http://rivcoda.org/news/domestic-violence-awareness-month-23-minutes-terror
Domestic Violence Awareness Month -- 23 Minutes of Terror October 26, 2021 It was 23 minutes of absolute terror. During that 23 minutes in August 2014, Erin Reid was punched and kicked, had her chest sat on by her attacker, her fingers bent back until they almost broke, and her face shoved into a pillow. And she was strangled. All by her husband of 10 years. “I thought he was going to kill me,”…
http://rivcoda.org/news/keep_california_safe
California for Safer Communities Coalition Submits Over 900,000 Signatures to Qualify Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act for November Ballot April 18, 2024 RIVERSIDE – Today, the Californians for Safer Communities Coalition announced, that it will submit over 900,000 voter signatures to qualify the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act (Initiative 23-0017A1)…
http://rivcoda.org/news/communities-unite-vigils-during-national-crime-victims-rights-week
Communities Unite for Vigils During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 26, 2024 RIVERSIDE – Each year, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is dedicated to recognizing the pain and suffering that families endure when their loved one becomes the victim of a violent crime. District Attorney Mike Hestrin hosted two candlelight vigils, one in Palm Desert on Tuesday, April 23, and one in…
http://rivcoda.org/news/route-91-five-years-later
Route 91: Five Years Later November 4, 2022 4 Nov 2022 Route 91: Five Years Later More than 1,000 bullets were fired. At least 800 people were wounded. Sixty beautiful lives were lost. Countless lives were changed forever. Last month marked five years since the Las Vegas shooting in 2017. It was the deadliest mass shooting by an individual in United States history and the nation is still…
http://rivcoda.org/news/das-office-awarded-more-2-million-fight-organized-retail-theft
DA's Office awarded more than $2 million to fight organized retail theft September 15, 2023 RIVERSIDE – Those who engage in and profit from Organized Retail Theft (ORT) in Riverside County should be prepared for heightened enforcement from the bottom to the top, thanks to a grant awarded to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).…
http://rivcoda.org/news/macys-llc-ordered-pay-16-million-environmental-violations
Macy's LLC ordered to pay $1.6 million for environmental violations September 22, 2023 District Attorney Mike Hestrin joined with the District Attorneys from 25 counties and two City Attorneys to announce today, that Ohio-based Macy’s Retail Holdings, LLC (“Macy’s”) has been ordered to pay $1.6 million in civil penalties and costs due to environmental violations. The judgment in this civil…
http://rivcoda.org/news/da-files-drug-charges-against-former-rso-correctional-deputy
DA files drug charges against former RSO correctional deputy September 25, 2023 A former Riverside County Sheriff’s Office correctional deputy has been charged with two felonies, including possession of narcotics for sale, transportation with the intent to distribute narcotics, and the enhancement of possession of a firearm while in commission of those felonies. The charges against Jorge…
http://rivcoda.org/news/former-texas-sheriffs-corporal-charged-murder-deadly-hit-and-run
Former Texas Sheriff’s Corporal charged with murder in deadly hit-and-run October 2, 2023 RIVERSIDE – A former Bexar County (Texas) sheriff’s correctional corporal has been charged in the death of a Lake Elsinore man on Interstate 215 in Riverside this summer. Giovanni Ceja, DOB: 06-08-1992, entered a plea of not guilty at his arraignment today, at the Riverside Hall of Justice. His next court…
http://rivcoda.org/news/additional-charges-filed-against-former-cathedral-city-police-officer
Additional charges filed against former Cathedral City Police Officer October 6, 2023 A former Cathedral City police officer previously charged with possessing fentanyl taken as part of an investigation, now faces additional charges related to two different incidences reported around Riverside County this week. DA Mike Hestrin announced the filing of three more counts against Claudiu Murzea today…
http://rivcoda.org/news/bill-sponsored-da-hestrin-mandates-drug-treatment-and-education-programs-has-been-signed-law
Bill sponsored by DA Hestrin that mandates drug treatment and education programs has been signed into law by Gov. Newsom October 10, 2023 RIVERSIDE – A Senate bill sponsored by Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin that requires individuals convicted of a controlled substance offense to complete a treatment or education program has been signed into law by California Governor Gavin…
