Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco was sworn into his second term in office Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, in a ceremony on the front steps of the Riverside Historic Courthouse.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and his wife, Denise Bianco, enjoy the Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, ceremony at which he was sworn in for a second term on the steps of the Riverside Historic Courthouse. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez prays Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, during a ceremony to swear in Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco at the Riverside Historic Courthouse. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Deputies pray Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, as Pastor Jack Hibbs delivers a benediction praising Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco after he was sworn in for a second term. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s badge, seen Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, has a black ribbon to memorialize slain Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Isaiah Cordero. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Pastor Jack Hibbs delivers a benediction praising Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco after he was sworn in for a second term in a ceremony on the steps of the Riverside Historic Courthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and his family pose for photos on the steps of the Riverside Historic Courthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, after he was sworn in for a second term. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco poses for photos on the steps of the Riverside Historic Courthouse after being sworn in for a second term Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is embraced Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, by Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin as the sheriff’s wife, Denise Bianco, holds a Bible during a ceremony on the steps of the Riverside Historic Courthouse. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, after being sworn in for a second term at the Riverside Historic Courthouse. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco greets guests Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at the Riverside Historic Courthouse after he was sworn in for a second term. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco share a laugh Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, before a ceremony to swear Bianco in for his second term. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, after being sworn in for his second term on the steps of the Riverside Historic Courthouse in downtown Riverside. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is sworn in by Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, center, as the sheriff’s wife, Denise Bianco, holds a Bible on the steps of the Riverside Historic Courthouse. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco reacts Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, after being sworn in for his second term alongside his wife, Denise Bianco, and Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin on the steps of the Riverside Historic Courthouse. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
As sheriff/coroner, Bianco oversees a department of more than 3,600 employees that’s responsible for public safety, coroner’s services, courthouse security, search and rescue and five jails in America’s 10th-most populous county. With more than 7,300 square miles, Riverside County rivals New Jersey in size.
