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Murrieta Police Department Awarded $115,000 Grant to Deter Unsafe Behaviors, Increase Safety on Road

Murrieta, Calif. – The Murrieta Police Department will increase patrols throughout the community and provide other traffic safety programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on roads. 

“This grant funding ...

Murrieta PD Receives NIBRS Certification

Murrieta, CA – The Murrieta Police Department is pleased to announce that on August 26, 2022, the department was officially awarded National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) certification by the California Department of Justice. This is a major mil...

Prostitution and Anti-Human Trafficking Operation

Murrieta, CA – On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, the Murrieta Police Department, in partnership with the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce (RCAHT), conducted a proactive enforcement operation that targeted online prostitution and t...

Homicide

Murrieta, CA – On Friday, August 12, 2022, at 10:35 a.m., the Murrieta Police Department Communications Center received a 911 call of a female needing medical aid in the parking lot of the police station. Officers from the Murrieta Police Depart...

Arrest for Lewd Acts on a Child

Murrieta, CA – In December 2021, the Murrieta Police Department began investigating the possible sexual abuse of a minor by a family member after the abuse was reported to the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services. Since the alle...

Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Murrieta, CA – On Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 2:09 a.m., the Murrieta Police Department Communications Center received calls regarding a fight between a security guard and a patron at The Cove Bar and Grill, located at 40675 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, in ...

DUI Checkpoint

Murrieta, CA. – The Murrieta Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on May 7, 2022, from 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., at an undisclosed location within the Murrieta city limits.

Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes a...

Commercial Burglary Arrests

Murrieta, CA – On March 27, 2022, at 2:41 a.m., Murrieta Police Communications Center received information from Riverside Sheriff’s Communication Center that several burglaries had just occurred between 1:17 a.m. and 2:12 a.m. in the c...

Murrieta Police Department Investigating Pedestrian Death on Clinton Keith Road

Murrieta, CA – On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 8:08 a.m., the Murrieta Police Department Dispatch Center received a report of a traffic collision involving a pick-up truck and a pedestrian on Clinton Keith Road, east of Via Mariposa.

Murrieta Po...

Enjoy the Super Bowl Responsibly: Choose a Sober Way to Go

The Murrieta Police Department is reminding football fans to stick to the “Go Safely” game plan and designate a sober driver if you plan on drinking at a Super Bowl LVI watch party.

On Sunday February 13th, the Murrieta Police Departmen...

Murrieta Police Awarded Office of Traffic Safety Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                      November 18, 202...

Look Out and Always Stop for Trick-or-Treaters Halloween Night

For Immediate Release                                 Oct. 26, 2021

Contact: Sergeant O. Willi...

Murrieta Police Department Awarded $94,000 Grant From the OTS

Murrieta, Calif. – The safety of everyone traveling is the focus of a grant awarded to the Murrieta Police Department. The $94,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will assist in Murrieta Police Department’s eff...

Murrieta Police Department Awarded Grant to Improve Traffic Data Reporting

Murrieta, Calif. – Murrieta Police Department received a $24,800 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to streamline processes to collect and report traffic data.

“Accurate and timely data is critical to the safety of...

Fatal Traffic Collision

Fatal Traffic Collision

Murrieta, CA - On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 10:18 p.m., the Murrieta Police Department Dispatch Center received a radio call of a traffic collision involving a single motorcycle on Murrieta Hot Springs Road near Jackson Avenue....

Major Injury Traffic Collision

On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 3:05 a.m. a Murrieta Police officer attempted a traffic stop in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Murrieta Hot Springs Road in the City of Murrieta for a vehicle code violation.  The driver of the vehicle failed to ...

Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend Responsibly

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 21, 2020

Traffic Sergeant Sandra O’Donnell

[email protected]

Murrieta PD Encourages Public to Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend Responsibly

Murrieta, Calif. – This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend, and as we slo...

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 1, 2020                            

Traffic Sergeant Sandra O’Donnell

951-461-6369

sodonnell@murr...

National Bicycle Safety Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    

May 1, 2020

Traffic Sergeant Sandra O’Donnell

951-461-6369

[email protected]

Need to run errands or exercise? The rules of the road still apply.  The Murrieta Police Department  enc...

Super Bowl Safety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 31, 2020

Traffic Sergeant Sandra O’Donnell

Office#: 951-461-6369

Don’t Get Flagged This Super Bowl Season, Designate a Sober Driver

Murrieta, Calif. –The Murrieta Police Department is reminding fans a...

DUI Checkpoint Results

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DUI / Driver's License Checkpoint

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:                                        ...

Murrieta Police Awarded Traffic Education and Enforcement Grant from OTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Traffic Sergeant Sandra O’Donnell

November 27, 2019

Murrieta Police Awarded Traffic Education and Enforcement Grant from OTS

Murrieta, Calif. – The Murrieta Police Department  received a $90,000.00...

Fatal Traffic Collision

Contact:         Traffic Sergeant Sandra O’Donnell

File#:              MR19-6194

On Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 4:57 pm, the Murrieta Police Depart...

Male arrested for double homicide

On 8/2/19 at approximately 9:41 pm, Murrieta Police Dispatch received a phone call from a concerned caller who was out of town and stating they were unable to get in touch with family members.

Officers responded to a residence on the 2400 block of Jonquil ...