Riverside County sheriff's Capt. Raymond Gregory observes the airport hangar at the new Thermal Station on Airport Boulevard in Thermal. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun
THERMAL — Stephen Sanchez watched Tuesday as a trio of Riverside County sheriff's patrol units rolled along Airport Boulevard.
It will now be a regular sight in Sanchez's neighborhood, with sheriff's deputies operating out of a new home down the street from his residence near Airport and State Highway 86.
“I feel safer already,” said Sanchez, 43.
Beginning today, sheriff's deputies who cover the eastern Coachella Valley will work out of the new sheriff's station in Thermal at 86-625 Airport Blvd..
Inside the $42 million, 99,149-square-foot facility is a maze of hallways leading to offices, briefing rooms, locker rooms and other facilities to be used by 184 sworn deputies and personnel.
It includes a forensics bureau and an aviation hangar.
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