https://rivcoda.org/news/man-sentenced-death-2010-murder-17-year-old-norma-lopez-moreno-valley
Man sentenced to death for the 2010 murder of 17-year-old Norma Lopez in Moreno Valley December 4, 2020 RIVERSIDE – Today, Dec. 4, 2020, a Long Beach man was sentenced to death for the 2010 murder of 17-year-old Norma Lopez as she walked from school to a friend’s house in Moreno Valley. Jesse Perez Torres, DOB: 5-10-76, was found guilty on March 13, 2019, of one count of first-degree murder…
https://rivcoda.org/news/man-sentenced-death-2016-murders-two-palm-springs-police-officers
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE 2016 MURDERS OF TWO PALM SPRINGS POLICE OFFICERS August 30, 2019 INDIO – A Riverside County judge sentenced a man to death today, Aug. 30, 2019, for the murders of Palms Springs police Officers Jose Gilbert “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny. The sentence was rendered in a packed Larson Justice Center courtroom by Judge Anthony Villalobos after about a dozen victim…
https://rivcoda.org/news/man-restraining-order-listing-kim-kardashian-victim-arrested-and-charged-stalking-residents
Man with restraining order listing Kim Kardashian as the victim arrested and charged for stalking residents of a Lake Mathews home February 22, 2022 RIVERSIDE – A Lake Mathews man, who previously was served a five-year restraining order listing Kim Kardashian as the victim, has been arrested by Riverside County DA’s Bureau of Investigation investigators and charged with 13 counts for reportedly…
https://rivcoda.org/news/monthlong-operation-riverside-county-child-exploitation-team-results-26-arrests
Monthlong operation by Riverside County Child Exploitation Team results in 26 arrests May 4, 2022 RIVERSIDE – During the month of April, the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET), a multiagency team led by the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation, arrested 26 people for crimes relating to the possession of child sexual abuse material, attempt lewd acts with a child, and various…
https://rivcoda.org/news/monthlong-operation-intercept-results-arrests-25-suspected-child-predators
Monthlong Operation Intercept results in the arrests of 25 suspected child predators June 8, 2021 RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET), which is led by the DA’s Bureau of Investigation, worked in partnership with the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking (RCAHT) task force conducting a monthlong operation that resulted in the arrests of 25 suspected child predators…
https://rivcoda.org/news/more-four-pounds-fentanyl-seized-murrieta-gang-impact-team
More than four pounds of fentanyl seized in Murrieta by Gang Impact Team March 10, 2021 On the evening of March 9, 2021, as part of an ongoing investigation, the Riverside County Gang Impact Team (GIT), which is supervised by the DA’s Bureau of Investigation, seized four and half pounds – or about two kilos -- of powdered fentanyl in Murrieta. Fentanyl is an extremely dangerous and potent…
https://rivcoda.org/news/murder-charge-filed-death-california-highway-patrol-sergeant
MURDER CHARGE FILED IN DEATH OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SERGEANT April 10, 2019 RIVERSIDE – Today, April 10, 2019, the Riverside County DA’s Office filed one count of murder against a Winchester man for the death of California Highway Patrol Sgt. Steve Licon. Michael Joseph Callahan, DOB: 5-19-82, is scheduled to be arraigned on the second-degree murder charge at 1:30 today in Dept. S204 at…
https://rivcoda.org/news/murder-charges-being-filed-against-palm-springs-man-death-78-year-old-woman-her-riverside-home
Murder charges being filed against Palm Springs man in the death of a 78-year-old woman in her Riverside home January 14, 2021 RIVERSIDE – Today, Jan. 14, 2021, the DA’s Office submitted charges to the court against a Palm Springs man for the murder of a 78-year-old woman in her Riverside home last week. Our office has made a filing decision in the case of Sixto Jesus Garcia Pena, DOB: 5-13-01…
https://rivcoda.org/news/new-program-help-homeless-facing-prosecution-will-begin-soon-riverside-county
New program to help the homeless facing prosecution will begin soon in Riverside County February 14, 2022 RIVERSIDE – A new alternative sentencing program to help the homeless who are facing criminal prosecution for low-level crimes is expected to start in Riverside County Superior Court in next few weeks. The Riverside County Partnership for the Homeless Outreach Mediation and Education (HOME…
https://rivcoda.org/news/news-release-da-hestrin-announces-charges-coachella-valley-serial-rapist-case
NEWS RELEASE -- DA Hestrin announces charges in Coachella Valley serial rapist case December 9, 2021 Thursday, December 9, 2021 NEWS RELEASE -- DA Hestrin announces charges in Coachella Valley serial rapist case RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, Dec. 10, 2021, that 14 felony counts – including four counts of attempted murder – are being filed against a man believed to be…
