News From Around The County
MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities have identified a woman who died after being struck by a big rig in Murrieta Saturday afternoon, Jan. 22, The fatal accident happened at the intersection of Winchester and Murrieta Hot Springs roads, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log and Cal Fire – Riverside social media release. The accident and subsequent hours-long investigation forced the […]
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WEAVERVILLE, Calif., — Authorities say a search warrant service at a Weaverville home led to a multi-county, multi-agency response that included the Butte County Interagency Bomb Squad after officials discovered a suspected explosive device Jan. 19. The device, which bomb squad members later confirmed to be a live explosive, was later rendered safe in a controlled detonation, according to the […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have cited excessive speed as a primary contributing factor in a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic accident involving a fuel tanker with attached fuel trailer early Friday morning, Jan. 21. The crash, which punctured the tanks and caused as much as 8,000 gallons of fuel to be spilled – with around 4,000 gallons of a mixture of gasoline […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a targeted traffic stop and subsequent home search based on a search warrant led to the seizure of around four pounds of methamphetamine, an Uzi submachine gun, AR-15 assault rifle, and ammunition, along with sales-related packaging material and narcotics paraphernalia in Redding Friday afternoon, Jan. 21. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Multi-agency stolen vehicle pursuit and […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a probation search conducted at an Anderson home led to the arrest of a probationer after narcotics and drug-related paraphernalia were discovered scattered throughout the woman’s residence and within reach of a child living at the home Thursday, Jan. 20. Due to the deplorable and dangerous living conditions found within the home and multiple building […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a trio of Oregon residents were arrested after a traffic stop in Redding led to the discovery of heroin and multiple firearms, including some that were reported stolen and others that were un-serialized “Ghost Guns” Friday evening, Jan. 21. The trio reportedly told officers they had been traveling from Oregon to Modesto when they pulled […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an Anderson man was arrested at the end of a dangerous high-speed pursuit of a stolen pickup truck pulling a flat-bed trailer that began in Redding and ended in Cottonwood early Saturday morning, Jan. 22. Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in or assisted with the pursuit and subsequent search for the suspect, who abandoned his […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — Authorities today announced that a woman reported missing from Tustin in 1977 has been identified through the efforts of the Riverside County Regional Cold Case Homicide Team. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, in 1986 a Caltrans crew doing survey work along the Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore located partial skeletal remains, including a skull, […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Although details are still emerging, officials have confirmed that a volatile encounter between two armed men outside a Riverside Walgreens ended with one man dead and another man detained yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, Jan. 19. Witnesses have said the deadly incident began when a man approached a group of individuals while armed with a crowbar and that one […]
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HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that ended with a crash in Hemet led to the arrest of a wanted felon early Saturday morning, Jan. 15. After his arrest, the man was found to be in possession of cocaine and a loaded firearm with an extended 30-round magazine. The pursuit was the first of two such incidents […]
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