Thermal Station

Communities Served by the Thermal Station

The Thermal Station serves the eastern half of the Coachella Valley. In addition to contract police services for the cities of Coachella, and La Quinta and the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District.

The station also provides law enforcement for these other unincorporated areas:

• Arabia
• Bermuda Dunes
• Cabazon Tribal Nation
• Chiriaco Summit
• Chocolate Mountain
• Chuckwalla
• Coachella (Contract City)
• Cottonwood Spring
• Del Webb Sun City
• Flowing Wells
• Hundred Palms
• Indio County
• Indio Hills
• Joshua Tree National Park
• La Quinta (Contract City)
• Mecca
• North Shore Desert Beach
• Oasis
• Salton Sea
• Thermal
• Valerie

Police Services Provided by the Riverside Sheriff’s Office

Augustine Tribal Nation 

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office provides Police Services for the The Augustine Tribal Nation

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians

The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians contracts with the Riverside Sheriff’s Office for patrol services. 

City of Coachella

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office has been providing law enforcement services to the City of Coachella since 1998.

City of La Quinta

The City of La Quinta contracts for police and fire services through the County of Riverside.

Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District 

The SoCoVal (CSD) is a special district that exists under California Law (Governmental Code Section 61,000 et seq) and provides certain governmental services for the communities of Thermal, Oasis, Mecca and Vista Santa Rosa.

Torres Martinez Tribal Nation

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office provides Police Services for the The Torres Martinez Tribal Nation 

Twenty-Nine Palms Tribal Nation

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office provides Police Services for the The Twenty-Nine Palms Tribal Nation

Other Police Agencies in the Thermal Station Area

Indio Police Department 

Please contact the City of Indio Police Department if you live within its city limits.