Month: May 2018

MENIFEE: Officials investigating recent rash of parking lot scams, demands for “payment”

MENIFEE — Following a rash of recent complaints about groups of men and women going through Menifee performing unsolicited home and vehicle repairs and threatening victims with demands for payment for the unsolicited repairs, officials are warning area residents to be wary of such scams and have reminded citizens that when confronted with a suspected scam they should immediately report […]

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Officials investigating after director of PS school accused of injuring boy, 13

PALM SPRINGS — Police have confirmed they are investigating the alleged violent assault of a 13-year-old boy at Palm Spring’s Stepping Stones Learning Center. The alleged incident, that left the victim hospitalized with traumatic, visible injuries, happened yesterday May 17, according to officials. The school is located at 1281 N. Gene Autry Trail. LEADING THE DESERT HEADLINES SEE ALSO: Still […]

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JURUPA VALLEY: One detained after man and dog stabbed during street-side fight

JURUPA VALLEY — A person has been detained for questioning after a man and his dog were stabbed during a street-side altercation earlier this afternoon at the intersection of Mission Boulevard and Packard Avenue in Jurupa Valley. Both victims were taken for emergency medical treatment and despite their stab injuries the pair are expected to survive. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES […]

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Still buckled into driver’s seat, woman found dead in overturned, partially submerged car

PALM SPRINGS — A woman, still buckled into the driver’s seat of her car, was discovered deceased inside a vehicle found upside down and partially submerged in the Whitewater River. The fatal, single-vehicle accident happened on northbound SR 111, about one mile north of Overture Road along a sweeping left curve in the highway, in an unincorporated area northwest of […]

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DHS man, 35, killed when SUV overturns into country club wall and home ID’d

DESERT HOT SPRINGS — A man whose vehicle overturned and crashed on top of a brick wall and into a structure died at the scene late Tuesday night. The deadly crash happened just outside the entrance to Desert Crest Country Club, near the intersection of Dillon Road and Desert Crest Avenue in Desert Hot Springs. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroners later identified […]

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UPDATED: HEMET: Woman, 49, fatally struck while jaywalking across San Jacinto St ID’d

UPDATED: Thursday, May 17, 1 p.m. HEMET – Officials have identified a woman killed while attempting to cross San Jacinto Avenue late last night. Despite life-saving efforts the victim died at the scene. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials identified Jane Dasilva, 49, of Heme, as the woman killed in the collision. According to a coroner’s release Dasilva succumbed to her injuries […]

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UPDATE: One dead, two arrested, after Hemet man repeatedly stabbed inside home

HEMET — Barely 12 hours after Hemet’s first homicide of 2018, officials investigating last Sunday night’s murder of a man repeatedly stabbed inside his mobile home located and apprehended two men they say were responsible for the victim’s death. The pair was taken into custody during a dramatic high-risk, felony traffic stop that temporarily shut down Florida Avenue during lunch-time […]

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SAN JACINTO: Woman pistol whipped and shot at during road rage incident, 2 arrested

SAN JACINTO — A woman who was pistol whipped and shot at during a “road rage” related incident later chased the alleged suspects until they crashed into a San Jacinto field, Tuesday afternoon, May 15. Sheriff’s officials who converged on the scene arrested a man and woman and the pair was later booked into jail on multiple felony charges, according […]

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Hemet man, 28, ejected and crushed by vehicle, ID’d – intoxication ruled out for SJ driver

(Writer/Editor’s note: Although RCNS obtained both photos and video of this fatal accident, for the sake of the family, none were included due to their graphic nature.)   HEMET — Officials have identified a 28-year-old Hemet resident who died after he was ejected from a vehicle last Wednesday evening, May 9. After being ejected the victim was crushed by the […]

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BANNING: Seriously injured motorist airlifted after solo-vehicle rollover accident

BANNING — One person was air-lifted and hospitalized with major injuries after a single vehicle rollover accident yesterday afternoon, according to CHP and Cal Fire officials. The accident happened on Highway 243, just north of Mt. Edna Road, in an unincorporated area about six miles south of I-10 and Banning and about 19 miles north of Idyllwild. California Highway Patrol, […]

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