SAN JACINTO: Woman killed at cemetery in apparent murder-suicide identified

UPDATE: Wednesday, Aug. 23, 4:30 p.m. SAN JACINTO — Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials have identified the woman shot to death in what authorities have called an isolated, domestic violence-related incident. In a coroner’s release, officials identified the victim as 53-year-old, Maria Alvarez, of Hemet. According to officials, Alvarez died at the cemetery and was pronounced deceased at 9:49 p.m. Her time of injury […]

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REDDING: Parolee arrested trying to set garage afire, with children and others inside

REDDING — Authorities arrested a recent parolee they allege resisted arrest after allegedly trying to set fire to a garage while other people, including children, were inside it Friday, Aug. 18. After briefly holding officers at bay, he was apprehended with help from a Redding PD K-9. John Strong, 31, of Redding, who is on parole for robbery, was later booked into Shasta […]

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REDDING: K-9 sniffs out woman who fled from officers in stolen car

REDDING — Police arrested a 22-year-old Redding woman after she was spotted by an officer in a stolen vehicle, then ran from the car, hiding inside a crowded mobile home park, Sunday, Aug. 20. After officials used a K-9 to track and locate the woman they arrested Shaina Kylie Tanner. She was later booked into Shasta County Jail on suspicion of vehicle theft, […]

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EASTVALE: Toddler, 2, killed when struck by vehicle

EASTVALE — A toddler suffered serious head trauma and died after being hit by a vehicle Sunday, Aug. 20. The deadly accident happened at Swan Lake mobile home park in the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue in Eastvale. Deputies assigned to the Eastvale Police Department and other emergency first responders rushed to the location about 2:30 p.m., after they were notified regarding a vehicle […]

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HOMELAND: One killed, one arrested, after fiery, rollover accident

HOMELAND — One person was killed and another was arrested after a fiery collision, Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20. The deadly accident happened in the 31800 block of Highway 74, near Clinton Avenue, in the unincorporated community of Homeland. SEE RELATED: One dead in fiery, 3-vehicle wreck, reckless driving, racing suspected CHP officials, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other emergency first responders rushed […]

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BREAKING: SAN JACINTO: One dead in fiery, 3-vehicle wreck, reckless driving, racing, suspected

SAN JACINTO — Officials are at the scene of a three-vehicle, fiery wreck that resulted in at least one death, according to CHP officials. The deadly accident happened on State Route 79 South, just south of Gilman Springs Road, in an unincorporated area north of San Jacinto. This deadly accident was the second wreck accident to happen in the San Jacinto […]

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CANYON LAKE: Passenger dies after fall from golf cart, driver arrested after fleeing

CANYON LAKE — A passenger who had been standing on a golf cart while it was being driven died after falling from the moving cart and striking his head, Friday, Aug. 18. The driver of the golf cart allegedly fled the scene after the deadly accident, which happened at the intersection of Canyon Lake Drive S. at Village Way Drive, near […]

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Recent life-saving actions of deputies save two different 3-year-olds

Two Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies are being hailed as heroes after two separate recent incidents involving different 3-year-old’s, who – without the deputies’ intervention – might not be with their families to celebrate their fourth birthdays. One of the potentially deadly incidents happened in Eastvale, the other in Los Angeles. Both ended with children saved from the brink of death […]

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SAN JACINTO VALLEY: 30 days on patrol with the Hemet & San Jacinto PD Sheriff’s Stations

This was a great week of back to school nights. Thank you Estudillo Elementary, Megan Cope Elementary and San Jacinto Elementary for allowing sheriff’s officials to come by and speak with parents and students about traffic safety around the schools. There was a great exchange of questions, answers and concerns. RSO/SJPD photo Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit and Desert Search and […]

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Sheriff’s officials, FBI warn of spike in “virtual kidnapping” scams

After a recent spike of incidents in Riverside County involving phone-based, kidnapping scams, Riverside County sheriff’s officials are reminding citizens to be wary of and to immediately report any phone calls or texts from an unknown person claiming a family member or loved one has been kidnapped or is being held for ransom. The scams, which law enforcement officials and federal investigators first began […]

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