Sheriff’s Southwest Station highlights Explorer program; Temecula gets updates on call volume and response times

Sep 22, 2026

Riverside County Sheriff Chief Mark Regali briefed the council on August calls for service, response times and youth Explorer Post 884’s expanding volunteer contributions and retention improvements.

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Chief Mark Regali of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department reported the Southwest Station answered 5,451 calls for service in August 2026, with an average priority‑1 response time of about six minutes. He said priority‑one incidents include juvenile medical aid, silent alarms and traffic collisions and that priority‑one response times averaged just under six minutes for August.

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