News From Around The County
HEMET — A man with multiple felony warrants was apprehended after leading authorities on a lengthy foot pursuit through residential neighborhoods and backyards, over fences and down alleys, and across rooftops, Sunday afternoon, Aug. 12. The dramatic foot chase began near San Jacinto Valley Cemetery and ended more than a half-mile away when the suspect was tackled by officers after […]
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HEMET — Authorities are seeking possible victims of a Hemet felon believed to have been impersonating a police officer throughout the southern Riverside County area. The man was in possession of weapons and ammunition when he was arrested in Hemet, Saturday morning, Aug. 11. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: RIVERSIDE: Wrong-way DUI driver kills mother and daughter in head-on crash PD […]
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TEMECULA ─ As the 17th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks approaches, City of Temecula is inviting all area residents to join them as they remember and honor those we have lost. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: RIVERSIDE: Wrong-way DUI driver kills mother and daughter in head-on crash PD man arrested after sexually battering two girls at Walmart LAKE ELSINORE: […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2:45 a.m. LAKE ELSINORE — Officials have identified a man who was killed by a hit and run driver near the intersection of Hwy 74 and Cambern Ave. in Lake Elsinore. The victim was fatally struck and left in the roadway late Sunday night, Aug. 12 Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials identified Gardell Cowart II, 24, of […]
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MT. SHASTA — At least three people died in a fiery wreck involving a motor home and full size pickup truck earlier this afternoon in Mt. Shasta, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The deadly crash happened on I-5, just south of the N. Mount Shasta Blvd. on ramp, behind Mt. Shasta City Park. LEADING THE REDDING HEADLINES: Unidentified man leaps […]
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REDDING — A parolee and registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal record was arrested once again in Redding last Wednesday evening, August 8. The alleged suspect was apprehended after allegedly masturbating and exposing himself to motorists and pedestrians during several reported incidents. One of the incidents involved a child who happened upon the naked man inside a bathroom along […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Aug. 12, 5 p.m. See original story below. REDDING — Officials have identified a man they say died after leaping from Redding’s Diestelhorst pedestrian bridge, near Lake Redding Park and west of Lake Redding Bridge. The man was reportedly trying to elude officers during a vehicle and foot pursuit, after an officer spotted his vehicle swerving on Riverside […]
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REDDING –A Redding area transient was arrested last week after she was caught “tampering with and cutting lines on the railroad tracks,” according to Redding PD officials. The alleged suspect has been arrested several times for damaging and vandalizing rail line property and area businesses according to sources familiar with the woman and her prior criminal history. The woman allegedly […]
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Correction: An earlier version of this report listed this school as being in Winchester. It is actually in Murrieta. MURRIETA — A malfunctioning air conditioning unit caused a fire scare this morning after firefighters received reports of a possible structure fire at a Murrieta elementary school. The incident happened at Lisa J. Mails Elementary on the 35000 block of Briggs […]
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MENIFEE — A woman who crashed into a drainage culvert while driving home walked away uninjured last night. Witnesses and good Samaritans who stopped to help the victim later said the woman was “shaken up, but OK.” According to officials who investigated the single-car crash, the victim possibly misjudged a turn and drove into the ditch, stranding and disabling her […]
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