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Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Yahoo
Traffic stop in California leads deputies to house with partially assembled improvised bombs
A June traffic stop in California led deputies to discover a massive trove of illegal weapons and bomb-making materials, including partially assembled improvised explosive devices, according to police. On June 8, Riverside County sheriff's deputies located a stolen vehicle in Temecula and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, they found four guns, a mixture of rifles and handguns, as well as a large amount of ammunition and suppressors, the sheriff's office said in a news release. In addition to detaining driver Brandon Edwards, 38, of the city of Homeland, police continued to investigate, and a Wednesday search at the man's property in an unincorporated area known as Romoland revealed even more weaponry, police say. 'Deputies found dozens of illegal firearms, ammunition, explosive-making materials, and homemade improvised devices that were in the process of being assembled,' according to the release. 'The Riverside Sheriff's Hazardous Device Team responded and seized the devices.' The Riverside County man was in possession of guns, ammo, silencers, and bomb-making materials, police say (Riverside County Sheriff's Office) Edwards faces 12 charges, including 11 felonies, on offenses related to the stolen vehicle, weapons possession, criminal threats, and bomb-making. He is currently being held in the county's Southwest Detention Center without bail, according to jail records. It is unclear if Edwards has legal representation or how he plans to plead. The Independent has contact the county public defender's office and a family member of Edwards for comment. The 38-year-old is due in court on July 25. Last year, a heavily armed man was arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in the county, in what police described at the time as a thwarted assassination attempt. The suspect in that case, Vem Miller, denied he was trying to assassinate the president and later sued the sheriff's office for defamation.
CBS News
16-07-2025
- CBS News
Riverside County nurse arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting unconscious patient
A Riverside County nurse has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a patient while they were unconscious, according to authorities. Deputies with the Riverside Sheriff's Special Victims Unit received reports of a hospital employee who "was having inappropriate contact with an unconscious patient," said a press release from the department. "During the course of the investigation, the suspect was identified as Lauro Gonzales Jr., a 40-year-old resident of Lake Elsinore," the release said. "Investigators learned that Gonzales was employed as a nurse by multiple hospitals within Riverside County." Gonzales was arrested on Tuesday when investigators conducted a traffic stop on I-15 near Temescal Canyon Road, deputies said. He was booked for sexual penetration of an unconscious person after they served a search warrant at his home, where they said they collected additional evidence. Due to the nature of the crime, investigators believe that there may be additional victims. Anyone who knows more or believes they are a victim is asked to contact RSO at (951) 955-1718 or (951) 776-1099.
CBS News
20-05-2025
- CBS News
Two arrested for stabbing in Old Town Temecula
Two men have been arrested in connection with a stabbing that happened in Old Town Temecula after a months-long investigation, deputies said. It happened back on March 30 at around 2:30 a.m. near Old Town Front Street and Third Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. It was there that deputies arrived to the location and found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital for treatment before he was later released. "Following an extensive investigation by the Southwest Investigations Bureau, investigators identified the suspects as 28-year-old Kevin Vo of Rocklin and 32-year-old Ivan Isayev of Murrieta," said RSO's statement. "Arrest warrants were obtained for the suspects." Both men were arrested on Tuesday. Vo was taken into custody at his residence in Rocklin, a city located in Placer County near Sacramento, with the help of the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Roseville Police Department and the Rocklin Police Department, RSO said. He is awaiting extradition to Riverside County. Deputies and personnel with the Riverside Sheriff Special Enforcement Bureau apprehend Isayev in Murrieta while serving two search warrants related to the case. He was booked at the Coid Byrd Detention Center. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing and anyone who has further information is asked to contact investigators at (951) 696-3000.
