Coachella Valley Gang Task Force Aids Riverside County Crackdown

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A joint law enforcement operation conducted Thursday to crack down on gang-related crime in Riverside County netted 38 arrests, and officers and deputies from the Coachella Valley were part of the effort, the sheriff's department announced.

The one-day operation took place in the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley area. Nineteen law enforcement task forces and special teams from across the county participated, including the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force.

The operation consisted of heavy patrolling and traffic stops, warrant services, and compliance checks on 42 parolees and probationers, according to the sheriff's department.

Thirty-eight people were arrested during the operation on suspicion of various crimes. Twenty-one citations were also handed out and five vehicles were impounded, the sheriff's department reported.

"Dangerous weapons" and narcotics were seized, too, the department said.

Law enforcement teams that participated in Thursday's operation included:

• Region 1 GTF- Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force
• Region 2 GTF- San Gorgonio Pass Gang Task Force
• Region 3 GTF- Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Gang Task Force
• Region 4 GTF- Murrieta/Temecula Regional Gang Task Force
• Region 6 GTF- Perris/Lake Elsinore Gang Task Force
• Region 7 GTF- Corona/Jurupa Valley Gang Task Force
• Riverside County District Attorney’s Office G.I.T. (Gang Impact Team)
• Hemet Police Department-Patrol Division
• San Jacinto Police Department Soboba Team & S.E.T. - (Special Enforcement Team)
• Perris Police Department S.E.T.- (Special Enforcement Team)
• Murrieta Police Department S.E.T. - (Special Enforcement Team)
• Menifee Police Department P.O.P. Team (Problem Oriented Policing)
• Menifee Police Department S.E.T. - (Special Enforcement Team)
• Central P.A.C. Team (Post-release Accountability & Compliance Team)
• East P.A.C. Team (Post-release Accountability & Compliance Team)
• California Highway Patrol- San Gorgonio Pass Office & Border Division K-9 Unit
• Riverside County Probation Department- AB109 Unit (San Jacinto Office)
• Beaumont Police Department Multi Enforcement Team (M.E.T.)
• California State Parole Office-Riverside County Division