Press Releases

Stolen vehicle recovery / School lockdown

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Thermal Station deputies were dispatched to the area of Harrison Street and Avenue 61 in the unincorporated area of Thermal regarding an in-progress burglary to a nursery. The reporting party advised the suspects arrived in an older white Nissan p...

Demand Reduction Sex Trafficking Operation

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On Thursday, April 1, 2021, members of the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team (SET) with the assistance of the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT), the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), and the Southern Coachella Valle...

Distracted Driving Awareness Month

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Give the Phone a “Break”: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Coachella and La Quinta Calif. – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department encourages dri...

Driving Under the Influence Driver License Checkpoint

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Coachella, Calif. – Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) / Driver’s License Checkpoint on April 16, 2021, at an undisclosed location within the city limits betwe...

Search Warrant / Assault with a Firearm Arrest

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On March 23, 2021, at 7:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), served a search warrant at a multiple residence&r...

Search Warrant / Brandishing a Firearm and Criminal Threats Arrest

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On March 23, 2021, at 9:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), served a search warrant at a residence in the 86-100 ...

Armed Robbery and Assault with a Deadly Weapon

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On January 27, 2021, La Quinta Special Enforcement Team deputies conducted a follow-up investigation that stemmed from an armed robbery which occurred at the 79000 block of Olympia Fields, in La Quinta on December 20, 2020. Deputies identified fou...

Search Warrant / Marijuana Cultivation

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On March 16, 2021 at 6:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Coachella ...

St. Patrick’s Day Driving Under the Influence Saturation Patrol

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Coachella, Calif. – If you are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, remember to do so responsibly by having a plan to get home safely.

This St. Patrick’s Day (March 17), The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department wi...

Driving Under the Influence Driver License Checkpoint

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On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department-Thermal Station conducted a Driving Under the Influence (DUI)/Driver License checkpoint in La Quinta. The checkpoint was conducted on Avenue 52, west of...

Shooting at an Inhabited Dwelling

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During the early morning hours on March 6, a drive by shooting of a residence occurred in the 52000 Block of Avenida Vallejo, La Quinta. A residence and a vehicle were struck several times by gunfire. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as a re...

Search Warrant / Weapons and Narcotic Arrest

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On March 3, 2021, at 5:00 A.M., deputies assigned to the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sp...

Sexual Battery

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On February 21, 2021, at 4:22 PM, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station responded to the 78-600 block of Highway 111, in the city of La Quinta, regarding a sexual battery. The victim reported they had been sexually assaulted during...

Suspicious Death

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The remains have been positively identified as Guillermo Jacobo, 21 years of age out of Thermal. This case is officially being investigated as a homicide and anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact Central Homicide I...