Crime & Safety

Lake Elsinore Parolee Arrested For Meth Possession

Patrick Graham, 42, was arrested around 2 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Pepper Drive in Lake Elsinore

A Lake Elsinore narcotics parolee was arrested Thursday for possession of methamphetamine and violating parole, police are reporting today.

Patrick Graham, 42, was arrested around 2 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Pepper Drive in Lake Elsinore by Riverside County's multi-agency Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force.

The SAFE Task Force was conducting random compliance checks on registered sex offenders living in the Lake Elsinore area when they happened upon Graham, according to a SAFE Task Force report.

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SAFE Task Force personnel searched Graham and allegedly found a small quantity of methamphetamine in one of his pockets, the report stated. He was subsequently arrested on felony possession of methamphetamine and violation of parole charges, and was booked at the Sheriff's Robert Presley Detention Center.


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