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Date: Thursday, September 03, 2009 Contact: Lieutenant Chris Manning Phone: (951) 351-6045
Police Arrest Three Suspects on Suspicion of Extortion
Riverside, CA -- Riverside Police arrested three suspects this week for violations including Extortion, Vehicle Tampering, and Weapons Violations. David MILLS, 47, Leon DANIEL, 50, and Mark MARTIN, 46, all of Riverside, were arrested on the listed charges and booked into Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside.
In an unusual investigation, Officers became aware of a small group of individuals conducting an unlawful parking enforcement business. Officers became suspicious when they began receiving several complaints from citizens who had parked their vehicles in public access strip-mall parking lots and returned to find an immobilization boot locked onto a wheel of their vehicles, preventing them from leaving. The suspects then attempted to extort money in exchange for the removal of the device.
In each instance, the victim’s vehicle had a fictitious parking citation left on the windshield demanding $185.00 for the removal of the boot, and a cellular phone number to call. When the victim called the number, a suspect arrived and demanded money in exchange for removing the device. In some instances when the victims refused to pay, the suspects became irate and threatened to have the vehicle impounded. Many victims paid the suspects, not realizing the suspects weren’t authorized to place the devices or collect any money.
Police apprehended two of the suspects as they attempted to collect cash from a restaurant patron whose vehicle they booted while it was parked in a parking lot in the 9500 block of Magnolia Ave. One of the suspects was dressed as a security guard and carrying a loaded firearm. A third suspect was apprehended when he returned to a business where he had recently booted several vehicles and attempted to collect money from their owners.
Police have identified some victims thus far, but believe more may have been victimized who have yet to come forward. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Ofc. Melendrez of the Riverside Police Department at 951-826-8715.
Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009 Contact: Sergeant Mark Rossi Phone: (951) 353-7106
Officer fired shot after foot pursuit
Riverside, CA – On September 2, 2009, at approximately 2104 hours, police officers from the Riverside Police Department and the University of California, Riverside, Police Department were attempting to contact an adult male next to a vehicle in the northwest parking lot at University Avenue and Kansas Avenue.The male ran from the parking lot in a northerly direction through several front and rear residential yards.
During a search of the immediate area, an officer with the Riverside Police Department located the male in the front yard of a residence in the 2000 block of Linden Street. When the officer attempted to take the male into custody, an officer involved shooting occurred. The male was not struck by the officer’s gunfire, however he was transported to a local area hospital for injuries sustained while climbing fences attempting to flee from officers.
Detectives from the Centralized Investigations Bureau and Forensic Evidence Unit Technicians responded to the scene.
Ronald Jennings, 48, of Riverside was arrested for resisting/obstructing a peace officer and later released. A stolen vehicle was subsequently recovered from the parking lot at University Avenue and Kansas Avenue. Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact Detective Jim Brandt at (951)353-7137 or Detective Mike Medici at (951)353-7104.
Date: Friday, may 29, 2009 Contact: Tim Bacon, Watch Commander Phone: (951) 353-7900
Man Falls to his Death
Riverside, CA -- Riverside Police Dispatch Center received a call at 1440 hrs of a subject who had fallen off of the fourth floor parking structure at 3535 12th Street. Riverside Police Officers located a white male in his sixties unconscious on the ground. Riverside Fire Department and American Medical response personnel administered emergency first aid and transported the subject to Riverside Community Hospital. The subject died of his injuries he sustained from the fall at approximately 1540hrs.
Witnesses at the scene described seeing the subject sitting on the outside ledge of the fourth floor parking structure for several minutes prior to his fall. The identity of the subject is not being released pending notification of his family by the Coroners office.
Anyone with information reference this investigation is urged to contact the Riverside Police Department Investigations Division (951) 353-7100.
Date: Friday April 17, 2009 Contact: Sergeant Derwin Hudson Phone: (951) 353-7107
Attempted murder suspect arrested
Riverside, CA – On Thursday April 16, 2009, Detectives from the Riverside Police Department were investigating leads from an attempted murder that occurred on Tuesday April 14, 2009. The Detectives responded to a residence in the 6600 block of La Jolla Drive.
The suspect was located inside the residence and was taken into custody without incident. The suspect is identified as Victor CORONA, 24 and is believed to reside at the location.
On April 14, 2009, Victor CORONA entered a business in the 5900 block of Van Buren and demanded cash from the owner of the business. The female victim told CORONA that she did not have any cash, at which point CORONA attacked and stabbed the female several times. Before leaving the business it is believed that CORONA took property from the business and then fled in the victim's vehicle.
Detectives were able to locate items taken during the robbery inside the residence and later found the victim's vehicle at a different location. Detectives believe that CORONA was alone during the incident and no additional suspects are being sought at this time.
