News From Around The County
INDIO, Calif. — Authorities say the escape of an inmate from John Benoit Detention Center in Indio led to an hours-long search and eventual re-capture of the inmate who somehow managed to escape the facility Saturday afternoon, July 18. The inmate, since identified as 35 year-old, Angel Felipe Aleman, had originally been booked into jail by Indio Police Department Friday, […]
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — A Hemet man in custody since being arrested on domestic violence related charges last month has died while incarcerated, according to authorities. Officials say COVID-19 related complications and flu-like symptoms may have led to his April 28 death. This was the second inmate death in two days that officials say may have been caused by COVID-19 […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Amidst growing concerns of how to mitigate the potential for spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Custody Division announced today that the county would be temporarily suspending all inmate visitation at the county’s sole jail facility, effective this morning at 8 a.m. Although no inmates currently housed at the Shasta County Jail […]
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UPDATE: Friday, Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information. See Original Story below. REDDING — Shasta County Coroner’s Office has identified an inmate whose lifeless body was found inside a safety cell at Shasta County Jail in Redding yesterday morning, Thursday, Sept.12. “The decedent was positively identified as 58-year-old, Teddy Woodrow Abbie, of Redding,” Shasta County Chief Deputy […]
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UPDATE: Friday, Oct. 26, 11:50 a.m. See original story, photos and video below. HEMET — Officials have identified a man who first attempted to escape from Hemet Jail and later fought with officers and hospital staff at Hemet Valley Hospital. SEE ALSO: Officers save woman who hanged herself at Hemet Jail After a request for information about the two violent […]
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From the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department RIVERSIDE COUNTY — The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Riverside University Health System’s Correctional Health Care Services Division and the Behavioral Health Division are proud to announce the recent national accreditation awarded by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). This accreditation stems from an ongoing effort to achieve and maintain […]
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MURRIETA — Officials are investigating the Wednesday, Nov. 29 in-custody death of an inmate who died while incarcerated at Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, according to sheriff’s officials. The name of the inmate who died has not yet been released publicly, pending further investigation and notification of the man’s family. Deputies assigned to the detention facility located a Hispanic male adult “unresponsive within the […]
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BANNING — Authorities are investigating an in-custody death after a man died at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, Sunday, Oct. 8, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies assigned to the correctional facility discovered an unresponsive Hispanic male adult “within the intake area of the jail” about 12:25 a.m., Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Walter Mendez explained in a written press release after the man’s death. SEE SIMILAR: BANNING In-custody death at […]
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HEMET – A woman who was being booked into jail on suspicion of domestic violence Tuesday, July 19, attempted to hang herself at City of Hemet Police Department’s Jail. The early morning incident happened at 3:44 a.m. During the booking process, an alert officer discovered the female prisoner had hanged herself in a jail cell using a telephone cord. The officer […]
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