https://rivcoda.org/asset-forfeiture-special-fund
Asset Forfeiture Special Fund Dear Prospective Asset Forfeiture Special Fund Applicant,You are invited to apply for this year’s Special Fund Grant Program. The distribution of the funds through the Special Fund Grant Program is determined by a panel consisting of the Riverside County District Attorney, the Riverside County Sheriff, the City of Riverside Police Chief, and the Riverside County…
https://rivcoda.org/victim-services
Victim Services Division of Victim Services Image Victim Services is a division of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office designated to ensure victims are informed and supported throughout the criminal justice process. Victim Services Specialists work closely with prosecutors and are specially trained and educated to help children, elders, disabled persons and violent crime victims. The…
https://rivcoda.org/elder-abuse-unit
Elder Abuse Unit Along with the pleasures of growing older and having more leisure time, senior citizens are also vulnerable to certain crimes. Some criminals prey on seniors, who often have more assets, are more willing to trust others, and may be vulnerable because of loneliness or diminishing physical or mental facilities. Criminals may attempt to exploit that trust, steal a senior’s money, or…
https://rivcoda.org/news/da-mike-hestrin-announces-2023-excellence-justice-award-recipients
DA Mike Hestrin Announces 2023 Excellence In Justice Award Recipients March 4, 2024 COUNTYWIDE – The Riverside County District Attorney's Office celebrated the exceptional accomplishments and dedication of its employees at the highly anticipated annual awards banquet held on Friday, March 1, 2024. The event, which honors the commitment to justice and service to the community, showcased the…
https://rivcoda.org/news/repeat-auto-theft-suspect-arrested-raid-team
Repeat Auto Theft Suspect Arrested by RAID Team February 15, 2024 INDIO – The District Attorney’s Office has filed charges, including carjacking, against a man who is accused of threatening to shoot the victim if he didn’t give him his car after the victim has given the defendant a ride. Alexis Israel Lizarraga, DOB: 9-20-88, of Mecca, was arrested on Jan. 31, 2024, by members of the Riverside…
https://rivcoda.org/news/judge-upholds-death-penalty-palm-springs-man-convicted-quadruple-murder
Judge Upholds Death Penalty for Palm Springs Man Convicted of Quadruple Murder February 9, 2024 INDIO – Judge Anthony Villalobos today affirmed the findings of a jury that the man responsible for the execution style murders of four people in Palm Springs in 2019 should be sentenced to death.Jose Vladimir Larin Garcia, DOB: 9-28-99, killed Carlos Campos-Rivera, 25; Yuliana Garcia (no relation), 17…
https://rivcoda.org/news/das-office-reaches-settlement-tesla-over-improper-hazardous-waste-disposal
DA’s Office Reaches Settlement with Tesla Over Improper Hazardous Waste Disposal February 1, 2024 RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin, along with 24 other District Attorneys throughout California, announced that today a judge in San Joaquin County ordered Tesla, Inc. to pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement of a civil environmental prosecution alleging the electric car company…
https://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…
https://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-…
https://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.…
