News From Around The County
MENIFEE, Calif. — Authorities say a man who called 911 and reported that he had just shot his wife then turned his gun on himself while shocked emergency dispatchers listened in early yesterday morning, Wednesday, July 7. Officials are calling the double fatal shooting a murder-suicide, but have not released any known reason why the shooting may have occurred or […]
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REDDING — Authorities in Redding have asked for the public’s help re-vitalizing a forty-five-year-old, cold case murder investigation involving a Redding teen whose lifeless body was found dumped in a creek back in the summer of 1976. The young victim, 15-year-old, Terri Lynn Ray, had been stabbed fifteen times – once for every one of the short years she had […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Faced with an unruly and belligerent crowd during the arrest of a documented gang member with a criminal history of weapons-related offenses, Riverside police officers were forced to halt and relocate their investigation to their downtown police station to ensure the safety of their personnel early Sunday morning, July 4. The man who was arrested was found […]
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BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — Authorities say an Ontario man was killed when two teenagers operating a rented personal watercraft crashed into the victim as he sat on the back swim deck of a boat over the Independence Day weekend. The deadly accident happened while the victim was visiting the Colorado River with his family. The tremendous force of the July […]
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UPDATE: Wednesday, July 7, 8:30 a.m., With additional details regarding suspect’s apprehension. LAKELAND VILLAGE, Calif. — Authorities say the search for a Lakeland Village man accused of killing his San Jacinto girlfriend and kidnapping the couple’s child before fleeing the state on Monday ended when the alleged murderer was located and apprehended in Las Vegas, Nevada last night, Tuesday, July […]
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REDDING, Calif. — A 25-year-old man was fatally struck by a car while walking on Riverland Drive just south of Knighton Road south of Redding early Monday morning. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Anderson man arrested after arranging to meet with minor for sex Fight with violent parolee leaves Mt. Shasta officer with minor injuries Firefighting inmate steals engine, leaves “half-block […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say two victims were shot under similar circumstances by the driver of another vehicle in Riverside on Independence Day. The pair of July 4th shootings, the first of which happened on the westbound SR-91 at the Central Avenue offramp and second that occurred on the westbound SR-60, west of Day street, sent both victims to the […]
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Jorge Sandoval, owner of KD Auto Glass of Moreno Valley, Calif., won the silver medal in the Auto Glass Technician competition during Auto Glass Week™ (AGW), held June 7-9 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Sandoval, who lives in Ontario, Calif., took home $1,000 and was one of just four competitors to make it […]
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HAWKINS BAR, Calif. — Authorities say a man from Ireland is wanted in connection to a brutal stabbing at a western Trinity County bar that left a man with critical injuries over the Independence Day weekend Friday, July 2. The suspect, Daniel Cummins, 30, of Ireland, is considered armed and dangerous and officials are continuing to search for him, according […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say a California inmate firefighter left “half a block of destruction” when he stole a firetruck in an apparent Independence Day escape attempt in Shingle Springs in El Dorado County, about 35 miles east of Sacramento, late Sunday evening, July 4. The inmate, who sustained minor injuries after he was seen crashed into and “ricocheting off” […]
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