The Brief
- Riverside County Sheriff’s officials have launched a probe after a tactical deputy was filmed using his phone during a fatal high-stakes standoff.
- A police chase of an armed grand theft suspect ended in Jurupa Valley on Wednesday when the vehicle crashed following a failed “grappler” intervention.
- After hours of failed negotiations, deputies breached the vehicle to find the suspect deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is facing public scrutiny after a viral video captured a Special Enforcement Bureau member using a cell phone during a high-risk police chase and standoff.
What we know:
On Wednesday, April 8, deputies spotted a grand theft suspect near Pat’s Ranch Road. …