Crime & Safety
Fifteen Nabbed in Hemet, San Jacinto Gang Sweep
A special gang task force targeted the known gang members in areas they are known to frequent, police said.
Dozens of law enforcement personnel took to the streets this week to perform a "gang saturation" sweep, and made 15 arrests in the process, officials announced Friday.
The operation was conducted Thursday in the cities of Hemet and San Jacinto and the unincorporated areas of Hemet, according to Sgt. Matt Hess of the Hemet/San Jacinto Gang Task Force.
"Officers conducted high visibility saturation patrol in areas frequented by gang members," Hess said. "Officers also conducted predetermined probation and parole compliance checks targeting documented gang members."
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Arrested in the gang sweep were:
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Name
Age
Charges
Residency
1
Colazo, Matilda
32
- Parole Violation
East Hemet
2
Deckard, Chesre
40
- Fraud Warrant
East Hemet
3
Dennis, April
26
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
Hemet
4
Deluna, Daniel
42
- Post-Release Community Supervision Violation
Hemet
5
Brooks, Joey
43
- Parole Violation
Hemet
6
Ramirez, Ricardo
19
- Vandalism Warrant
Hemet
7
Lamantia, Ben
26
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
Hemet
8
Scott, Rochelle
26
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Possession of a Switchblade knife
Hemet
9
Schaffer, Ronald
55
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
Hemet
10
Lopez, Carlos
19
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
Hemet
11
Perry, Michael
55
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Post-Release Community Supervision Violation
Hemet
12
Van Dyke, Ozzy
23
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
Hemet
13
Smith, Aaron
29
- Post-Release Community Supervision Violation
Hemet
14
Jones, Sandra
44
- Post-Release Community Supervision Violation
Hemet
15
Price, Rasuan
36
- Parole Violation
Hemet
The Hemet/San Jacinto Gang Task Force has been in existence since April 2006, and is made up of members from the Hemet Police Department, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, San Jacinto Police Department, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Riverside County Probation Department, and the California Highway Patrol.
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