Riverside County Sheriff's Department - Eastvale Station

If a family member, a loved one or you have been arrested by or are being investigated by the Eastvale Police Department / Riverside Sheriff’s Department operating in Eastvale, it can cause a lot of anxiety, mostly just from fear of the unknown of what will happen or can happen.  Moreover, one is dependent upon the accuracy, honesty and competence of a deputy sheriff, who may or may not be experienced or have the same sense of urgency as you in having the police report properly written. 

 
Facing such a situation, knowing the bail amount (if any) associated with the offense or offenses at issue if police deny an own recognizance (OR) release may help one’s worries.  It is also prudent to know what evidence is needed to convict one for the crime or crimes that allegedly took place, the defenses possible and the sentence a judge can impose if one is convicted of the crime or crimes.

  
We at Greg Hill & Associates believe it is smart to know a few more things before interacting with any branch of law enforcement.  It can be helpful to know the size of the police or sheriff’s department, the area’s demographics, a bit of history about the town, city or area, and the most common types of crimes the department investigates to make one’s communication with law enforcement more meaningful, more savvy and perhaps, more respectful.  This can lead to a better outcome than if one lacks such perspective and makes assumptions that may be wrong.

This article is presented with these goals in mind.

The City of Eastvale contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to provide law enforcement services for Eastvale.  The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department uses the Jurupa Valley Station for such services.  In other words, Eastvale does not have its own police department.  

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department station in Jurupa Valley also provides law enforcement services to the City of Norco, Highgrove and the City of Jurupa Valley.   

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Station in Jurupa Valley is responsible for patrolling the City of Eastvale, which is 13.11 square miles and has a population of 69,757 as of the 2020 Census.

Eastvale is located in northwestern Riverside County.  The area transitioned from a dairy farm enclave to a developed community starting in the 1990’s and was incorporated on October 1, 2010.

For arrests along the freeways crossing Eastvale, the I-15 and State Route 60, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will normally handle this work, although one may be thereafter transported to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Office in Jurupa Valley for processing, a breath test (if a DUI) and booking.  The person may also be held at the Riverside County Jail, also called the Robert Presley Detention Center in downtown Riverside.

As of 2010, Eastvale’s population was 19.50% non-Hispanic white, 29.61% Asian, 8.69% African American and 37.51% Hispanic.  According to the 2020 United States Census, Eastvale has a median household income at one of the top earning percentiles in the country at $151,615.

The top employer in Eastvale is an Amazon Fulfillment Center there that employes 3,000 people.

Most cases arising out of the Eastvale Police Department’s areas of responsibility are brought at the Riverside Hall of Justice at 4100 Main Street in downtown Riverside.  

Over the last 25 years, our office has handled perhaps 10 cases arising out of Eastvale and brought in the Riverside Hall of Justice.  Such cases have varied from DUI to post-conviction relief work such as expungement, reduction of a felony conviction to a misdemeanor and motions to vacate under Penal Code § 1473.7(a)(1) and / or Penal Code § 1016.5(a).  

However, we have received phone calls from people in Eastvale asking about hiring a criminal defense attorney.  We find that locals to the Eastvale often distrust local criminal defense attorneys as being social friends with prosecutors and judges, so they are unwilling to fight too hard to preserve their friendships, so we are considered as counsel instead because our office is not in Riverside County and we presumably have no such ties or loyalties.

Areas Served:  City of Eastvale

Below is the Google Map to the Riverside County Eastvale Station.