A woman was behind bars at the John Benoit Detention Center Thursday on suspicion of mailing methamphetamine and fentanyl to an inmate at the same correctional facility.
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday directed the Executive Office to identify possible solutions to the cascade of court dismissals in Riverside County and request that California’s chief justice meet with local officials for a reality check on the impact resulting from the county’s deficit of judicial resources.
Within one month, two Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies have been shot and killed in the line of duty. While serious crimes have started to dip here in the valley, assaults against officers saw an increase in 2022.
Before this, the county hadn’t seen a deputy death in 20 years. From Governor Gavin Newsom to the New York Police Department, condolences are pouring in from each end of the country.
The victim said he was meeting with the suspect to sell him an Apple iPhone, but instead of handing him money, the suspect allegedly removed a handgun from his waistband and told the victim to give him the phone.
Hundreds of law enforcement from across the county, California and other states were on hand to salute and pay their respects to their fellow brother in uniform, Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Isaiah Cordero.
A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy gunned down by a felon during a traffic stop will be honored Friday by colleagues, fellow law enforcement officers, friends and loved ones at a public memorial service in west Riverside.
