Station contacts and recent-arrest guidance
Looking for someone recently arrested in Riverside County? Start by identifying the agency that made the arrest, then ask whether the person is still with that agency or has been booked into a county jail. Use the Sheriff station directory below for station addresses, telephone numbers and service areas.
A patrol station, the arresting agency and the jail currently holding someone may be different places. If a city police department made the arrest, use our Riverside County police department directory to find its contact information.
For an emergency, call 911. Use the station, dispatch or administrative numbers below for the purposes shown.
Identify the arresting agency
Use the agency name on available paperwork or ask the person who witnessed the arrest. The city where an arrest happened is a starting point; it does not establish which agency made the arrest.
Ask where the person is now
Call the listed agency contact and ask to be directed to the person who can confirm custody or transport information. Ask whether the person remains with the agency, has been released, or was taken to a county detention facility.
Check the county inmate search
Use the Riverside Sheriff Inmate Information System, also called JIMS, for a county custody search. The current name-search form requires a last name and also provides first-name, date-of-birth and gender fields. Check identifying details before relying on a result.
How to use the official inmate searchConfirm the current jail before making plans
Once a facility is identified, confirm the current location and the appropriate contact for your question. An expected transport destination or an earlier booking location should not be treated as confirmation of where the person is held now.
Compare Riverside County jailsIf a booking number or date of birth is unavailable, say so. Ask what other details the agency can use to assist you; do not guess identifying information.
Example call wording
"I am trying to confirm the current location of [full name], who may have been arrested around [date and time] near [location]. Can you tell me whether your agency handled the arrest, whether the person remains in your custody, and which jail or agency I should contact next?"
| What you need | Where to start |
|---|---|
| A very recent arrest or an uncertain transport destination | Start with the arresting agency's published contact. Ask who can confirm custody and transport information. |
| Current county jail location or a jail-specific question | Use JIMS to look for the custody record, then contact the identified county detention facility. |
| A copy of an arrest or incident report | Contact the arresting agency's Records Unit. Report access and release procedures are separate from a custody search. |
| A court appearance or criminal case question | Use the court's case information or contact the appropriate court clerk. A court case and current jail custody are different records. |
Search by station, city or community. Station telephone numbers are labeled as station contacts; they are not county jail booking desks. The service-area summaries identify local police coverage, not a guaranteed arrest location or jail destination.
Mid-County and San Gorgonio Pass
50290 Main Street, Cabazon, CA 92230
(951) 922-7100Provides contract police services for Calimesa and serves unincorporated Pass-area communities, including Cabazon, Cherry Valley and Banning Bench. Banning and Beaumont each have their own municipal police department.
Coachella Valley and Eastern Riverside County
260 N. Spring Street, Blythe, CA 92225
(760) 921-7900Serves unincorporated eastern Riverside County, including Desert Center, Mesa Verde, Ripley and Palo Verde. Its station address is in Blythe; police services within Blythe city limits are provided by Blythe Police Department.
Mid-County and San Gorgonio Pass
43950 Acacia Avenue, Suite B, Hemet, CA 92544
(951) 791-3400Serves unincorporated communities around Hemet and San Jacinto, including East Hemet, Valle Vista, Anza and Idyllwild. Hemet city has its own police department; the separate San Jacinto Station entry provides that contract city's station contact.
Western and Northwestern Riverside County
7477 Mission Boulevard, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509
(951) 955-2600Provides contract police services for Eastvale, Jurupa Valley and Norco, and serves unincorporated Highgrove. Corona and Riverside each have their own municipal police department.
Southwest Riverside County
333 Limited Avenue, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
(951) 245-3300Provides contract police services for Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, plus surrounding unincorporated communities such as Lakeland Village, La Cresta and Tenaja.
Western and Northwestern Riverside County
9 Latitude Way, Corona, CA 92881
(951) 272-5600Serves unincorporated areas around Corona and Riverside, including Home Gardens, El Cerrito, Woodcrest and Lake Mathews. Its Corona mailing address does not make it the municipal police department for Corona or Riverside.
Western and Northwestern Riverside County
22850 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92552
(951) 486-6700Provides contracted city police services for Moreno Valley and serves nearby unincorporated areas. Moreno Valley Police Department and Moreno Valley Sheriff's Station refer to the city's Sheriff-provided police service.
Coachella Valley and Eastern Riverside County
73705 Gerald Ford Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 836-1600Provides contract police services for Indian Wells, Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage, and serves western Coachella Valley unincorporated communities such as Thousand Palms and Sky Valley. Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs have their own police departments.
Mid-County and San Gorgonio Pass
137 N. Perris Boulevard, Suite A, Perris, CA 92570
(951) 210-1000Provides contract police services for Perris and serves surrounding unincorporated communities, including Mead Valley, Good Hope, Nuevo and Homeland. Incorporated Menifee has its own police department.
Mid-County and San Gorgonio Pass
160 W. 6th Street, San Jacinto, CA 92583
(951) 654-2702Provides Sheriff-contract police services for the City of San Jacinto. For nearby unincorporated communities, check the Hemet Station service-area guide; Hemet city uses Hemet Police Department.
