News From Around The County
MECCA – Sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of a man they allege drugged and raped a victim in October, 2016. The alleged suspect was arrested in the 91-000 block of 66th Avenue in Mecca Thursday, Jan. 26. The alleged suspect, who officials identified as Erick Ceja Galvez, 26, of Mecca, was arrested after a search warrant was served at the 66th Avenue residence, according […]
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POPPET FLATS – A motorist was seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover traffic accident Tuesday, Jan. 31. The wreck happened on Highway 243 at Poppet Flats Road in the unincorporated community of Poppet Flats, south of Banning and north of Idyllwild. California Highway Patrol officers, Riverside County firefighters, and other emergency first responders rushed to the scene of the accident about 8:49 […]
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RIVERSIDE – A pedestrian was left in critical condition after being struck by a motorist in an early-morning traffic accident Tuesday, Jan. 24. The collision happened at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and California Avenue, just east of Challen Park in Riverside. City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received a 911 call about 5:32 a.m., from a citizen reporting the accident. […]
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RIVERSIDE – A 26-year-old Riverside resident was left in critical condition after a vehicle the man was driving lost control and smashed into two palm trees and a utility pole Tuesday, Jan. 31. The early-morning accident happened in the area of Brockton Avenue and Terracina Drive west of Evans Park in Riverside. City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about […]
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RIVERSIDE – Authorities arrested four people, including two juveniles, while investigating a burglary that happened at Collett Elementary School in June, 2016. The school is located south of Collett Avenue and east of La Sierra Avenue in Riverside. During their initial investigation, officers collected fingerprints and other evidence at the school. “Fingerprints found at the scene were recently matched to […]
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Hundreds of people, including 18 alleged suspects in Riverside County, were arrested during “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild,” an annual law enforcement effort intended to combat human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of women, children, and other victims. This was the operations first coordinated statewide effort. In total, 474 people were arrested throughout California during the three-day operation that took place last week. […]
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