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450 E. Latham Ave.
Hemet, CA 92543

Non-Emergency:  (951) 765-2400
Emergency – Dial 911

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Dori Jamison

HPD 14-02343, Jamison, Dori On Saturday, 03/22/2014, Hemet Police and Fire Communications Center received a call for medical aid to be dispatched to the 200 block of South Lyon Avenue in the City of Hemet, County of Riverside. When the Hemet Fire Department arrived at...

Derek Maddox

Lieutenant Derek Maddox is the Hemet Police Department’s Community Services Lieutenant and oversees: Community Services Division School Resource Officers Active Engagement Response and Outreach for our Community Team Organized Retail Theft Team Crisis Behavioral...

Gonzalo Alvarez

Lieutenant Gonzalo Alvarez is the Hemet Police Department’s Investigations Bureau Lieutenant and oversees: Investigations Bureau Gang Task Force (GTF) Post Release Accountability Team (PACT) Gang Impact Team (GIT) Cannabis Regulation Task Force (CRTF) Property and...

Josiah Douglas

Lieutenant Josiah Douglas is one of the Hemet Police Department’s Operations Lieutenant’s and oversees: Patrol Bureau Professional Standards Bureau Traffic Bureau Lieutenant Josiah Douglas began his law enforcement career in 1999 when he graduated from the police...

Art Paez

Lieutenant Art Paez is the Hemet Police Department’s Operation Bureau Commander. He currently supervises: Patrol Operations Special Operations Unit (SOU) & Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) Field Training Program K-9 Recruitment Honor Guard Fleet Lieutenant Paez...

K9 Argo

Officer Dominic Del Bono became a K-9 handler in September of 2022 and was matched with his one-year-old partner, K-9 Argo. They graduated from the basic K-9 academy at Adlerhorst International, Inc. in November of 2022. K-9 Argo is a 75-pound male Belgian Malinois....

K9 Kitti

Officer Brett Maynard became a K-9 handler in November of 2024 and was matched with his 1-year old Belgian Malinois, K-9 Kitti. They graduated from the Single Purpose Firearm Detector Dog Handler Course at Vohne Liche Kennels-West in November of 2024, and received a...

K9 Duke

Officer Luke Tabor became a K-9 handler in January of 2021 with his 3-year-old K-9 partner, Duke. They completed the 40-hour Basic Man Trailing course, then were California P.O.S.T. certified through the National Police Bloodhound Association in February of 2021....

FATAL SHOOTING INVESTIGATION – Update

Hemet, Calif. — On Monday, October 13, 2025, at approximately 9:46 a.m., the Hemet Public Safety Communications Center received a 911 call regarding a shooting in the 3100 block of West Florida Avenue. Officers arrived on scene and located a deceased adult male with an apparent gunshot wound. The identity of the deceased will not be disclosed at this time, pending official family notification.
This is an active homicide investigation handled by the Hemet Police Department’s Investigations Bureau. Anyone with information regarding this incident can contact Corporal Sobaszek at (951)765-2497 or provide an anonymous tip through the Hemet Police Department’s smartphone app, available for free in the Apple App Store for iOS devices and Google Play for Android users.

STATEWIDE BLITZ

During the final shopping days leading up to Christmas, multiple California law enforcement agencies, including the Hemet Police Department, participated in a coordinated enforcement operation aimed at combating organized retail theft and promoting a safe shopping environment throughout the state.

The collaborative statewide retail theft blitz occurred on Friday, December 19, 2025, and resulted in 66 arrests for organized retail theft and related offenses. Law enforcement agencies also recovered more than 552 stolen items, with an estimated value of $14,050.86.

The statewide blitz was coordinated by the California Highway Patrol, in collaboration with the Hemet Police Department, Santa Monica Police Department, Santa Ana Police Department, Chino Police Department, San Diego Police Department, and the Orange County and Riverside County District Attorney’s Offices.