Riverside police have confirmed that a suspicious device recovered outside a Riverside home was actually a concealed surveillance setup similar to equipment used by residential burglary groups to scout neighborhoods.
On October 2, 2026, around 8:15 p.m., Riverside police and firefighters responded to the 9300 block of Equestrian Drive after a suspicious box was discovered near a residence, prompting concerns about a possible explosive device.
Officers located a small box positioned near a tree, with a sledgehammer also observed on the opposite side of the tree. Due to the suspicious circumstances, the Riverside Police Department Bomb Squad responded and took over the investigation…