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MAN WHO STOLE MEDICAL SUPPLES FROM RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL May 6, 2019 IS SENTENCED TO PRISON AND ORDERED TO PAY $5 MILLION IN RESTITUTION RIVERSIDE – Today, May 6, 2019, a Moreno Valley man was sentenced to six years in state prison and ordered to pay more than $5 million in victim restitution for stealing medical supplies from Riverside Community Hospital. Oscar Orlando Bernal, DOB: 10-…
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Jury finds man guilty in 2019 murder of CHP sergeant on Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore August 27, 2021 RIVERSIDE – A Riverside County jury has found a Winchester man guilty of second-degree murder in the death of California Highway Patrol Sgt. Steven Licon in 2019. Michael Joseph Callahan, DOB: 5-19-82, was convicted on Aug. 27, 2021, and he is scheduled to be sentenced by Superior Court Judge…
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More than 1,000 case dismissals countywide December 19, 2022 COUNTYWIDE – Over the past ten weeks, Riverside County Superior Court judges have dismissed more than 1,000 criminal court cases. In October, the court stated that 2,800 pending cases were set for trial. As of Dec. 16, there are about 2,200 backlogged cases and Superior Court judges have dismissed 1,098 criminal matters. On Oct.…
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JURY FINDS MAN GUILTY OF MURDERING TWO PALM SPRINGS POLICE OFFICERS May 20, 2019 AND THE ATTEMPTED MURDERS OF SIX OTHER OFFICERS INDIO – A Riverside County jury today, May 20, 2019, found a man guilty of the 2016 murders of Palms Springs police Officers Jose Gilbert “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny and the attempted murders of six other officers. John Hernandez Felix, DOB: 7-24-90, of Palm…
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SAN DIEGO MAN CHARGED WITH 70 FELONIES October 30, 2019 FOR OPERATING MORE THAN A DOZEN ILLEGAL INDOOR CANNABIS GROW HOUSES IN THREE COUNTIES RIVERSIDE – The District Attorney’s Office has filed 70 felonies against a San Diego man for operating more than a dozen illegal indoor cannabis grows in homes across three counties. On the morning of Oct. 30, 2019, the DA’s Cannabis Regulation Task…
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RIVERSIDE MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER March 14, 2019 RELATED TO A $600,000 AUTO LOAN FRAUD SCHEME RIVERSIDE – After a six-week trial, a Riverside County jury today, March 14, 2019, found a Riverside man guilty of a 2016 murder and several other charges involving a $600,000 auto loan fraud scheme. Dante Danil Carter, DOB 9-24-81, was convicted of one count of first-degree murder and jurors also…
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Local search warrants served, charges to be filed in case related to massive scheme defrauding state out of billions of dollars in EDD benefits February 4, 2021 RIVERSIDE – Today, Feb. 4, 2021, District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced his office will be filing charges against a Moreno Valley man and woman as part of an ongoing investigation into grand theft and fraud involving inmates filing for…
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More than 500 criminal case dismissals countywide November 7, 2022 COUNTYWIDE – Over the past four weeks, Riverside County Superior Court judges has dismissed more than 500 criminal court cases. These cases are both misdemeanor and felony cases and include nearly all crime types. Approximately 50 felony cases have been dismissed thus far. Felony cases dismissed included charges such as…
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MAN CONVICTED OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN MURRIETA February 5, 2019 DUI CRASH THAT KILLED A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL MURRIETA – In March 2016, a van driven by a man under the influence of methamphetamine slammed head-on at an estimated 60 mph into a utility pole across from the Murrieta Police Station. The crash killed his then-girlfriend’s 15-year-old daughter and seriously injured her 10-year-old sister…
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Mass criminal case dismissals happening due to COVID-19 October 24, 2022 COUNTYWIDE – On Oct. 10, 2022, Riverside County Superior Court judges began to dismiss criminal cases based on a lack of available trial courtrooms. Dismissed cases range from misdemeanor to felony cases and include many types of crime. To date, Superior Court judges have dismissed over 200 cases countywide. This includes…
