City of Corona

For Immediate Release
Case #24-006433
January 31, 2024 

Convicted Sex Offender Arrested 

CORONA, CA– On January 28, 2024, at 11:50 AM, Corona Police officers responded to Mountain Gate Park, located at 3100 S. Main St., Corona, for a reported sexual battery and robbery. Officers learned the suspect approached the victim, sexually battered her, and stole her cellular phone.  

Based on the suspect’s description and actions, it was believed he was possibly the same offender from a sexual battery that occurred on January 26, 2024, at 3:20 PM, in the 1100 block of Magnolia Ave., Corona. 

Corona officers, with the assistance of the Riverside Police Department’s helicopter, conducted an extensive search and were ultimately able to identify and locate the suspect in the area of Ford St. and Filbert St., Corona. The suspect was identified as Miguel Vazquez, a 29-year-old resident of Corona. Detectives responded and assumed control of the investigation, which revealed additional evidence connecting Miguel to both sexual batteries, including in his vehicle (see attached photograph) and his residence in the 900 block of Rimpau Ave., Corona.

Miguel is a registered sex offender with an extensive criminal history, including convictions for sexual battery, domestic violence, statutory rape, stalking, and criminal threats. He has served multiple terms in state prison for his crimes, the last being a three-year sentence in 2020 for stalking, criminal threats, and unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Miguel was most recently sentenced to one year of summary probation after being convicted of sexual battery in 2023.

Investigators believe there may be additional victims and request that anyone with information regarding similar crimes please contact Detective Wade Arens at 951-817-5767 or email Wade.Arens@CoronaCA.gov.  

About the City of Corona: Corona is a vibrant, culturally diverse community located in the heart of Southern California at the junction of the 91 and 15 freeways with a population of more than 160,000 residents. For more information regarding the City of Corona, visit www.CoronaCA.gov. 

Media Contact 
Sergeant Robert Montanez 
Public Information Officer 
951-736-2412
Robert.Montanez@CoronaCA.gov