Month: January 2018

JURUPA VALLEY: Firefighters extricate driver from wrecked vehicle after accident

JURUPA VALLEY — Firefighters extricated a person left trapped inside a vehicle after a traffic collision, Friday afternoon, Jan. 5. The accident happened in the area of Etiwanda and Philadelphia Avenues in Jurupa Valley, near the border of Ontario. Eleven firefighters from two engine companies and one truck company responded to the scene of the accident at 1:06 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire […]

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UPDATED: WILDOMAR: Officials identify fatal hit and run victim as 47-year-old, Wildomar man

UPDATE: Sunday, Jan. 7, 5 p.m. WILDOMAR — Officials have identified a man who died after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, Thursday, Jan. 4. The fatal hit and run traffic collision happened at the intersection of Bundy Canyon Road and Harvest Way in Wildomar. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified Rudolph McCreight, 47, of Wildomar as the man killed in the […]

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DE LUZ: Deputies shoot man, ending hours-long, hostage-related standoff

DE LUZ — A man who officials allege was armed with a gun and holding family members against their will was shot during an hours-long standoff with officials, Thursday, Jan. 4. The standoff and officer involved shooting happened at a 20-acre property on the 47400 block of Sandia Creek Drive in the unincorporated community of De Luz. Deputies from the Riverside County […]

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REDDING: Man who fled home during burglary arrested after returning to confront homeowner

REDDING — A career criminal, who has been arrested in Shasta County thirty-two times since 2009 and was out of jail on probation for possession of a controlled substance, was arrested again Friday afternoon, Jan. 5. The man was arrested after allegedly confronting a woman while burglarizing her residence and returning hours later with a metal pipe to confront the homeowner […]

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HEMET: Pedestrian crossing busy Florida Ave. hit by motorist

HEMET — A man who was reportedly walking down the middle of Florida Avenue in Hemet was struck by a motorist and hospitalized, Saturday afternoon, Jan 6. City of Hemet Police and Fire personnel along with other emergency medical responders were dispatched to the 2200 block of W. Florida Avenue, between Kirby and N. Gilmore Streets, about 2:15 p.m., after […]

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PALM DESERT: Seven children, ages 3 to 5, injured, six hospitalized after YMCA Hazmat emergency

PALM DESERT — Seven children sustained minor injuries, including five who were hospitalized with rashes and burns to their hands and arms after officials say a janitorial service inadvertently placed a harsh, lye-based cleaning product inside hand soap dispensers at a YMCA facility, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 4. The Hazmat emergency happened at the Jean Benson Child Development Center on the 75000 block […]

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HOMELAND: Firefighters knock down mobile home fire that spread to nearby vegetation

HOMELAND — A mobile home was destroyed by a fast-moving fire that reportedly spread from the structure into nearby brush, Wednesday evening, Jan. 3. The blaze happened on the 32000 block of Falcon View Lane, just north of Seaview Drive and east of Juniper Flats Road, in the unincorporated community of Homeland. Firefighters and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]

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UPDATED: Four Hemet area residents arrested in connection with San Jacinto double homicide

UPDATED: Thursday, Jan. 11, 11:45 p.m. Sheriff’s officials have announced the arrest of four Hemet area residents in connection with last week’s double murder of Lauren Lopez and Patrick Powell Jr. The two men and two women arrested for the double homicide have been booked into jail and remain in custody – two held on bail ranging from $2 to $3 million and two held […]

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RIVERSIDE: Motorcyclist killed after colliding with vehicle in intersection

RIVERSIDE — A motorcyclist died after colliding with a sedan preparing to make a turn, Tuesday, Jan. 2. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of Arlington Avenue at Division Street in Riverside. City of Riverside Police and Fire personnel along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash at 5:51 p.m., after City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received several […]

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HEMET: Bomb squad called for suspicious package lodged under government vehicle at recruiting center

HEMET — City and County law enforcement officials and members of the Sheriff’s bomb squad who responded to reports of a suspicious looking package found under a vehicle later determined the box had been empty and posed no danger. Despite that fact it was not immediately known if the empty box, which was found lodged under the driver’s door of […]

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