Suspect CORONA was booked into Riverside County Jail for Attempted Murder, Robbery and Burglary. Date: Monday, April 13, 2009 Contact: Sergeant Skip Showalter Phone: (951) 353-7930
Man jumps from freeway overpass
Riverside, CA -- On Monday, April 13, 2009, at about 0335 hours, officers responded to a call of a subject on the overpass located at Iowa and the 215/60 Freeway overpass. While en-route to the location, the subject, a male in his twenties, jumped from the overpass and onto the westbound slow lane of the freeway. The Riverside Fire Department responded and pronounced the subject deceased. California Highway Patrol routed traffic successfully around the scene until cleared about two hours later. The identity of the subject is not being released at this time pending confirmation by the Coroner’s Office.
Date: Monday, March 23, 2009 Contact: Sergeant Derwin Hudson Phone: (951) 353-7107 File# P08128310
Murder Suspects Arrested
Riverside, CA – On Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Detectives from the Riverside Police Department arrested a male juvenile in connection with the murder of Johnny Macias which occurred on September 6, 2008, in the 7400 block of Diamond Street in the city of Riverside.
Detectives from the Robbery/Homicide and Gang Units followed up on leads that led them to the 16 year old suspect who is from Riverside. The suspect were taken into custody and booked into Juvenile Hall for murder.
The investigation is continuing and additional suspects could be arrested. Anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to contact Detective Greg Rowe at (951) 353-7136 or Detective Dave Smith at (951) 353-7102.
Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009 Contact: Dwayne May, Sergeant Phone: (951) 353-7991
Fatal Traffic Collision
Riverside, CA - On Saturday, March 7, 2009, at 11:14 pm, members of the Riverside Police Department and Riverside Fire Department responded to a major injury traffic collision on University Avenue at Redwood Drive. Officers arrived and found a 1990 Chevrolet Suburban, traveling westbound University Avenue, collided head-on into a palm tree. No other vehicles were involved in the collision.
A 31-year-old male and a 27-year-old female were in the vehicle. The female was non-responsive at the scene and was transported to a local hospital were she was pronounced deceased. The male sustained facial injuries and was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. A deputy from the Riverside County Coroner’s Office responded to conduct their investigation.
The Riverside Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) responded to the scene and the collision is under investigation.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact Detective Joe Avila at (951) 353-7985.
Date: Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Martin Luther King High School Teacher Arrested
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Officer Involved Shooting
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(U.S. Dist. Ct., N.D. Ill., Dec. 9, 2008) – Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were arrested today on charges including an alleged scheme to sell the Senate seat of President Elect Barack Obama. In this criminal complaint, Blagojevich and Harris were charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the people of Illinois and one count of soliciting bribes from the recently bankrupt Tribune Company by offering millions of dollars in financial assistance from the state of Illinois in exchange for the firing Tribune editorial staff critical of Blagojevich. NEVADA V. ORENTHAL JAMES SIMPSON (Las Vegas Township Justice Ct., Clark County Nev., Dec. 5, 2008) – A Las Vegas court sentenced OJ Simpson to 33 years in prison, with eligibility for parole after 9 years on charges of armed robbery, conspiracy to kidnap and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an incident with two sports memorabilia dealers. Here are the charges on which he was convicted and sentenced. Read more... (U.S. Dist. Ct., N.D. Cal., Dec. 4, 2008) - Retired San Francisco Giants baseball player and homerun record-holder Barry Bonds was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he lied to and misled federal authorities investigating the distribution of steroids and other performance enhance drugs. Four charges of lying to a grand jury were dropped. Read more... AUTO INDUSTRY FINANCING AND RESTRUCTURING ACT (U.S. House of Representatives, Dec. 10, 2008) – An auto industry bailout bill originally proposed by Barney Frank will be considered by the full House and Senate. It includes up to $14 Billion in loans and requires the automakers, by March 31, 2009, to have long term viability plans accepted by their creditors and stakeholders (including labor unions and dealers). The bill creates a "Car Czar" to oversee program, with power to place the automakers in bankruptcy should they come up short. Read more...
Former NASDAQ Chairman Arrested for Bilking Hedge Funds
US V. MADOFF
(U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. N.Y., Dec. 11, 2008) – Bernard Madoff, former chariman of NASDAQ, was arrested on charges of criminal securities fraud. The complaint against him cites conversations in which he told employees of his securities firm that his investment advisory business, in which he took billions for some of the world's biggest hedge funds, was "basically, a giant Ponzi scheme." The SEC also filed a complaint against Madoff for civil securities fraud. Read more...
U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, December 15, 2008 Rohrbough v. Harris, No. 07-1186, 07-1202 In cases arising out of the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School, the circuit court rules that the district court correctly: 1) found that depositions of the parents of the two shooters constitute records subject to the requirements of the Federal Records Act; and 2) declined to lift protective orders covering the depositions to allow an expert in youth violence to review them. Read more...
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