Riverside County Jail

Deputies Look Forward To A Bigger, Better Indio Jail

Representatives from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department corrections division are hoping the new Indio jail will not only help reduce jail crowding, but that it will also help ease tensions within the inmate population.

Sources close to the jails say things have gotten so packed that some offenders are getting in trouble on purpose, just so they can be tossed in the SHU.

Recent inspections of the Riverside County Jails showed (more…)

By |August 5th, 2014|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Deputies Look Forward To A Bigger, Better Indio Jail
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    Theiving Jedi In Hot Water For Stealing Star Wars Memorabilia

Theiving Jedi In Hot Water For Stealing Star Wars Memorabilia

Just in time for Comi-Con...
An 18 year-old Riverside man could soon find himself booked at the Riverside County Jail now that officers believe he'd run off with someone else's swag.

The man was initially questioned in the downtown area by members of the gang unit.   After a few minutes, they discovered a bunch of (likely valuable) Star Wars memorabilia on him.

Although he tried his best to convince police that he'd "found" the items, the force in the young man was not strong enough to pull the lie off.

Detectives said he hardly seemed credible, so they confiscated collector cards, a poster …

By |July 22nd, 2014|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on Theiving Jedi In Hot Water For Stealing Star Wars Memorabilia
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    Man Gets Run Over By Daughter When He Tries To Stop Drunk Driving

Man Gets Run Over By Daughter When He Tries To Stop Drunk Driving

A 37 year-old woman remains behind bars this morning on charges that she backed over, and killed her father when he tried to prevent her from driving drunk.

Police say the now defendant, Soukvilay Barton, had been drinking with family members at her parents house last weekend.  At some point in the evening she decided to head home, but her father didn't want her driving while she was under the influence.

He even went so far as to follow her out to the driveway as she was getting into her car.  When that didn't work he stood directly behind her vehicle …

By |June 19th, 2014|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on Man Gets Run Over By Daughter When He Tries To Stop Drunk Driving
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