A proposal to increase oversight of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department stalled on Tuesday, July 29. The Board of Supervisors failed to move forward a proposal from Supervisor Jose Medina to ...

January 4, 2026 – Riverside County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Thursday, January 1, 2026, deputies from the Robert Presley Detention Center found an unresponsive male inmate, later ...

Investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Central Investigations Bureau and the Coroner’s Bureau responded and assumed the investigation. There were no signs of foul play at ...

With thousands of sworn officers working to police a 7,200 square mile county, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. Currently led by the outspoken ...

Correction: This story has been updated after a clarification to the motion's formatting. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors will discuss this week whether to establish a civilian board and an ...

A woman accused of gunning down an acquaintance at a Temecula residence was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and ...

A 46-year-old man died on Monday while in custody at Riverside County jail, the sheriff's department said.

A failed attempt this week to create a Riverside County sheriff’s oversight committee isn’t the end of efforts to improve accountability and transparency in law enforcement, according to those behind ...

SACRAMENTO—After reading the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s response to the county’s $1.3-million payout in May to a Wildomar man who accused deputies of using excessive force, readers might ...