Riverside police arrest around 100 homeless people during undercover drug sting

Riverside police arrested 104 people, many of whom identified as homeless, during an undercover operation along the city's Magnolia Avenue corridor. Nicole Comstock reports.

[@stevel8650]

Ever figure out Where the 20 billion went to help the homelessness?

[@gregaiken1725]

its called the less than 1%

[@steveryono1112]

drug dealers and thieves????what a shock

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Well we don’t grow the drugs here they come in from the CIA they’re not coming in a little car they’re coming in a big airplane complements of United States Government they need to Keep Them Court, Winfield and I need to keep the stupid police officers busy

[@mrvapor4791]

as if homeless encampments are hotbeds of criminal activity

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Because there are drug buyers oh my gosh what a shock! LMFAO

[@Hay_Zues]

Same thing I was thinking! What gave that way SMH!

[@bombaybeach208]

Why even bother arresting them. 90% back out again. Why bother?

[@jamesmusgrove3042]

Because police answer to everything arrest hundreds of people is stupid wasting all those resources just to have someone booked and released they should focus on real crimes just absolutely ridiculous and it's not going to fix the homeless problem it's not done fix the drug problem it's not going to fix anything

[@jamesmusgrove3042]

So now they're targeting homes people and that going to do what if you could arrest your problem out of the situation we wouldn't have a situation in all across United States these idiots keep doing the same thing and it does not work

[@thatdude4571]

Facts

[@TruthfromRicky]

Exactly

[@thomasauslander3757]

Police training exercises..

[@georgeg7428]

Do your research before voting? Look what proposals people voted for before that caused this crap!

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

You mean I’m a dumb urban democratic blue urban plantation dwelling fool?

[@jeffalbillar7625]

This problem runs deeper than that. California's prison system is 250% over capacity. They are being monitored by the feds because of this and have been since 2008. The feds have ordered California to bring its prison population down to 100% capacity and California is doing all they can to do so, but with the three strikes law, there isn't much that they can do, because the three strikes law has a second strike law that requires anyone sentenced as a second striker to do no less than 80 to 85% of the time that the are sentenced to. They are already sentenced and they cannot be let out early for any reason . Even if one were to save a c\o's life, they would get no time knocked off their sentence. There are tens of thousands of people who are doing sentences under a second strike conviction. We were told that this was going to happen if we voted in Three strikes, but people didn't care. They wanted to send people to prison for any crime and this is the result. So, this isn't because of "liberal" or democrat people wanting to cause havoc. This is a result of the three strikes law being voted in. And you can't blame the democratic party for this, because Three strikes was voted for when the state had a Republican governor, a reputable attorney general and a Republican majority in office.

[@frezurmind]

Catch and release .... joke!! 😒

[@MarkMayhew]

Exactly, it makes for good tv if you’re an imbecile

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

If you practice it while you’re fishing why not practice it in our jail system

[@jeffalbillar7625]

What are they supposed to do? Let the murderers, robbers, and rapists out to make room for someone who stole a loaf of bread? 🤔 Jails are packed in California and always have been. There are levels of seriousness when it comes to crime. Murderer, or homeless guy stealing food?

[@focuz4899]

Yeah they should mandate drug programs instead of just letting them out. There's plenty of them in the Inland Empire.

[@user-yq7yi3dm8m]

Make 200% rent increases illegal. This is what happens in a greed based society.

[@drewwromero35]

Send em to Florida

[@jamesmusgrove3042]

Once these homeless people get a lawyer this will be stopped

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Thank you I can’t believe how ugly and narrowminded some of these postings are most of these people want to live in a communist country like Israel and they are too dumb to realize it’s happening

[@focuz4899]

ACLU has been representing homeless people for decades.

[@keithb6717]

Riverside was horrible 45 years ago. Must be really really bad now.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

It's really just the homeless problem. Violent Crime has actually gone down , especially since the 70s, 80s and nineties. The majority of crimes now are property theft and trespassing. The biggest problem I have with the homeless is that the vast majority of them are dirty slobs. They leave trash everywhere. It's as if trash just falls out of their pockets as they walk.

[@muaythaisaro3175]

Naw back then it was a gang issue now it’s a drug and homeless issue

[@TheWaitingRoomTWR]

​@@muaythaisaro3175gangs sell drugs to people that become homeless 🤯🤯🤯

[@IplaygameS2.0252]

​@@muaythaisaro3175u saying it's homless making the drugs now? How r they not using there own supply?