Southwest Riverside County
30755 Auld Road, Suite A, Murrieta, CA 92563
(951) 696-3000Provides contract police services for Temecula and the De Luz Community Services District, and serves unincorporated areas such as French Valley. The station has a Murrieta address; Murrieta city has its own police department.
Coachella Valley and Eastern Riverside County
86625 Airport Boulevard, Thermal, CA 92274
(760) 863-8990Provides contract police services for Coachella and La Quinta and serves eastern Coachella Valley unincorporated communities, including Thermal, Mecca, Oasis and Bermuda Dunes. Indio city has its own police department.
If you cannot reach a Sheriff station, the Sheriff lists a toll-free non-emergency dispatch line. Ask which station or agency can address your custody or transport question. For an identified county inmate, contact the current detention facility about jail-specific matters.
Riverside Sheriff non-emergency dispatch
(800) 950-2444This is a general overview of adult arrest processing. Depending on the circumstances, a person may be released, held temporarily by the arresting agency, or taken to a county detention facility. The steps and their order can vary.
Arrest and initial processing
The arresting agency may complete local processing, arrange transport, or release the person under an available procedure. Ask the agency whether it still has custody and which agency or facility can confirm the person's current status.
County jail transport when applicable
If the person is being taken to a Riverside County detention facility, ask the arresting agency to confirm the actual receiving facility and whether transport has occurred. Use confirmed custody information before choosing a jail contact.
Booking and intake
County booking can include recording identifying information, fingerprints, a photograph and booking paperwork. Medical clearance may be needed before a jail accepts custody. An arrest and an available county booking record are separate events.
Current housing, further transport or release
Use the official county inmate information and contact the identified facility to confirm the current location. Ask about any release or further transport. An earlier booking location or an expected destination does not confirm where the person is held now.
For an individual arrest, ask the agency or receiving jail about the current stage of processing. If no matching county record appears, confirm the person's status with the arresting agency.
Use these facility guides after checking where the person is currently held. The locations below are not a city-to-jail assignment chart.
| Facility guide | Postal city | Facility main | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Presley Detention Center | Riverside | (951) 955-4500 | Sheriff facility page |
| Cois M. Byrd Detention Center | Murrieta | (951) 696-3050 | Sheriff facility page |
| Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility | Banning | (951) 922-7300 | Sheriff facility page |
| Blythe Jail | Blythe | (760) 921-5780 | Sheriff facility page |
| John J. Benoit Detention Center | Indio | (760) 863-8252 | Sheriff facility page |
Request an inmate search with the information you have. To submit the inquiry, provide your full name, telephone number and the inmate's first and last name. A booking number is optional. If you do not know the date of birth, select "Date of birth unknown"; if you do not know the jail, choose "Unknown / Not sure." Add the arresting agency, arrest city and approximate arrest date in the available fields or additional-information box.
Request an Inmate SearchIf you know which agency made the arrest, start with that agency's published contact. Ask whether the person remains with the agency, has been released, or has been taken to a county detention facility. Use the Sheriff directory for a Sheriff arrest and the police department directory for a municipal police contact. The arresting city alone does not identify the arresting agency.
A missing search result does not establish what happened. The person may not yet have a searchable county booking record, may have been released, may be in another custody system, or may be listed under different identifying information. Check the name and other known details, then ask the arresting agency to confirm the current status.
A Sheriff patrol station and a county detention facility have different functions. A station handles policing and related agency business; the jail holding an inmate handles questions about that person's current county custody. Even where facilities are near each other, their telephone numbers and public-service procedures can differ.
No. Depending on the arrest and custody decision, a person may be released before county booking, released after booking, or remain in custody. Confirm the actual status with the responsible agency or facility.
Processing time depends on the circumstances. Ask the arresting agency whether transport has occurred, and ask the identified facility about current custody. A planned transfer time does not confirm that the jail has received the person.
Do not choose a jail solely from the city of arrest or the closest facility on a map. Riverside County has five detention facilities, and the booking location and later housing location can differ. Ask the arresting agency for the confirmed receiving facility, then check current county custody information.
You do not need a booking number to submit this website's inmate-search inquiry. Provide your name and phone number and the inmate's first and last name. A booking number is optional, and the form includes "Date of birth unknown" and "Unknown / Not sure" facility choices. Include additional arrest details when available. The official JIMS form has its own search fields.
The current JIMS name-search form requires a last name and provides first-name, date-of-birth and gender fields. Its date-of-birth field is not an arrest-date filter, and that form does not provide an arrest-date or booking-number search field. If you only know the approximate arrest date or location, include those details when contacting the agency or requesting assistance.
Check current county custody information and contact the last confirmed facility to ask which agency or jail can confirm the person's location. Do not rely on the arresting city, a prior booking location or an expected transfer destination. Confirm the current jail before arranging a visit or sending money or mail.
No. An arrest or incident report concerns the agency's record of an event; a court case concerns court proceedings; a custody record concerns detention. For a police report, contact the agency's Records Unit. For a court matter, use court case resources. To find where someone is currently held, use current custody information and the responsible agency or facility.
Station contacts and service-area sources are linked beside each listing. Also see Riverside Sheriff Inmate Information and Correctional Facilities. Agency contacts and process sources checked October 19, 2026.
