Crime scene cleanup in Riverside, CA

Riverside Bio Clean arranges crime scene cleanup for homes, apartments, businesses and vehicles in Riverside, Moreno Valley, Corona, Fontana, San Bernardino, Ontario and the rest of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. A trauma scene cleanup company removes blood, tissue and other body fluids, takes out anything porous that cannot be disinfected, clears fingerprint powder and chemical residue, and hauls the waste away as regulated trauma scene waste.

Crime scenes covered

Homicide and shootings

Blood, tissue and bone fragments across floors, walls and ceilings, often in more than one room, plus evidence cut-outs left by investigators.

Stabbings and assaults

Blood trails through the home, on door frames and handles, and into carpet and upholstery.

Break-ins with injury

Blood on broken glass and window frames, with forced-entry debris to clear before the property can be secured.

Domestic incidents

Handled discreetly while the household is still living there, with the affected rooms sealed off.

Vehicles

Cars and trucks released from a police hold, where seats, carpet and headliners have absorbed blood.

Businesses and common areas

Stores, offices, lobbies, stairwells and parking areas, scheduled around opening hours where possible.

What police and investigators leave behind

Most families expect a room to look worse than it does, then find the hidden parts are the real problem. Blood travels further than it seems: it wicks into carpet pad, runs under baseboards and into the gaps between floor tiles, and splatter reaches ceilings, light fixtures and the backs of furniture. Investigators add their own layer, including fingerprint powder on doors and surfaces, chemical reagents, and sometimes cut-out sections of carpet or wall taken as evidence.

What the crime scene cleanup company removes

• Visible blood and tissue, cleaned and then disinfected with an EPA-registered disinfectant
• Carpet, pad, mattresses, upholstery and other porous items that absorbed fluids
• Drywall, trim or subfloor where fluids soaked in, when cleaning cannot reach them
• Fingerprint powder and investigators' chemical residue on doors, frames and surfaces
• Broken glass and sharp debris, including from forced entry
• Odor, once the source material is gone

The crew separates what can be cleaned and returned from what has to go. Ask about sentimental or valuable items before the work begins, so nothing is thrown out that could have been saved.

Cars, trucks and workplaces

Vehicle biohazard cleanup follows the same rules. Seats and headliners absorb fluids like upholstery does, and some vehicles are not worth restoring once the cost is known, so ask your auto insurer early. Businesses have an extra obligation: employers must protect workers from blood exposure under the federal OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard, which is a good reason not to hand a mop to a staff member.

Paying for crime scene cleanup

In California, the Victim Compensation Board can reimburse up to $1,709 of the cost when the crime happened in a home or vehicle, as long as the company is registered with the California Department of Public Health. Homeowners and renters insurance may pay some or all of the rest. The details, including who can apply and the time limits, are in who pays for crime scene cleanup in California. Published price ranges by type of scene are in the cleanup cost guide.

Choosing who comes into your home

Any company doing crime scene cleanup as a business in California must be registered as a trauma scene waste management practitioner with the Department of Public Health, which publishes the list. Our page on how to choose a crime scene cleaner covers what to ask for, including proof of that registration and insurance, and a written estimate.