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A City of Hemet firefighter from Engine Company 2 – one of the first to arrive at the fire – is seen battling the residential blaze. Courtesy photo from Hemet Fire Department – by Joe Fanaselle HEMET – City of Hemet firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to a residential fire in the area of West Whittier Avenue and South Santa […]
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RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an At-Risk missing person who was last seen in early September. According to police officials, Samuel Joel Galvan, a 28-year-old white male who is 5’10” and weighs about 210 pounds was last seen on Sunday, September 11, when he left his house in the Orangecrest neighborhood of Riverside. He was […]
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The wrecked motorcycle as seen in an image from NBC4 Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES – A local motorcyclist was killed in an early morning accident after colliding with a Metro Expo Line west of downtown Los Angeles Monday, Sept. 26. The deadly collision happened at a rail crossing in the area of Washington Boulevard, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Matthew King. The train operator […]
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William Hayes contributed to this report. GOOD HOPE – Very few details have been released and little information is known after a man was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside a vehicle in the unincorporated community of Good Hope Tuesday, Sept. 27. The victim and a vehicle that was shot was found in the area of Louise Street just […]
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HEMET – A man was arrested early this morning for several weapons charges after he led Hemet Police Officers on a brief foot chase Sept. 29. The incident began as a traffic stop in the area of Acacia Avenue and Girard Street. After first running from and then fighting with officers and Hemet PD’s K9 ‘Jack,’ Kenneth Alex Hurtado, 20, of San […]
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SHARED BY MONICA THOMPSON ON FACEBOOK: Kudos to the lady cop with a blond ponytail that drives the dark grey Crown Victoria police car. This morning about 8 a.m. she pushed another female driver that was broken down over to the side of the road on eastbound Domenigoni Parkway at Sanderson Avenue. Not with her police car but she got […]
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WRITERS NOTE: THE NAME OF THE DRIVER, WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY A WITNESS AT THE SCENE AND THE DRIVER’S WIFE, HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS REPORT, PENDING VERIFICATION AND RELEASE FROM THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. WRITERS NOTE #2: A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS REPORT INCLUDED A STATEMENT FROM THE WIFE OF THE DRIVER INVOLVED IN THIS COLLISION. THAT STATEMENT AND HER […]
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HEMET – A three vehicle traffic accident forced the closure of at least two roads Monday, Sept. 26. The accident happened at the intersection of Devonshire Avenue and Meyers Street. Hemet police officers, City of Hemet firefighters, and American Medical Response emergency medical technicians responded to the accident that was dispatched at 2:50 p.m. The first fire engine company and AMR […]
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JURUPA VALLEY – A Corona resident was arrested Friday, Sept. 23 after he allegedly exposed himself to a female motorist in an incident that occurred Sunday, Sept. 18, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Deputy R. Williams. The incident reportedly occurred in the area of Limonite Avenue and Pats Ranch Road in Jurupa Valley. After a thorough investigation, deputies identified and arrested Martin Mendiola, 45, of […]
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UPDATE: 09/26/206 1:35 p.m. SAN JACINTO – More facts are emerging about a fatal two vehicle traffic accident that happened on Sanderson Avenue Sunday, September 25. The accident occurred north of Ramona Expressway and south of Gilman Springs Road in San Jacinto. The deadly accident happened at 2:45 a.m. The driver of a Toyota truck that was struck by an out of control Ford […]
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