On November 20, 2025, the Lake Mathews Station Special Enforcement Team assumed the investigation and identified Sergio Fernandez, a 34-year-old resident of Perris, as a suspect in the theft.

After someone in a car fired at two sheriff's deputies who were on a call in Thermal, investigators arrested three men. The ...

The two-decade investigation began on March 21, 2004, when 18-year-old Hemet man Reynaldo Burts was found dead in the hills ...

December 7, 2025 – Riverside County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on November 23, 2025, deputies from the Southwest ...

Update 12/8/25 Two additional suspects were arrested in connection with the shooting. Both suspects are 18-year-olds who were ...

Investigative reporter Chris Damien alleges the sheriff's department broke state law when it refused to turn over coroner's ...

A proposal to increase oversight of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department stalled on Tuesday, July 29. The Board of Supervisors failed to move forward a proposal from Supervisor Jose Medina to ...