DATE: March 7, 2024
INCIDENT: OPERATION BLUE RIVER
LOCATION: Needles, CA
VICTIM(S): State of California
SUMMARY: On Thursday, March 7, 2024, the Colorado River Station/Needles Police Department, assisted by the Sheriff’s Inter-Regional Narcotics Enforcement Team and San Bernardino County Probation, conducted a joint operation in the City of Needles. The operation consisted of 33 team members, with three teams executing ten search warrants in the City of Needles. The warrants led to the arrest of 20 subjects. These subjects were arrested for various crimes, including maintaining a residence for the use of narcotics, possession of narcotics, possession of stolen property, active felony warrants, and possession of manufacturing equipment to make fraudulent credit cards.
This operation was conducted to combat the ongoing battle of violent crimes occurring in the city, coupled with the sales, distribution, and use of Fentanyl, which is a known narcotic that is consuming lives daily in our community.
The following is a list of the subjects arrested during this operation and affiliated with the above-listed charges.
Nicholas Monk, 40-years old, Resident of Needles
Guadalupe Lozano, 34-years old, Resident of Needles
Johanna Baumgartner, 22-years old, Resident of Needles
Juan Hernandez, 27-years old, Resident of Needles
Crystal Munoz, 37-years old, Resident of Needles
Edward Dock, 43-years old, Resident of Needles
Rabecka Motz, 34-years old, Resident of Needles
Theodore Muniz, 37-years old, Resident of Needles
April Craig, 31-years old, Resident of Needles
Mariah Mills, 31-years old, Resident of Needles
Darrian Myatt, 31-years old, Resident of Needles
Charles Brown, 29-years old, Resident of Needles
Michael Fulmar, 33-years old, Resident of Needles
Simon Garcia, 35-years old, Resident of Needles
Aaron Hernandez, 30-years old, Resident of Needles
Mark Franco, 46-years old, Resident of Needles
Rachael Reyes, 43-years old, Resident of Needles
Pete Jewell, 42-years old, Resident of Needles
Heather Jewell, 48-years old, Resident of Needles
Zabrina Longacre, 42-years old, Resident of Needles
Anyone with information regarding these cases is urged to contact Deputy E. Olmos or Sergeant C. Raynolds of the Colorado River Station / Needles Police Department at (760) 326-9200. Those wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME(27463) or you may leave information on line at www.wetip.com.
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Refer: Deputy E. Olmos or Sergeant C. Raynolds
Station: Colorado River Station / Needles Police Department
Phone No. (760) 326-9200
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
