Month: August 2018

RIVERSIDE: Helicopter suffers hard landing during flight training, pilot reportedly ejected

RIVERSIDE — Officials are at the scene and investigating after a helicopter suffered a hard landing and reported ejection at Riverside Municipal Airport earlier this morning, Friday, Aug. 17. The helicopter was on a training flight with a flight instructor and student when the air emergency happened, according to Riverside Police Department and Federal Aviation Administration officials. The impact ripped […]

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Murrieta PD’s Weekly Roundup 8/16

From Murrieta PD/Facebook – Rumor has it that people want to know what happened on Day Lily Saturday night. – Monday morning a resident walked out of his home to find someone trying to steal his motorcycle. #notcool The suspect knew that his luck had ran out and he ran to a waiting vehicle. #butnotfastenough Luckily the victim called MPD […]

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Residents stunned as apparent tornado sweeps through Anza Valley

ANZA — Residents of Anza, Cahuilla, Sage, Aguanga, and the surrounding communities, were stunned yesterday afternoon, Aug. 16, when an apparent tornado appeared to touch down and swept through the area near CA-371. Numerous people who witnessed the twister managed to snap photos and take videos of the incident and National Weather Service San Diego later said the “landspout tornado” […]

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UPDATE: LAKEVIEW: Truck driver at fault when SUV ripped to pieces after plowing into, and under, dairy hauler

UPDATED: Thursday, Aug. 16, 2:45 p.m. LAKEVIEW — California Highway Patrol has released additional information after a fatal accident that happened early this morning on the 34000 block of Gilman Springs Rd., in the unincorporated community of Lakeview. An Ontario man died in the collision that ripped the roof off an SUV that plowed into a dairy hauling tractor-trailer big-rig. […]

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OP/ED: Hemet FD survey reveals 90% of HFFA, Local 2342, firefighters distrust Chief Brown

Submitted by Jeffrey Monical November, 2017 survey indicated more than 90% of HFFA, local 2342, firefighters believe Chief Brown prioritizes his own career over Hemet’s emergency response needs. Hemet — Members of the Hemet City Firefighters Association, Local 2342, released the results of a membership survey that show firefighters are critical of Chief Scott Brown’s priorities as leader of the […]

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REDDING: Pursuit that covered 3 highways ends just 3 miles from where it began

UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 11:30 p.m. With additional details and interview. Mike Daly contributed to this report.   REDDING — Details are still emerging after a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that started  when a Redding PD officer spotted a speeding car and ended about 22 miles later when a California Highway Patrol officer used a pursuit intervention maneuver that sent the […]

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Hemet man arrested during burglary, vehicle theft investigation

HEMET — A man who officials allege burglarized a home and stole a pickup truck earlier this morning was later arrested after officers found the stolen truck parked in the driveway of the man’s home on the 500 block of Kerilyn Ln., northeast of E. Oakland Ave and N. Girard St., in Hemet. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: HEMET: $1 million […]

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HEMET: Elderly driver injured after hitting power pole, knocking down mailbox

HEMET — An elderly driver was injured when his pickup truck went over a curb and struck a power pole before knocking over mailbox and coming to a stop near a tree and parked SUV in the front yard of a home. Officials at the scene said the man either fell asleep at the wheel or suffered an unknown medical […]

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HEMET: Two vehicle crash leaves two injured

HEMET –Two people sustained minor injuries after a small car crashed into a pickup truck pulling a trailer earlier this afternoon. Officials are still at the scene of the accident, which happened at the intersection of W. Menlo and N. Sanderson Avenues, in Hemet. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: HEMET: $1 million bail for suspected police impersonator, officials seek additional victims […]

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Woman arrested after Happy Valley traffic stop leads to 1/2 pound of meth

HAPPY VALLEY — A suspected drug dealer was arrested after deputies discovered a half-pound of methamphetamine and other items associated with drug sales Monday night, August 13. A deputy stopped the vehicle after noticing it being driven without its headlights on in the area of Erika Lane and Happy Valley Rd., in the unincorporated community of Happy Valley. LEADING THE […]

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