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HEMET – A man was arrested after he allegedly led Hemet Police Officers on a short vehicle pursuit and foot chase August 12. The incident and pursuit began in the Hemet Valley Mobile Estates in the 500 block of N. Gilbert Street in Hemet. After the pursuit, officers arrested Philip Adam Moreno, 34, of Hemet for several felony charges. Moreno was later determined […]
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TEMECULA – A Hemet resident was apprehended by deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station Friday afternoon, Aug. 12. The man was arrested after “an alert, off-duty law enforcement officer observed a suspicious adult male driving slowly alongside a 12-year-old female pedestrian,” according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Fredericks. The incident happened at about 3:50 p.m., near the […]
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UPDATE: 08/14/2016 1:20 a.m. With information from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department LAKE ELSINORE – Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Lake Elsinore Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to “a reported irritant causing discomfort to multiple people,” according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Todd Grimm. The incident occurred at the Riverside County Department of Public Social […]
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HEMET – A man was taken into custody by Hemet Police officers after leading them on a high-speed vehicle pursuit followed by a foot pursuit, Thursday, Aug. 11. The alleged suspect was eventually located hiding inside a trash can by officers who were searching for him during the foot pursuit. The man was taken into custody in the 800 block […]
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From Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station *All arrests are public information and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.* Driving Under the Influence On 07/31/16, about 10:20 P.M., deputies with the San Jacinto Police Department responded to Villines Avenue and Avenida Roundelay regarding a possible drunk driver. Henry Najera, 19-year-old from San Marcos, was arrested for […]
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RIVERSIDE – Two men were arrested for robbing a man and discharging a firearm while pistol-whipping him Aug. 9. The sound of the gunshot led nearby Riverside Police officers patrolling the area to the quick apprehension of three subjects, two of whom were later arrested. Problem Orientated Policing officers from the East Neighborhood Policing Center were in the area of 7th […]
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UPDATED: 08/13/2016 2:45 a.m. With additional information from victim’s family. MORENO VALLEY – A 47-year-old woman was killed in a three-vehicle, rollover traffic collision Thursday, August 11. The fatal accident happened on the eastbound SR60, about one mile east of Gilman Springs Road, in an unincorporated area east of Moreno Valley. California Highway Patrol officers and other emergency first […]
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LAKE ELSINORE – A man was found dead on the beach of Lake Elsinore near Perret Park, in an unincorporated area known as Lakeland Village Wednesday, August 10, according to a sheriff official. The Riverside County Coroner’s office later identified the victim as a 28-year-old resident of Lake Elsinore as the person who was found deceased. His actual time of […]
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UPDATED: 08/11/2016 6 p.m. With release from sheriff’s department and clarification of number of victims and locations of shooting JURUPA VALLEY – Riverside County Sheriff’s officials are conducting a homicide investigation after a shooting that happened at the intersection of Linares Avenue and Moraga Avenue, in Jurupa Valley Wednesday, Aug. 10, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Wallace Clear. The […]
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BANNING – An inmate being held at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning was discovered missing during an hourly headcount The woman’s disappearance led to an hours-long search Wednesday, Aug. 10. The inmate, who has only identified as a 19-year-old woman, is in custody for theft-related offenses. Officials have not yet released where the inmate was arrested or how long […]
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