Press Releases

"Click it or Ticket" Seat Belt Safety

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Joey Sinz

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Temecula, Calif. – Riverside Sheriff-Southwest Station reminds everyone taking a trip to visit friends or family over the Memorial Day Weekend to always buckle up and keep children in child s...

Planned sobriety checkpoint - Update

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Joey Sinz

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Update:

Temecula, CA – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Southwest Station made two arrests for driving under the influence and one arrest for an outstanding criminal warrant while conducting a...

May is Bicycle Safety Month: Share the Road and Look Out for One Another

Reporting Deputy: Opice

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Temecula, Calif. — May is National Bicycle Safety Month, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reminds drivers to follow the speed limit and look out for people on bike rides.

“The days are longer, and the w...

Check Twice for Motorcycles: May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

Reporting Deputy: Opice

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Temecula, Calif. — During May’s Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reminds drivers to always look twice for motorcycles.

“Motorcycles may be difficult to spot, so being extr...

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Operation Planned for May 2022

Reporting Deputy: Opice

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Temecula, Calif. – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a traffic safety operation throughout the month focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of pe...

Fatal Traffic Collision

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant William Pratt

File # TE221200160

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On April 30, 2022, at about 6:59 PM, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Southwest Station, responded to the report of a major injury traffic collision near J...

3-year-old Child Kidnapped from Temecula

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Frank Tiburzio

File # TE221040107

Details:

On Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 10:53 A.M., Southwest Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to the 29600 block of Solana Way, in the city of Temecula, regarding a 3-year-old child...

String of Armed Robberies in Temecula

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Frank Tiburzio

File # TE220790146

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The Riverside Sheriff’s Southwest Station is investigating three armed robberies which occurred between March 20, 2022 and March 27, 2022, in the city of Temecula. The robberies occurred a...

Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Reporting Deputy: Melback

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Temecula, Calif. – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department-Southwest Station will be actively looking for drivers throughout the month who are in violation of th...

One Dead as Result of a Shooting in a Residence

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Ben Ramirez

File # TE220890116

Details:

On March 30, 2022, at about 1:16 p.m., deputies from the Southwest Sheriff Station were dispatched to a report of a shooting in a residence in the 44900 block of Camino Alamosa, Temecula. Upo...

Sexual Assault in the Back of an Ambulance

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Frank Tiburzio

File # TE220830200

Details:

On Friday, March 25, 2022, deputies from the Southwest Station began an investigation into allegations of a sexual assault against a teenage victim. The investigation revealed the suspect,...