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Riverside County DA's Office
@RivCoDA
The official Twitter account for the Office of the District Attorney of Riverside County, Calif.
Riverside County, CA
Joined December 2009
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    Reminder: TERMS OF USE Please be aware that any violation of the terms of this social media policy may lead to the hiding of a post and/or the blocking or banning of the author from any or all of the DA’s Office social media platforms and pages. Thank you for your cooperation.
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    Our office joins with the friends, family, and fellow officers in mourning the loss of @RSO Deputy Darnell Calhoun, who was tragically murdered this evening in Lake Elsinore.
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    A Palm Desert man has been arrested & is facing charges for an #arson at the East Valley Republican Women Federated building in La Quinta. Carlos Espriu was arrested in Indio last night & our office filed charges today. More info: bit.ly/3k6CkYd #rivconow #wearerivcoda
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    The Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement/Internet Crimes Against Children task force, which includes our office, aggressively pursues anyone who engages in the online sexual exploitation of children. To report child sexual exploitation, go to: report.cybertip.org @MissingKids
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    Two people have been charged in what likely is the largest seizure of carfentanil in Riv Co. If mixed w/other drugs, the 21 kilos seized as part of an investigation by @RiversidePolice, had the potential to kill at least 50 million people. News release: bit.ly/3i2iTRD
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    Our office joins with the friends, family, and fellow officers in mourning the loss of @RSO's Deputy Isaiah Cordero, who was tragically murdered this evening during a traffic stop in Jurupa Valley.
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    Jurors have determined that John Hernandez Felix should be sentenced to death for the 2016 murders of @PalmSpringsPD Officers Jose “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny. The judge will render the sentence at a later date.
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    We amended the charges against a man accused of shooting Rylee Goodrich, 18, & Anthony Barajas, 19, in a movie theater after Barajas died on July 31. Joseph Jimenez is now charged w/2 counts of murder & a special circumstance of multiple murders. His next court date is Sept. 27.
    Anthony Barajas, photo credit: The Today Show, and Rylee Goodrich, photo credit: Buzzfeed
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    David and Louise Turpin are scheduled to be sentenced today, April 19, at 8:30am. #turpin
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    Snow in Riverside County?! A few of our staff members at the Banning office took a break to play in the snow! Did you get any snow today?
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    #Sentencing is expected this morning in an Indio courtroom for the man convicted of murdering @PalmSpringsPD police Officers Jose ‘Gil' Vega and Lesley Zerebny. John Felix faces the death penalty. We will provide updates here when available.
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    We filed charges in the case of 2 people shot in a Corona movie theater. In a collaborative effort btwn @CoronaPD, @RSO, & the Riv Co Gang Impact Team, which is led by our Bureau of Investigation, Joseph Jimenez was arrested earlier this week. More info: bit.ly/2VpRxwE
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    Angel Olivo, a senior at @coronahigh was at risk of not graduating. He is interested in becoming a police officer, so our Dep DA Carlos Corona told him if he graduated, he would arrange a meeting with @CoronaPD's Special Response Team. He graduated & got that meeting. Thanks CPD!
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    Having to testify can be intimidating for adults, imagine how overwhelming it would be to a child! Raider, the comfort dog, showed some children the proper way to sit in the witness stand. Raider is a Labrador that came to @CoronaPD as a highly trained service dog from @ccicanine