Month: January 2018

UPDATE: Man who died after “physical altercation” with Menifee store’s loss prevention ID’d

UPDATED: Saturday, Jan. 20 1:30 a.m., With victim’s identification, additional details   MENIFEE — A Los Angeles man who authorities say was involved in a parking lot scuffle with loss prevention officers died two days later at a Murrieta hospital. According to officials, the man possibly sustained fatal injuries when loss prevention officers detained him after seeing him stealing merchandise […]

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HEMET: Internet cafe owner, 64, arrested after undercover operation uncovers illegal gambling

HEMET — Detectives assigned to Hemet Police Department’s recently formed Crime Suppression Unit arrested a 64-year-old, Moreno Valley man, Jan 17, after determining he was operating an illegal gambling business at a Hemet Internet cafe. The illegally operating gambling business, Lyon Entertainment Center, is on the 1600 block of W. Florida Avenue near the intersection of Lyon Avenue. After Wednesday’s undercover operation, detectives arrested George […]

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PALM DESERT: Retired officer ends false imprisonment crisis at factory outlet store

PALM DESERT — A man who barricaded himself in the back room of a retail business with a store employee was arrested after a retired law enforcement officer forced open the door to the room and detained the alleged suspect – rescuing the terrified employee. Sheriff’s bomb squad members were later summoned to the scene to inspect a “suspicious device” […]

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PERRIS: Two drivers seriously injured in DUI-related, head-on crash

PERRIS — Two drivers were hospitalized with major injuries after a head-on, traffic collision, Sunday night, Jan. 14. Prior to the crash authorities were notified about one of the two motorists driving in an “erratic” manner, according to officials. Before they could respond and locate the erratic driver, officials were notified regarding the DUI-related collision, which happened on Goetz Road in Perris. […]

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LAKEVIEW: Sheriff’s volunteer reports shots fired at gas station, suspect arrested after crash

LAKEVIEW — One person is in custody and officials are investigating a shooting after a Sheriff’s volunteer reported shots being fired, Saturday evening, Jan. 13. The shooting happened at a Valero gas station, at the corner of Lakeview and Reservoir Avenues, in the rural community of Lakeview. The gas station is just south of Ramona Expressway. Citing their ongoing investigation, Riverside County sheriff’s officials have released […]

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MORENO VALLEY: Three injured after car smashes head-on into freeway wall

MORENO VALLEY — Three people were hospitalized after a car failed to stop for a posted stop sign and plowed at high-speed into a freeway sound wall, Monday evening, Jan. 15. The crash happened at the intersection of Sunnymead Boulevard and Broadleaf Lane in Moreno Valley. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash shortly before 8:30 p.m., after receiving reports […]

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JOHNSON PARK: 50-year-old arrested after shooting, stand-off

JOHNSON PARK — Authorities arrested a 50-year-old man they allege shot another man outside a trailer park before barricading himself inside his residence, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 16. The brief stand-off ended when the alleged suspect gave up and exited his home, according to sheriff’s officials. After the shooting the victim, 28-year-old, Richard “Ricky” Brian Lewis, was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding. […]

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TEMECULA: Firefighters hospitalized after crash in front of Wolf Creek’s Fire Station 92

TEMECULA — Two firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries after a small pickup truck plowed into a fire engine, Monday evening, Jan. 15. The collision, which happened as the engine was pulling onto fire station property, caused minor damage to the engine and moderate damage to the pickup truck. The driver of the truck was not injured in the collision. The minor-injury […]

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HEMET – Sheriff’s bomb squad called out to inspect and detonate suspicious package

HEMET — Sheriff’s bomb squad members assisting Hemet Police Department investigating a suspicious package later detonated the item, early Monday evening, Jan. 15. The investigation caused the temporary closure of Florida Avenue, between Hamilton and Palm Avenues, in Hemet. Although details are still emerging, after members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hazardous Device Team detonated the suspicious package they determined it had posed […]

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PALM DESERT: Child dead after second fatal Coachella Valley pediatric drowning in two days

PALM DESERT — A girl died after being found in a back yard residential pool, Monday afternoon, Jan. 15. The incident happened on the 10 block of Merill Drive, along the south edge of Desert Willow Golf Resort, in Palm Desert. Merill Drive features seven homes, all of which have back yard pools. SEE RELATED: INDIO: 1-year-old dies after being pulled from back […]

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