News From Around The County
MENIFEE – A motorcyclist was seriously injured and his motorcycle was torn to pieces when the man smashed head-on into a utility pole while traveling at high-speed along a rural dirt road. The violent wreck, that snapped a utility pole in half and left motorcycle parts and debris strewn across the unimproved, dirt roadway, happened on Howard Road in Menifee, […]
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Robert Carter of Public Safety Incidents contributed to this report. EAST HEMET – A man was arrested after allegedly fighting with an officer during a traffic stop Thursday evening, May 11. The violent incident, that brought City of Hemet police officers rushing to help after an officer at the scene put out an emergency call for assistance, happened in the […]
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John Strangis contributed to this report. HEMET – Two women were injured in a two-vehicle, rollover traffic accident following a possible road-rage incident Tuesday, May 9. The minor-injury wreck happened at the intersection of Stetson Avenue and State Street in Hemet after the driver of an SUV allegedly made repeated attempts to run a motorcyclist off the roadway. Stewart Sarringar was riding his […]
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HEMET – A Hemet resident – who has been accused of human trafficking, pimping and other sex crimes – was arrested Wednesday, May 10, according to sheriff’s officials. The alleged sex crimes occurred in the areas of Hemet, San Bernardino, Pomona and Palm Springs. “The prostitution activities were advertised online or occurred on the streets of well-known prostitution corridors of […]
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HEMET – Officials are investigating a shooting after a residence was struck by gunfire Wednesday, May 10. The early-morning shooting happened on the 100 block of N. Inez Street, south of Latham Avenue and north of Florida Avenue, in Hemet. A City of Hemet police officer, who happened to be on patrol one street to the west on Alessandro Street, […]
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CORONA – Officials are asking for the public’s help locating one of two people who were allegedly involved in a fatal hit and run collision, Saturday, May 6. The fatal crash happened on the 800 block of Avenida Del Vista in Corona. “Traffic investigators have identified both men and are seeking the public’s help in locating Eduardo Lopez, a 20-year-old resident […]
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UPDATE: May 10, 4 p.m. City of Hemet police officials provided updated information regarding the condition of the three teenagers who were injured when a stolen vehicle they were fleeing from police in smashed backwards into a tree at high-speed. The major-injury collision left at least one of the three young car thief’s with serious, traumatic injuries. “All three occupants […]
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EAST HEMET – One man died and another was airlifted after a two-vehicle, rollover traffic collision, Monday, May 8. The fatal accident happened on the 47000 block of Highway 74 just east of Doe Canyon Road and the San Bernardino Forest Service’s Cranston Station #54, in the unincorporated area of Valle Vista. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim as Bernardo Santana-Brito, 52, of […]
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Robert Carter of Public Safety Incidents contributed to this report. HEMET – A man was arrested for driving under the influence after he attempted to flee from an early-morning wreck, Tuesday, May 9. The accidents happened on S. Santa Fe Street near Mayberry Avenue in Hemet. Officials have not released the name of the alleged drunk driver, who was described as […]
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REDLANDS – A driver was killed in a solo-vehicle traffic accident that sent a car soaring through the air before it smashed midair into an Edison power pole Monday, May 7. The vehicle was traveling westbound on San Timoteo Canyon Road, east of Entranz Boulevard, in an unincorporated area of Redlands. The area where the early-morning accident happened, which is […]
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