[@kingkobrazx]

@@muaythaisaro3175and even then it's getting better now, respect to the people who work to make riverside better and no respect given to the losers who try and take a dump on our city.

[@diegoramos4195]

California liberal laws will let them out by the next day

[@novajtv]

Oregon and Washington love to follow their lead which is why it's becoming an epidemic here too

[@tonydanger9696]

Now tell us about the Crime in Republican States

[@diegoramos4195]

@@tonydanger9696 not quite as bad as liberal States . That's why citizens in blue states are leaving for red states.

[@user-wf8ol5hv6k]

I can kinda guess why it is that way there. There are just too many rejects out there with very limited space to keep them

[@user-wf8ol5hv6k]

​@@tonydanger9696look up crime rates here in Iowa.

[@AndreB-v9b]

Still didn't get the actual drug dealers just the users

[@Mac-ix4qp]

Jail has become the rehab turnstile for our country. Sad.

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Sad your government allows drugs and migrants into this country with a big welcome sign

[@jimmycain8669]

How much per day to hold them in the jail before y’all let them go?

[@jeffalbillar7625]

Has to be a lot. Sheriff's and deputies don't come cheap

[@DoobieDeb]

CRIME IS OUT OF CONTROL EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Network126]

Funny how when the cost of living goes out of control, so does crime 🤔

[@AnnchristinaAlmazan]

😂actually, crime rates are down.

[@Network126]

@@AnnchristinaAlmazan Where?? 😂

[@AnnchristinaAlmazan]

@@Network126 WASHINGTON (AP) - New FBI statistics show overall violent crime in the U.S. dropped again last year, continuing a downward trend after a pandemic-era spike. Murders dropped 13% in the last three months of 2023 compared with the same period the year before, according to FBI data released this week.Mar 20, 2024

[@Bailey-cx7zz]

Is it really?? How old are you?? The 90s was way worse. The 1980s was even worse then that.

[@josemosqueda3273]

Greasy Newsom wants them released immediately

[@tonydanger9696]

Now tell us about the Crime in Republican States

[@roguetrader303]

The police chief was right we voted for all this to happen. We made crime/stealing a violation like a speeding ticket. They get arrested and they are back at it again and we cry about it yet we voted for this to happen. Ideals are dangerous when you don't understand the consequences.

[@richardchambers3533]

Remember-this is an election year.

[@soniagalindo7589]

It's scary as so many suffer mental issues and they will make good on their threats, when going through some episode. Children have become victims to these types of people.

[@novajtv]

I'm tired of mental illness being used as a crutch to defend acting like an animal

[@bjodaddyo]

Well if they are only putting 10% of criminals in jail, who are they planning to fill the other 90% with? 🤔

[@warehousejo007]

repugs and mAga-mutants!

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Protesters against Zionism across this nation

[@jeffalbillar7625]

The other 90% PLUS is already filled with prisoners.

[@battmanneversleep-n.s.m249]

Innocent ppl 😂😂😅

[@beckyumphrey2626]

What a disaster.

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

How dare you talk about the Joe Biden crime families California constituents

[@Keyko5150Estrada]

Sounds compassionate

[@backtoobasics]

Now that they have housing can ypu start the process of helping those people

[@annamirandacuamanipelorojo6029]

Buen trabajo Dios Bendiga siempre la autoridad y justicia gracias

[@IllicitMediaproductions]

End the war on drugs!!! What a failure !!!!!!

[@vanillasmerk5742]

What a waste

[@kingkobrazx]

what do u mean?

[@robertkidd5574]

Homeless drug dealers. Something sounds fishy?

[@jeffalbillar7625]

That's no surprise. It's not as if all drug dealers are living in mansions. Most are using themselves

[@genxchas]

Homeless get money for drugs 2+2

[@quadsforme1421]

⁠@@genxchasor liquor. Don’t give them a penny.

[@LeatherneckJoe133]

You need a change of government, get rid of your governor

[@SoloRider-hm2lk]

And we want to help the homeless smh. It would be a waste of money

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

We help a lot of state bureaucrats keep their democratic party campaign fund going because that’s where this money ultimately goes and nobody is none the wiser

[@thatfieryhometeamred8315]

Even those homeless families dont want them. Wonder why not ?? Hmmm ?

