ARCCOPS supports the study by the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) which discredits an annual report that falsely claims law enforcement officers disproportionately uses force against people of color. The reports by the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA) “failed to achieve...
In the News: KTLA 5 News quoted both ARCCOPS President and Riverside Police Department Chief Larry Gonzalez as well as Riverside County District Attorney's Office District Attorney Mike Hestrin calling for Superior Court judges to stop the mass dismissals of criminal cases....
Everyone deserves a safe neighborhood to live in, safe parks to play in and safe schools to learn in. This is not achieved through soft on crime policies, weak laws with loopholes and a criminal justice system that seems only to seek justice for the...
The Association of Riverside County Chiefs of Police and Sheriff (ARCCOPS) urges Riverside County Superior Court Judges to immediately stop the mass dismissal of criminal cases as the public safety crisis worsens. Thus far, the Courts have engaged in the reckless dismissal of more...
BEAUMONT, Calif. (CNS) -- A murder victim whose remains were located alongside the 60 Freeway in the Badlands west of Beaumont 26 years ago Thursday remains unidentified, leading Riverside County sheriff's cold case investigators to seek the public's help in ascertaining who the woman is....
Palm Springs Unified School District's decision to suspend its school resource officer program came as a shock to Cathedral City Police Officer Charlie Siqueiros, who normally works at Cathedral City High School and is known to students as "Officer Charlie."...
The Cathedral City Police Department’s School Resource Officer (SRO) program has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the Palm Springs Unified School District that dates back to 2000....
Dear Val Verde Unified School District Board, The Association of Riverside County Chiefs of Police and Sheriff (ARCCOPS) has learned that the Board is considering defunding the Val Verde Unified School Police Department. This move is troubling as it directly impacts the safety of our...