News From Around The County
PERRIS — The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Forensic Center – West was briefly evacuated yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, April 2, after coroner officials discovered a suspicious device inside the belongings of a deceased individual whose body was taken to the location. The bomb scare forced the temporary closure of the office at 800 S. Redlands Ave. in Perris, as well as several […]
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LA QUINTA — An Indio convicted felon was arrested after leading deputies on a dangerous pursuit in a stolen pickup truck Tuesday evening, April 2. The man was wanted for questioning in connection to “several thefts, burglaries, and stolen vehicles,” according to sheriff’s officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Released 3 days earlier, sex offender arrested again after incident with child, […]
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BURNEY — An allegedly intoxicated man who officials say fired a handgun at several people while drunkenly searching for his estranged ex-girlfriend was eventually located and apprehended Tuesday evening, April 2. Last night’s shooting happened at a private residence in the 38000 block of Highway 299E, just outside the town of Burney and southwest of the unincorporated community of Johnson […]
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TWENTYNINE PALMS — A convicted kidnapper and sex offender who had just been released from custody March 28, was arrested again early Sunday evening, March 31. The man was arrested after he allegedly tried to break into a Twentynine Palms home, where a terrified 12-year-old girl was inside the home alone at the time, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s […]
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HEMET — A probationer was arrested after Hemet police officers conducted a traffic stop and found him to be in possession of a stolen vehicle early Sunday morning, March 31. Officers arrested Jesus Trejo Arzate, 28, and he was later booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and violation of probation. Jail records […]
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RIVERSIDE — After several weeks spent exhaustively investigating an alleged sexual assault that a woman reported happened at a popular Riverside park last February, authorities announced they had “conclusively determined” the woman’s account was fabricated and never happened. According to the alleged victim, the assault happened near the dead-end of the 5000 block of Tequesquite Ave. along the north side […]
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