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Because nobody really wants anybody if you really think about it but unfortunately we’re stuck in this rat race together like a bunch of warts

[@Network126]

Like everyone has family with spare bedrooms...

[@walterdo9614]

Thanks a lot, Newsom

[@MrBetc]

Homeless, well they do need a place to stay. What about all the big wigs bringing in all those drugs? Where are they? When are they gonna be arrested and charged?

[@Jasonronsteinberger]

humans are owed space to exist

[@EyesDropBrowies]

If you feel bad for these people you should let them move in your home 😊

[@DoobieDeb]

There NO WAY WE HAVE ENOUGH JAIL OR PRISON ROOM NOW WITH ALL THE CRIMINALS THATS WHY THEY LET THEM RIGHT OUT THE JUDGE'S

[@Ben-vu8px]

Yes but well off cri.inals dont do jail

[@audenharper3014]

if ure not going to keep them locked up, at least make em take a shower during booking

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Why don’t you walk them into your house for a shower since you’re so concerned with your Howard Hughes mentality

[@shawndeagan7457]

Homeless are probably the biggest criminals on the streets.

[@archcrump7256]

Typical Behavior that has been going on for years in California major Cities.

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Because you and I have probably lived in this city for decades and we see it daily For decades , everyone else has been here for 10 years or less and they outnumber us

[@jeffalbillar7625]

​@@davidOConnor-z3l we have other dimwits, such as this original commenter, who talks about California and most likely doesn't even live here talking about California.

[@AKAAAK]

Drugs aren't illegal in CA anymore.....open use policy in LA & SF.

[@jperezlgk]

Idk who told you that lie, I can't even hit my vape without these cops trying to get a small pay day handing out fines and depending on the drug, can be arrested. The only drugs your not going to be arrested for is weed and cigarettes but will still be receiving a fine

[@AKAAAK]

@jperezlgk you qualify because you ain't homeless living on the streets. They bugging you because you a good upstanding, tax paying, hard working citizen.......

[@Fadz-zg6bt]

​@@jperezlgk personal amount for any drug is just a ticket in California sucks for you

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Because all the migrant hast to do is go back home once or twice a year come back with a pocket full of drugs and guess what he is in business

[@kingkobrazx]

keep crying on why u can't afford to live in cali 🤡

[@MrsElizabethCruzRamirez]

So what was the out come on helping the home less

[@DennisSection]

Omg Nicole! Sacramento misses you!! 😊

[@12vshady]

More than 100 addicts at one time. Did they let them bond out for 1$ or send them to free rehab ?

[@thejuicerr]

As a former Democrat, please vote republican to save our community. The dems have gone too far this time.

[@higgs923]

You're a former Democrat and I'm the former King of Siam.

[@distilledfreedom1840]

I also am a former liberal. I guess I just grew up. Wild how that works.

[@JohnRangel-if2qm]

people that always want to talk politics are weird.

[@thejuicerr]

@@JohnRangel-if2qm Bro, the dems are letting criminals run wild. This is not the democratic party from 10-20 years ago

[@thejuicerr]

@@distilledfreedom1840 It's not the same party from 15 years ago. They have no regard for accountability.

[@gregaiken1725]

what 44 dealers? 20 thieves. and the rest starving, unhealthy, and destitute. their few belongings - what? stolen and thrown away? that will really help them.

[@DerekScheel]

Okay what the hell is jail going to do to help homeless folk ?! When people don’t have people will make a way

[@michaelsiengo1]

60 days in rehab or jail has got to be the new mandatory minimum. It’s the only way for someone stuck in addiction to break the cycle and get clean so they can make a decision worth a damn.

[@IplaygameS2.0252]

REHAB is for quiters, won't break me

[@laopang91362]

Homeless is a cover

[@jackinbox3382]

You guys need to search their house

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

That would take a court order and no judge is going to give any court order to any pig because people are poverty stricken not yet at least

[@freddym6598]

The roach motels from La Sierra to Tyler is where most drug dealers are staying. Fine the motel owners for not putting a stop to it.

[@richtr2885]

Well now they have a bed and food

[@jasonmitchell1240]

There starting to lock the homeless up for being homeless

[@Ben-vu8px]

Pretty much. Property values are the priority not crime

[@TheSpleenboi]

Homeless with more problems now… what even is the point of this?? Waste of time and tax payers money…

[@Phone-hi6bs]

If they are homeless, how could they be a drug dealer? Do not make sense.

