News From Around The County
Writer’s note: The victim involved in this incident has requested that his name be removed from this article due to possible litigation against the manufacturers of the involved device and battery. Based on his request, his name has been removed and for the purpose of this article his name was changed to “John Smith.” -TM A Victorville resident who grew […]
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HEMET — Officials are investigating the cause of a solo-vehicle, rollover accident, after a motorist hit a parked car, causing her vehicle to overturn Wednesday afternoon, March 27. Yesterday’s crash happened in the 2000 block of Begonia Ct., inside a small Hemet residential neighborhood, northwest of W. Johnston and S Lyon avenues. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: HPD arrests men believed […]
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MENIFEE — Menifee City Manager Armando G. Villa has announced the appointment of former Lompoc, CA Police Chief Pat Walsh, as the city’s first Chief of Police. Chief Walsh was selected from a competitive pool of 49 applicants spanning from 9 states and 2 foreign countries. Chief Walsh rose to the top following an intense 6-week selection process that included […]
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BURNEY — More than 115 students, parents, and teachers, came together for Burney Elementary’s second annual family STEM Fair, last night, Tuesday, March 27. The STEM Fair featured numerous interactive and hands-on STEM-based displays and experiments; including the opportunity for attendees to see how crystals are formed, to see how hot air balloons work, and how to create enough energy […]
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REDDING — A wanted felon who authorities say stole a motorcycle and led officers on a short pursuit was later arrested with assistance from a CHP aviation unit and a Redding PD K-9 early Monday morning, March 25. The 25-year-old Oroville resident, later identified as Cory Ray Arguello, was eventually discovered hiding inside a trash can and was taken into […]
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LA QUINTA — More than five dozen firefighters spent about two hours knocking down a swift-moving blaze that erupted at a large property in the unincorporated community of La Quinta yesterday afternoon, March 26. One of two homes on the property was destroyed by the fire, but firefighters managed to save the other structure – although not without significant damage. […]
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TEMECULA — Comic book enthusiasts throughout the Temecula valley and beyond are invited to join SoCal Games & Comics for an “epic,” 3-hour event this May 4, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library, at 30600 Pauba Road, in the City of Temecula. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Kicked and beaten, RPD officer hospitalized by […]
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A motorist died this morning, Tuesday, March 26, after a solo-vehicle rollover crash near the Cactus City rest area along the eastbound I-10. The deadly crash happened about half-way between Indio and Chiriaco Summit, near the Frontage Road exit 162, according to California Highway Patrol. LEADING THE DESERT-AREA HEADLINES: Hwy 111 bicyclist critically injured after plowing into stopped van Overturned […]
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INDIAN WELLS — A bicyclist was hospitalized and remains in critical condition after the rider smashed into the back of a mini-van on Hwy 111 between Province Way and Cook Street Monday morning, March 25. Despite earlier media reports that the motorist had struck the bike rider, officials later clarified that it was the bicyclist who struck the stopped Dodge […]
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RIVERSIDE — A Riverside police officer who responded to reports of an in-progress home invasion was hospitalized after trying to apprehend the alleged suspect early Sunday morning, March 24. The female officer, “who was knocked down and kicked several times as she was defending herself,” managed to put out an emergency request for priority assistance, as the man disappeared into […]
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