News From Around The County
UPDATED: Saturday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m., With additional details from Hemet PD. HEMET — Officials are investigating the cause of a two-vehicle collision involving a sheriff’s patrol vehicle and mini-van in Hemet this morning, Saturday, Oct. 19. Today’s accident, which resulted in one driver being hospitalized with minor injuries, happened in the area of E. Menlo Ave and Glenn Way, […]
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ANDERSON — After exhausting all their leads, authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating several suspects who were caught on surveillance video breaking into and burglarizing an Anderson business earlier this month. The suspects stole about $14,000 in power tools and other merchandise, according to officials. At least four suspects, including at least one woman, were involved […]
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PALM DESERT — Residents who live in the Palm Desert area are being advised to expect seeing a “major”multi-agency, mass casualty, active shooter drill this Sunday morning, Oct. 20. The drill, which will be held at the Westfield Mall at 72840 Highway 111 in the City of Palm Desert, will include Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, […]
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REDDING — Despite trying to flush all his drug evidence down a toilet, officials say they recovered the drugs and arrested a local man after they raided a “suspected drug house” in Redding yesterday, Oct. 17. Thursday’s arrest happened at an apartment on the 600 block of Parsons Dr., northeast of Bechelli Ln. and Hartnell Ave. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle: Shasta Historical Society Above: an early photograph of Shingletown. From the collection of Jeremy Tuggle. Shingletown was first called Shingle Camp, it was established in 1848 as a tent community, and its name derives from the first production of shingles and shakes in Shasta County. Due to the abundance of sugar pine and cedar […]
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SAN JACINTO — Speeders, reckless drivers, and even a person driving a stolen vehicle were caught off guard when they were nabbed during a high visibility, speed enforcement operation in San Jacinto yesterday, Wednesday, Oct. 16. In all, deputies issued a total of 45 speeding tickets – including two for drivers caught driving in excess of 100 miles per hour […]
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RIVERSIDE — An elderly man left critically injured and trapped inside his wrecked vehicle after it smashed head-on into a concrete pillar later died from his injuries, after good Samaritans and officers pulled the victim from the burning wreckage of his sedan, Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 15. The deadly crash, which injured a teen who heard the accident and tried to […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 8:45 p.m., With additional details. MEAD VALLEY — Authorities are continuing to investigate a suspected murder-suicide that occurred in the unincorporated community of Mead Valley Friday evening, Oct. 11. According to officials, the investigation began after a woman’s lifeless body was discovered at a residence on the 20000 block of Rider St. A short time later […]
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MT SHASTA — A Roseville man who officials say walked into the Mt. Shasta Police Department claiming to have a body in his car and that he killed three other people is in custody after officials confirmed finding four deceased individuals yesterday, Monday, Oct. 14. Officials from Mt. Shasta and Roseville Police Departments are now working together to investigate how […]
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REDDING — Authorities arrested a Redding man who led them on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that at times reached speeds of nearly 120 mph last night, Sunday, Oct. 13. The chase, which CHP later said covered about 16 miles, began in Redding on SR-299E just east of I-5, and ended at a private property in the Bella Vista area near […]
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