Press Releases

Homicide Inside the Jail

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Richard Carroll

File # SC222720002

Update:

The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Ulyses Munoz Ayala.  The investigation is ongoing.

Details:

On Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 4:21 PM, deputies from the Cois Byrd De...

In-Custody Death Investigation

Reporting Deputy: Correctional Captain Victoria Varisco-Flores

File # RC222500002

Details:

On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, about 6:53 P.M., deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department-Robert Presley Detention Center responded to...

Homicide - Update

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Richard Carroll

File # SC222490001

Update:

Investigators are continuing to investigate this homicide. The decedent has been identified as 41-year-old Kaushal Niroula.

Details:

On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 2:35 PM, deputies from ...

Deputy Involved Shooting

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Edward Soto

File # JV222460139

Details:

On Saturday, September 3, 2022, about 5:24 PM, deputies from the Jurupa Valley Station Special Enforcement Team conducted a traffic enforcement stop of a vehicle in the area of Dodd Street an...

In-Custody Death Investigation

Reporting Deputy: Correctional Captain David Holm

File # SC222460001

Details:

On Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 12:59 A.M., deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cois Byrd Detention Center were called to the cell of an unresponsive ...

First Annual Ride With The Sheriff For Charity

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Brandi Swan

File # N/A

Details:

On Saturday, September 3, 2022, Sheriff Chad Bianco will join members of the community for a first annual trail ride through the heart of Temecula’s wine country, as well as enjoy lunch, di...

In-Custody Death Investigation

Reporting Deputy: Correctional Captain Alyssa Vernal

File # BC222400002

Details:

On August 16, 2022, deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department- Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility (SCF), located an adult male inside a housing ...

In-Custody Death Investigation

Reporting Deputy: Correctional Captain David Holm

File # SC222370002

Details:

On Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 4:28 A.M., deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cois Byrd Detention Center were called to the cell of an unresp...

Office of Traffic Safety Director Issues Statement on 2022 Traffic Fatality Preliminary Data

Reporting Deputy: Ray Cortez

File # N/A

Details:

ELK GROVE – California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Director Barbara Rooney today issued the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its early ...

In-Custody Death Investigation

Reporting Deputy: Correctional Captain David Holm

File # SC222230001

Details:

On Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 11:28 P.M., deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cois Byrd Detention Center were called to the cell of an unre...