Riverside Sheriffs Department

Body camera video of a fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy that is being litigated in Riverside County Superior Court was released publicly today, showing the deputy firing multiple rounds from his pistol while pursuing the 26-year-old suspect, including four rounds after the man had collapsed.

A man who was fatally shot by a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy after authorities say he pointed a rifle at two deputies at La Quinta City Hall was identified Monday as a 66-year-old resident of the city.

More than 50 Riverside County Sheriff’s Department employees are recovering from the coronavirus, sheriff’s officials said. In all, 55 sheriff’s employees have tested positive for COVID-19, more than double the number from last week, though three have recovered and returned to work, sheriff’s officials said Saturday evening. “Several will be returning as they recover within the next couple of...

The law enforcement family attempts to grieve the loss of two of their deputies, while having to face exposure in order to do their jobs. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020.

A 15-year Riverside County Sheriff’s Department veteran assigned to the Murrieta jail died Thursday from coronavirus, revealing the “drastic aspects” of the pathogen, which Sheriff Chad Bianco said has infected 25 other employees, one of whom is in critical condition. “We want to be very clear about the danger and seriousness of this virus,” Bianco said during a briefing at…

The “invisible beast” that is COVID-19 is taking aim at almost two dozen employees of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, after claiming the life of a 15-year veteran of the force. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2020.

A Lake Elsinore man was arrested Thursday after over $180,000 worth of meth and $33,000 worth of heroin was found at his home, authorities said. Paul Puga, 41, was arrested for possession and intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin after authorities responded to a domestic disturbance call on Kellogg Street in Lake Elsinore. During the domestic investigation, authorities received a…

Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday announced the arrests of a teenager and a 35-year-old man in connection with an assault on three boys at the Moreno Valley Skate Park that investigators said was unprovoked and premeditated. Video footage of the assault, which “clearly depicts three male juveniles being attacked without provocation, while many onlookers stood by,” became known to deputies Sunday...

With rebuttal testimony taking longer than expected, closing statements were postponed Thursday in the trial of a man accused of abducting and killing a 17-year-old Moreno Valley girl more than eight years ago.

A 17-year-old Moreno Valley girl was abducted and killed more than eight years ago by a man whose DNA traces were left like calling cards on her belongings, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, while the man’s attorney countered that the government’s evidence is “faulty” and said none of the facts support a conviction.

A vigil is held to honor the life of a teenager shot and killed after a house party in Menifee. Christine Kim reports from Temecula for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on May 27, 2018.

The family and friends of a teenager shot dead outside a house party in Menifee held a vigil on Sunday night.

A police officer was arrested last Tuesday after police officers received a report of animal cruelty in Moreno Valley.

Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after he was accused of attacking a woman at a CVS Pharmacy in Temecula on Monday evening.