On June 14, Lieutenant Will Edwards of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department presented a public safety update for the City of Canyon Lake for the month of May.
Deputies responded to 493 calls for service, an increase of 156 calls from the previous month. Thirteen Part One crimes were reported: one rape, six aggravated assaults, four larceny thefts, and two motor vehicle thefts.
Deputies wrote two traffic/parking citations and investigated six traffic collisions. This does not include traffic collisions in which no report was written.
Overall, six arrests were made: two DUIs, two domestic, one possession of burglary tools, and one trespassing.
Police services are provided by the City of Canyon Lake through a contract with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Residents are reminded to contact the police department, not Canyon Lake Community Patrol, for incidents pertaining to the law. For emergencies, call 911. For non-emergencies, call 951-776-1099, extension 5.
