Tag: Sexual Assault

MENIFEE: Man arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting “several” woman on RTA bus

MENIFEE — Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of inappropriately touching “several female bus riders” while riding on a bus carrying passengers from Riverside to Menifee Friday, Nov. 10. According to officials, the man was arrested on McCall Boulevard, between Bradly Road and Sun City Boulevard in Menifee. After an investigation, deputies arrested Michael Douglas Avery, 46, of Riverside. He was later booked at the […]

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UPDATED: RIVERSIDE: Convicted sex offender pleads guilty to attacking jogger

UPDATE: Monday, May, 29, 7 p.m.   RIVERSIDE – A convicted sex offender and Riverside-area transient who stood accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was jogging near Mount Rubidoux in Riverside pleaded guilty Friday, May 26, to misdemeanor sexual battery. Kenneth Lee Washington, 29, had been charged with grabbing and groping a woman as she passed him on Mission Inn Avenue, just […]

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WOODCREST: Girl kidnapped, sexually assaulted, after meeting man on social media

WOODCREST – Sheriff’s officials are seeking additional possible victims after they arrested a man they allege kidnapped and sexually assaulted a teenage girl after meeting the juvenile online via social media. Investigators arrested the man Wednesday, May 10, after a girl who lives in the Woodcrest area told her parents about the alleged incident, according to sheriff’s officials. After investigating the reported […]

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MECCA: Man drugged and raped victim, officials allege

MECCA – Sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of a man they allege drugged and raped a victim in October, 2016. The alleged suspect was arrested in the 91-000 block of 66th Avenue in Mecca Thursday, Jan. 26. The alleged suspect, who officials identified as Erick Ceja Galvez, 26, of Mecca, was arrested after a search warrant was served at the  66th Avenue residence, according […]

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RIVERSIDE: Officials arrest man accused of 2 recent roadside sexual assaults, robberies

UPDATE: 12/30/2016 7 p.m. RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials announced the arrest of a man accused of two recent attempted sexual assaults and robberies that occurred along the I-215 Freeway in Riverside. The two incidents happened on Friday, Dec. 23 and Thursday, Dec. 29. In both incidents the suspect, who was later identified as Joseph Pete Macias, 34, of Riverside, used his SUV […]

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RANCHO MIRAGE: Teen arrested after sexual assault near park

RANCHO MIRAGE – Sheriff’s officials have arrested a 16-year-old who has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman near the Michael F. Wolfson Park in Rancho Mirage. The park is southeast of the intersection of Frank Sinatra and Da Vall Drives. The assault was reported Thursday, Nov. 3. The teen was arrested four days after the alleged incident occurred on Nov […]

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2 arrested after Riverside home invasion, sexual assault

RIVERSIDE – Detectives from the Riverside Police Department’s Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Unit arrested two suspects as a result of a home invasion and sexual assault investigation. The original incident that led to the arrests occurred Tuesday, April 19, in the Canyon Crest neighborhood of Riverside. With help from neighborhood watch groups, the two men who allegedly committed the robbery […]

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DNA helps solve 15 year old Jurupa Valley juvenile rape case – suspect arrested, officials say

JURUPA VALLEY – With help from DNA and other evidence collected by Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators, a rape of a juvenile that occurred nearly 15 years ago has finally been solved and sheriff’s officials arrested a Jurupa Valley resident, charged with the crime. Officials announced the arrest on April 19. The sexual assault occurred in 2001, at a nightclub located in […]

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