News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a woman was arrested after speeding through a stop sign and plowing into an off-duty Redding police officer earlier this morning, Saturday, Aug. 22. Both drivers were sent to an area hospital after the rollover crash, which happened at the intersection of Airport Rd. and Hartnell Ave., according to officials. SEE OTHER RECENT SCNS HEADLINE […]
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Room for ImprovementBy: Menifee Police Chief Pat Walsh As we approach the end of our second month as the Menifee Police Department, I am happy to report our staff is performing exceptionally. The moral is high, the solve rate of crime is high and the support of the community is second to none. I have however noticed a trend that […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Aug. 21, 12:30 p.m. See Original Story and Photos below. MENIFEE, Calif. — Authorities have announced the arrest this week of two Menifee men, who now stand charged in a February incident that left one man dead and another hospitalized with traumatic injuries. The fatal incident happened at Menifee’s Eller Park and the victims were found about a mile […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say a naked transient who entered a Riverside home and sexually assaulted a mother and her adult, developmentally disabled daughter was arrested after responding officers caught the man in the act of brutalizing the two women early this morning, Thursday, Aug. 20. The alleged suspect, since identified as Manuel Paul Benavente, 34, of Riverside, was booked […]
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NUEVO, Calif. — Authorities say a 61-year-old San Jacinto man was gunned down outside a popular business in the unincorporated area of Nuevo, east of Perris, Wednesday morning, Aug. 19. Two men have been arrested in connection with the victim’s murder, which happened at the Nuevo Market inside the Nuevo Village shopping center on the 29600 block of Nuevo Rd., according […]
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LAKE MATHEWS, Calif. — Authorities say a man has been arrested in the shooting death of his roommate in a residential neighborhood in the unincorporated area of Lake Hills, north of Lake Mathews, Monday evening, Aug. 17. The deadly shooting and arrest, which happened at a two-story home on the 17000 block of Canyon Creek Ct., between Lakepoint Dr. and La […]
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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the murder of a man who was shot multiple times in Jurupa Valley early Monday morning, Aug. 17. The deadly shooting, which happened in a flood control channel in the area of Van Buren Blvd., west of Bellegrave Ave., was the first of two murders investigated by Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station on Monday. […]
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Officials say a man who was run over by multiple cars in Moreno Valley died Monday evening, Aug. 17. The deadly incident happened at the intersection of Perris Blvd. and Gloria St., near Alessandro Blvd., according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Jurupa Valley double shooting leaves one dead One dead, one in custody after Lake Mathews shooting […]
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ANZA VALLEY, Calif. — Anza valley area residents are reeling after three crashes that occurred during a roughly 24-hour period over the weekend claimed the lives of two people and hospitalized six others. All three accidents happened within a ten-mile section of SR-79S and SR-371, which connects Temecula and Palm Desert, and passes through several unincorporated communities, including Anza, Aguanga, […]
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AGUANGA, Calif. — Authorities say a man was killed and three other people were hospitalized after a fiery, head-on collision in the unincorporated community of Aguanga, east of Temecula, Sunday afternoon, August 16. The deadly crash, which officials say was caused by a motorist trying to pass other vehicles against a set of solid double yellow lines, happened along a […]
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