INFORMATION COURTESY RIVERSIDE SHERIFF’S DEPARTEMENT

On Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 3:07 a.m.,  officers from the Eastvale Police Department were investigating a suspicious persons call in the 6500 block of Emerald Downs St., Eastvale. At the residence, officers found the rear door was forced open. Inside the residence, officers discovered the residence contained an indoor marijuana grow operation.

Officers from the city of Eastvale Special Enforcement Team responded and obtained a search warrant for the residence. Officers seized 429 marijuana plants, ten pounds of processed marijuana and packaging material.  Additionally, electricity was being bypassed around the meter, causing a serious fire hazard and resulting in approximately $6250.00 a month in stolen electricity.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is committed to the safety of the citizens of Eastvale and will be vigilant in investigating all crimes of this nature. We’re asking anyone with information about this incident to contact Officer Patrick Walls at the Jurupa Valley Station at 951-955-2600.