Crime & Safety
Alleged Drug Dealer Arrested In Lake Elsinore
Robert Denis Rooks, 56, was taken into custody following a search warrant service at his home.

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — An alleged drug dealer was arrested Friday in Lake Elsinore after deputies said they found him with illegal narcotics.
Robert Denis Rooks, 56, was taken into custody following a search warrant service at his home on White Oak Road and found approximately 31.9 grams of methamphetamine, 200 oxycontin, 50 hydrocodone, 80cc of heroin, and narcotics paraphernalia, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with additional information is asked to contact Deputy Chambers at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station at 951-245-3300.
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