There is no simple Riverside County warrant search tool. The Riverside County Superior Court Public Access website will show any outstanding bench warrants or arrest warrants. Note that these are public records. Anyone can conduct a name search for any warrant in Riverside County.
Information on public access will include the charges and the amount of bail.
If are looking for arrest records, use the Riverside County Sheriff's Inmate Search. The inmate search tool will provide all recent arrest information.
If there is an active investigation police can and will arrest you if they have probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. (Penal Code section 836.) In practice, if something just happened where there is an active investigation, you may be arrested by the local police or Riverside County Sheriff without anything showing in the court system. Some examples of how you could be arrested with no warrant:
- A shooting just happened in the last couple days. Police recently secured witness testimony or other evidence linking you to the shooting.
- You have recently been accused of a sexual assault, but it occurred some time ago. Police may arrest you in the course of their investigation.
- Domestic Violence. Law enforcement generally try to make an immediate arrest in cases of domestic violence.
No, active police investigations are not public information. Police departments are not required to disclose who is the subject of an investigation. Active investigations are confidential under Government Code section 6254(f).