[@user-yq7yi3dm8m]

You are wildly naive.

[@357_SWAGNUM_MAGA_X]

Clueless kids

[@jamesellis2784]

Congress AZ. 85332. , Yavapia county , We have tax fraud and no development , shocking , now we have thieves and corrupt people,

[@lynncollver6067]

There's not enough jails ..

[@ArmandoOliviares]

All we want is a place to call home even if there isn't a home just a empty lot it's enough

[@vr9504]

In Riverside, a tax was approved by voters recently to subsidize the police. How about the Chief put out 2 man patrol units and get his officers to actually stop and root out crime with the extra money? The officers drive by the Magnolia Corridor daily to get to the Magnolia Station. It's surprisingly across the street from the Boot Camp and Northgate.

[@Network126]

Funny how when the cost of living goes out of control, so does crime 🤔

[@user-wf8ol5hv6k]

That and the raise of minimum wages going up in cali and places letting go of more employees making more homeless. Pure insanity.

[@Network126]

@@user-wf8ol5hv6k Just what society needs... More desperate and disgruntled homeless people... I'm already living in an old Toyota Sienna minivan despite working and not addicted to drugs. Something's gotta give.

[@fasetam]

Why the politicians don't do anything about this?

[@nolansrecovery1975]

Should change the title to Riverside police housed 100 homeless people

[@aldalopez8994]

So there arrest logs go up what else

[@DoSomething-]

You arrested a bunch of drug addicted with zero money congratulations!

[@jamesmusgrove3042]

They're still an app homeless people in Riverside You're not going to be able to arrest yourself out of this problem chief with all due respect if it was that easy it would be fixed

[@Brandon-r3t5d]

Wat an acomplishment american citizens who are homeless.God dude this country more currupt than ever

[@DarkstarDarth]

Revolving door laws makes all these efforts useless. 47 & 57 needs to be recalled with much better enforcement and jail times.

[@juanayala5863]

GOD IS GREAT!!!! Plz protect our front line; the black and blue!!! Ty for the service!

[@nancysantamarialatica1141]

Good. Make our streets safer . And clean but we’ll go in baby steps.

[@AKAAAK]

These aren't even baby steps. This state is crawling at a snails pace to solve/fix homeless and drug issues. 1 step forward, 2 steps back.......

[@nancysantamarialatica1141]

@@AKAAAK it’s a start. Sum got to give . Hey u A K A A A K take care.

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

It is impossible to make your streets any safer with 10,000 a day 3rd worlders coming across your border looking for handouts and an easy welfare check

[@Network126]

We need affordable housing...

[@nancysantamarialatica1141]

@@Network126 and that too , your rite. But we got to start some where . Hey Network take care. 💚

[@aann9190]

Buckle up buttercups! This is going nationwide...soon. Justice is coming!!! Pray!

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Zionism is already here my friend they bringing all the drugs make all the money and act like their court houses are full therefore the district attorneys and the judge is gonna be busy thank you Zionism

[@theotheleo6830]

Homeless drug addicts? Who'd a thunk?

[@ranchezs.4114]

Yes !! That's why you need to support the police and not be de- funds the police department, all life matters

[@SirNic4180]

You can't make someone do something that they don't want to do. Jail or rehab? Ok 👌🏽😂😅😂😅😂😅😅😂😂😅😂😅

[@marchingovertheedge]

None of the planned HUD neighborhoods planning in the territory im from and the almost finished neighborhoods are rotting in the weather... the projects go unfinished and the next planned projects aren't thought about... its a bad plan for some so it is lost to be forgotten

[@jason-ow8cq]

Nooooo! Not our “unhoused neighbors”!!

[@rougecampos317]

What's the point if nothing gona happened..the camp owner is a joke..theirs need to be harsh punishment to stop all this..

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

Careful what you wish for when it concerns ugliness upon others

[@danielgriffin8132]

Mandatory lockdown drug rehabilitation one year .

[@richardsantana731]

They're definitely sending them to bakersfield.

[@alz4918]

There goes the neighborhood!!

