News From Around The County
UPDATED: Mar. 14, 8 p.m. With additional details LAKE ELSINORE — The devastated family of a 9-year-old boy is pleading for the public’s help identifying and locating a man who ran the child down in a Lake Elsinore cross walk before fleeing the scene, Tuesday evening, March 13. The young victim was inside a marked cross walk just a few yards from his home when […]
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RIVERSIDE — A police service dog was injured when an off-duty Orange County K-9 handler and his K-9 partner jumped into action Monday morning and helped local officers apprehend a fleeing and violently resisting PRCS probationer. The pair was headed to a monthly training session in Riverside when the violent struggle and arrest happened. Fountain Valley PD Officer Bill Hughes and his German shepherd partner, “Perro,” […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2 a.m. DESERT HOT SPRINGS — A 75-year-old man who wandered away from his Desert Hot Springs home was found and has been returned home after being missing for 10 days. William Ballantine Dorsey left his home on the 18000 Block of Langlois Road, Saturday, Mar. 10. When he had not returned after 45 minutes his wife called 911 […]
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THERMAL — Sheriff’s officials have confirmed they are investigating a family disturbance that ended with a 35-year-old man’s death, Monday morning, Mar. 12. According to officials, the man died from injuries he sustained prior to the disturbance at the family’s Thermal home. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials have identified Alejandro Rodriguez, of Thermal, as the man who died about one hour after deputies responded […]
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SAN JACINTO — A man was hospitalized after smashing his SUV into a traffic signal pole early Tuesday morning, Mar. 13. The fiery wreck happened at the intersection of Cottonwood and Sanderson Avenues in San Jacinto. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the intersection just after midnight, after they were notified regarding the collision. When officials arrived at the scene they located […]
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SAN JACINTO — A 52-year-old business owner is in jail after officials say he shot at and injured a person this morning outside the San Jacinto resident’s business on the 700 block of San Jacinto Ave in San Jacinto. Officials later learned the owner had chased and shot at two people who had just allegedly stolen merchandise from the man’s store. One of the alleged suspects turned out […]
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CORONA — One person was killed and another is in critical condition after a vehicle plowed into a tree late Saturday night, Mar. 10. According to officials, wet roads were possibly a contributing factor in the deadly single-vehicle wreck that happened on the 900 block of North McKinley in Corona. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified 22-year-old, Joron Portis, of Compton, as the victim killed […]
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SAN JACINTO — A 19-year-old San Jacinto resident died after she was hit by a car while crossing a busy San Jacinto street, Friday, Mar. 9. The deadly vehicle versus pedestrian collision happened at the intersection of S. San Jacinto and W. Esplanade Avenues. Emergency first responders rushed to the scene of the accident shortly after 11 p.m., after a motorist called 911 to report […]
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JOHNSON PARK — Firefighters from multiple area stations and agencies battled a house fire that erupted around the corner from a Cal Fire station, Sunday, Mar. 4. Although the residents were home when the destructive blaze broke out, they escaped injury, according to officials. “The crews from several different agencies worked together and did what needed to be done,” Burney Fire Chief […]
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Compiled from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station, San Jacinto Police Department and Hemet Police Department Click any thumbnail to open full-size image Hemet Sheriff’s Station Hemet Sheriff’s Deputies Graham, Stoyer, and Waters recently participated in a training session with southern California’s REACH Air Medical Services. RSO deputies never miss an opportunity to train and learn something new! Deputy Rutigliano recently made a […]
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