RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is being
challenged by a former colleague in the June primary election as he attempts to
retain the county's top law enforcement spot and continue into a second term.Michael Lujan, a retired sheriff's captain, is endeavoring to unseat
Bianco Tuesday, promising an objective approach to policing without "partisan
politics.''Bianco, who resides in Riverside, was first elected in 2018, after a
hard-fought contest against then-Sheriff Stan Sniff. Bianco has been tested on
several fronts since then, drawing both criticism and praise.He gained wide attention at the height of the statewide coronavirus
public health lockdowns in the fall of 2020, declaring that he would not
dedicate sheriff's resources to enforcing any part
