Crime & Safety
Three Arrested in Murrieta While Under the Influence of Heroin, Police Say
The men were arrested at about 11 p.m. Monday on Parkcrest Avenue.
Three men were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of heroin late Monday.
The men were parked in a white Ford F-150 on Parkcrest Avenue when police say a resident reported suspicious activity.
Officers arrived with a K-9 unit at about 11 p.m. and allegedly found evidence of the suspects shooting up heroin in the vehicle, said Cpl. Kent Chivington with the Murrieta Police Department.
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After conducting a search of the vehicle, police had the truck towed.
An arrest report was pending.
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