News From Around The County
HEMET – An Orange County man with multiple prior convictions was sentenced Monday, Sept. 19 to 185 years to life in state prison. The man allegedly robbed a Hemet Subway in the 3500 block of Stetson Avenue July 7, 2015 and committed another fast food robbery the day before on July 6, 2015. Raynaldo Sanchez Salcido, 50, of Yorba Linda was arrested […]
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UPDATED: 09/20/2016 9:30 p.m. SANTA ANA – A Menifee resident, dubbed the “O.C. Panty Thief,” received an eight-year prison sentence after he was convicted and sentenced Sept. 19 for stealing items such as undergarments and other personal items from female college students in Orange County. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims. Arturo Galvan, 44, of Menifee, pleaded guilty to using social […]
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RIVERSIDE – A five-year-old boy was in critical condition after a near-drowning at a residence in the 20000 block of Westpoint Drive near Lehigh Lane Saturday, Sept. 17. The residential neighborhood where the incident happened is west of Moreno Valley and east of Riverside. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies, Cal Fire/Riverside County and City of Riverside firefighters, and AMR paramedics rushed to […]
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Deputies, investigators, and other sheriff’s officials at the scene where a van crashed after a deadly shooting that occurred across the street from Rancho Verde High School after a football game. Photo courtesy of Loudlabs News MORENO VALLEY – A deaf teenager with no known gang ties was fatally shot across the street from Rancho Verde High School just as […]
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BANNING – Central Homicide Investigators are conducting what the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is calling a “suspicious death” investigation after an inmate died while in custody at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility Saturday, Sept 17. The facility is located at 1627 S. Hargrave Street in Banning. The victim, who has only been described as a white male adult was found “suffering from traumatic […]
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Written by Trevor Montgomery On scene reporting by William Hayes / Loudlabs News MENIFEE – A two vehicle head-on traffic collision in the area of Newport and Goetz Roads in Menifee injured three people – one critically – Friday, Sept. 16. The vehicles – which were both totaled – were described as a silver Chevrolet Impala and a silver unknown make or model […]
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UPDATE: 09/20/2016 11 a.m. TEMECULA – A 5-year-old boy who was hit by a pickup truck at Vail Lake Village Resort Saturday, Sept. 17 is recovering. The RV resort and campground is located in an unincorporated area east of Temecula and south of Sage. After the accident the boy – who suffered major traumatic, but non-life-threatening injuries – was flown by Mercy Air […]
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SAN JACINTO – Multiple gunshots fired at a home in the 200 Block of East 6th Street near S. Sheriff Avenue in San Jacinto rattled nerves and left residents feeling frightened to leave their homes Saturday, Sept. 17. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station rushed to the scene of the shooting at about 8:18 p.m. after receiving several 911 calls […]
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RIVERSIDE – More facts are emerging about Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Alcide Galley Jr., 49, who caused a nearly 20-hour stand-off Aug. 31 with deputies and members of the Hemet/Murrieta Special Operations Unit (SWAT) at his French Valley home. (Click link to view original report and subsequent updates.) Towards the end of the nearly day long stand-off Galley Jr. was finally […]
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HEMET – A man with a realistic-looking replica firearm led Hemet Police officers on a foot pursuit through heavy traffic across Florida Avenue before he was tackled by an off-duty Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy and then subdued by several pursuing officers Thursday, Sept. 15. Officers identified the man as Christopher Lee Mahone, a 27-year old transient from the Los Angeles area. Officers […]
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