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

More like they’reThere goes the country and that’s the desired effect with no border and they got exactly what they wanted a third world country metropolis is what we are

[@Demas23]

Eric Salgado says he was punched in the face

[@MazPower1982]

Good... At least the Law still putting in work in Riverside

[@metta116]

Homeless people are the bottom of the food chain. I get eating then to survive because some people get raised with a silver spoon in their mouth. But what happens when you become homeless and blamed for something you didnt do or have on your person but since you were within 30 feet of someone who did you get blamed with their crimes

[@guillermoramirez611]

NOT COMMUNITY...THE WHOLE COUNTRY

[@LaWholeEnchilada]

This is called padding the stats.

[@finchman1]

Repeal Prop 47 this November!

[@rshrsh5420]

Would you please share a little about what Prop 47 is the next time to educate people on your comment? thank you!

[@finchman1]

@@rshrsh5420 I take it you’re not a California voter? Proposition 47 was passed in 2014 under a deceptive ballot title, which downgraded a number of crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. This spawned an epidemic of retail shoplifting across the state, since the threshold for felonious shoplifting was raised to $950. Therefore, people have been able to get away with shoplifting items valued under $950 with little or no consequences.

[@rshrsh5420]

@@finchman1 Thank you! I heard about the meat and potatoes of the bill but never knew it was called Prop 47. I live next door in Nevada. Thanks for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it

[@finchman1]

@@rshrsh5420 You’re very welcome.

[@heribertolinares65]

Why bother

[@miguelcastaneda7257]

Waa wondering why foothill silver streak bus wasn't filled this morning usually their all asleep on it it's their bedroom on wheels

[@Paul-y5h6e]

Great 😊

[@TonyBetz-z7h]

I lived off of Magnolia. I went to Ramona high school I lived on Lila Street off of Jefferson and los Arblose ninth and 10th grade Ramona high school 11th and 12th grade Moreno Valley high school 1981 mostly lived what is known as Moreno Valley but back in the day in the 60s 70s was known as Sunnymead California I left Moreno Valley, California to Fernley, Nevada 1986 left in February 1989 to Lemoore California. I was part of the Lemoore volunteer department for 33 years now I retired to be closer to my daughter and grandson in Bakersfield, California 2024.

[@jeannettejerez4268]

Bravo 👏 clean our cities. Why lawbreakers are more important than us taxpayers? Makes no sense.

[@alihakimi1707]

They will move to SF where anything goes

[@franciscovargas9991]

Arrest the illegal immigrants

[@PierreJamerson]

They’ll be back on the street in a few hours

[@HighlanderRside]

Great job rpd! I don’t care if it’s 4 hours. It’s jail. The pendulum will swing back when ppl stand up.

[@zensoundsarah9209]

lol i was just at that store last night i wouldve been on the new! yes that area is horrible so much crime happening and the riverside PD offices are right there too.

[@lynncollver6067]

What if they sent the illegals back ? Might there be help for those of every race who are legally here and not on drugs ?

[@tameekay]

Cool. Free housing and food for them.

[@manuelmolina2385]

Choosing to do drugs is not a struggle its a choice I would love to get high but I don't do it cause I prefer to have a life

[@BlairHorror]

They just let em back out. It's just now they did something. But why put so much effort in the lowest rung of the drug ladder when you could put that manpower toward getting the bigger guys I don't understand. I can walk in anyone's shoes, but I can't lower my IQ to understand why police do anything they do....its like giving a preschooler a gun these days.

[@Ben-vu8px]

Because they ste easu prey. And the war on drugs funds a lot of agencies. They need drugs illegal.we wont dune countries who threaten to legalize

[@lynncollver6067]

Jesus Christ please touch each person and bring Your Perfect will for them in every way. Light be. Amen

[@TanyaQueen182]

addressing the wrong side of the problem.

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

You mean giving a bunch of overpaid pigs overtime with a nice cushy assignment of a rest in your fellow Americans simply for being poverty stricken? We will arrest people here but we will not arrest people at the border and that’s a double ignorant standard thank you Joe Biden crime family

[@AFloridaSon]

Criminals are criminals.

[@theotheleo6830]

What's the right side?

[@SpclOps20]

Hey, Tanya! Here’s some food for thought; I want you to think about all those illegal men coming over the border. Eventually, they will give into their natural urges and seek out women. All the countries they come from are known for extreme violence towards women. Something tells me they will be looking to take what they want very soon. I sure hope you know how to use a firearm.

[@FlexYourFreedoms]

These cops are the real Crim, inals

[@heribertolinares65]

Just got a place to sleep and let out the next day free stay