy-face-killer-31-years-ago
DA’s Office Seeks to Identify Woman Murdered by ‘Happy Face Killer’ 31 Years Ago January 8, 2024 Recent advances in DNA technology have allowed cold case investigators in Riverside County to come the closest they’ve ever been to identifying the only remaining unidentified victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, known as the “Happy Face Killer.” On the anniversary of his conviction for…
