Month: April 2017

MORENO VALLEY: Motorcyclist dies after hitting curb in solo-vehicle accident

MORENO VALLEY – A motorcyclist died after losing control and crashing into a curb Wednesday, April 12. The deadly, single-vehicle accident happened on John F. Kennedy Drive at the intersection of Ely Drive in Moreno Valley. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Police Department responded to reports of a major injury traffic collision involving the motorcyclist about 8:54 p.m. […]

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UPDATE: EASTVALE: Eastvale resident struck, killed while walking along Hamner Ave. ID’d

UPDATE: April 13, 3 a.m. Coroner officials have identified the pedestrian who died when she was struck by a motorist on Hamner Avenue south of Amberhill Avenue in Eastvale. The woman was identified as Janine Chavez, 28, of Eastvale. She was pronounced dead at 7:54 p.m., ten minutes after she was struck while walking on Hamner Avenue. Officials have not released any other […]

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HEMET: Traffic stop leads to foot pursuit, arrest

Reported by Robert Carter of Public Safety Incidents and Gary Rainwater of Hemet News   HEMET – A man was apprehended after running from officers during a traffic stop Tuesday, April 11. After pursuing officers put out a priority call for assistance, countless officers, deputies and agents from multiple agencies, including members of Riverside County’s Region 3 Gang Task Force converged […]

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HEMET: Blinding morning sun blamed in fatal car versus motorcycle accident

A CHP officer is seen performing chest compressions on the downed motorcyclist. Several officers, medics and firefighters took turns performing CPR on the fatally injured rider. John Strangis photo HEMET – A motorcyclist died Wednesday morning, April 12, after he was struck from behind by a driver who said she had not seen the motorcycle before smashing into it. The driver […]

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Murrieta resident, who tried arranging sex with 15-year-old, sentenced to probation, 6 months work-release

MURRIETA – A Murrieta resident, who was accused last year of harassing a 15-year-old girl after he allegedly sent lewd images of himself via his mobile phone and attempted to arrange a meeting for sex with the teen, was sentenced today to three years probation and ordered to register as a sex offender. (Click here to view original story.) John Louis Colberg, 24, pleaded […]

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HIGHGROVE: Solo-vehicle, rollover accident on I-215 Freeway snarls evening commuters

HIGHGROVE – Several people suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle, rollover traffic accident Monday evening, April 10. The over-turned vehicle, which left three of four lanes on the southbound I-215 Freeway blocked. The location where the accident happened just north of Center Street and is less than two miles north of the 91/60/215 interchange in Riverside. The accident left many evening […]

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HEMET: Man flees from, fights with police in dramatic downtown take-down

HEMET – A man who fled from and then fought with local officials was arrested in a dramatic downtown incident after officers used a Taser less lethal weapon to subdue the fleeing and combative subject. The arrest happened Tuesday afternoon, April 11, near the intersection of Florida Avenue and Juanita Street in Hemet. The incident – which happened on the City […]

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MURRIETA: Border Patrol K-9 sniffs out nearly $200K in Heroin, Meth during traffic stop

MURRIETA — Border Patrol agents arrested a 53-year-old man Friday afternoon, April 7, after agents discovered nearly $200,000 worth of narcotics hidden inside a vehicle the man was driving.  Agents found the illegal narcotics after they conducted a traffic enforcement stop on the suspect’s vehicle, a Dodge Journey SUV. Agents made the stop about 1:30 p.m., on northbound I-215, near the Murrieta Hot Springs Rd. exit. […]

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HEMET: Officials announce arrest of 2, accused of deadly Nov. shooting

HEMET – City of Hemet police officials have announced the arrest of two people, accused of shooting two victims including a juvenile, killing one of them. The deadly shooting, which was highly publicized throughout Hemet and the Inland Empire, happened in the area of Acacia and S. Western Avenues in Hemet shortly before 1 a.m. (Click here to view original story.) […]

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UPDATED: HEMET: 70-year-old arrested in shooting after victim crashes into parked FedEx truck

Officers provide first-aid to 55-year-old shooting victim Bruce Baily. Baily crashed his truck after losing consciousness when he was shot during a civil dispute involving a vehicle late Saturday night. John Strangis photo UPDATE: April 11, 1:30 p.m. (See original story, photo and video below.)   HEMET – Officials have released additional information about last Saturday’s late-night shooting that resulted […]

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