RIVERSIDE (CNS) - The Board of Supervisors today authorized Riverside
County Sheriff Chad Bianco to accept a $150,000 federal grant intended to
support law enforcement operations in outlying communities, which for the
sheriff will mean targeting criminal activity in Aguanga and Anza."The communities are positioned within a mountainous and rural area
of the county,'' according to a sheriff's statement posted to the board's
agenda. "Two deputies are currently assigned to patrol the area; however, they
are also responsible for additional unincorporated areas. This grant (will
enable) the sheriff's department to deploy deputies on overtime ... to conduct
high-visibility patrols.''The U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance's Rural Violent Crime Reduction
grant was awarded to the she