News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an intoxicated local man, a felon who was recently released from prison after serving his fifth prison term, was safely taken into custody after a brief standoff outside a Redding home Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 21. Although members of Redding PD’s recently formed Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) responded to the scene to assist in calming the […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 10:36 a.m. See Original Story below. LAKE ELSINORE, Calif., — Responding to a request for further information regarding a fatal traffic collision involving a deputy’s patrol vehicle and passenger sedan earlier this week, California Highway Patrol today released additional details regarding the early morning accident. Driving under the influence on the part of the victim killed […]
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PERRIS, Calif., — At least one person was injured and hospitalized after a two-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Dunlap Drive and San Jacinto Avenue in Perris Monday afternoon, Dec. 20. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Perris teen ID’d after deadly hit and run rollover crash Perris murder investigation continuing – Victim, 29, ID’d Murrieta pedestrian, 22, killed while crossing Winchester […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — Four police service dogs and their K-9 handlers from two local law enforcement agencies are feeling a bit safer while patrolling the streets of Riverside County after they were recently gifted with K-9 ballistic vests. The Thursday, Dec. 16 donations, which were presented to the police service dogs and their handlers during a special ceremony at […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif., — Authorities say a felon was arrested after firing multiple rounds from a shotgun and handgun during a drunken disturbance in the City of Shasta Lake Saturday evening, Dec. 18. The shooting and subsequent arrest happened in a residential neighborhood in the 5000 block of Red Bluff Street, north of Shasta Dam Boulevard and southeast […]
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Filed Under: Random Acts of Kindness SAN JACINTO, Calif., — With overnight temperatures dipping this week into the high 30s and low 40s, a recent 911 call from an elderly San Jacinto man – left “freezing in his home” after his heater broke and he could not afford to replace it – had a happy, and warm, ending after local […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., — A suspicious death investigation is continuing after a man was found deceased in an unincorporated area of Riverside County near Desert Hot Springs early Wednesday evening, Dec. 15. The man’s body was discovered in the area of Worsley Road and Indian Canyon Drive, just east of Hwy 62, during an unknown trouble investigation, sheriff’s officials […]
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PERRIS, Calif., — Authorities who say a local man was murdered outside a Perris business Saturday evening, Dec. 18 are continuing to search for those responsible for the man’s shooting death, which occurred in the 2100 block of N. Perris Boulevard. Saturday night’s deadly shooting follows on the heels of another shooting and attempted murder of two men last month […]
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MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities say a man accused of killing his father and fleeing to Mexico on Sunday, Dec. 12 was apprehended after trying to re-enter the United States at the San Ysidro Border Crossing on Monday. Authorities also allege the accused murderer stole a neighbor’s pickup truck in his flight for freedom. Now charged with his father’s murder, the […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 19, 1:55 p.m., With release of Coroner’s information. Originally Published: Sunday, Dec. 19, 11:09 p.m. TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities say a pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a busy Temecula roadway early Saturday morning, Dec. 18. The victim was crossing Winchester Road west of Margarita Road near the Promenade Mall and was […]
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