News From Around The County
LA QUINTA – A La Quinta sheriff’s deputy was injured and hospitalized Friday morning, April 7, while trying to apprehend a woman who was caught burglarizing one home before fleeing from authorities and barricading herself inside a second home, according to sheriff officials. The suspect, who was later identified as 26-year-old, La Quinta area transient, Priscilla Ayala, was injured while being […]
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SAN JACINTO – An elderly woman who tried to fend off a group of attackers during a home invasion robbery was injured during the terrifying incident Thursday, April 6. The home invasion happened in the 100 block of S. San Jacinto Avenue in San Jacinto. The elderly resident, who was not identified for her protection, was later treated at the […]
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PERRIS – One person was injured and a home was badly damaged in an April 4 residential structure fire. Nearly two dozen firefighters battled the blaze, which left the home uninhabitable and displaced a family of three. American Medical Response medics treated one victim at the scene for minor smoke inhalation. The victim declined further treatment. Emergency first responders were […]
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Three Murrieta Police Department K-9s will soon be receiving brand new body armor thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization, “Vested Interest in K9s, Incorporated.” The three vests have a combined value of about $6,000. In an effort to better protect those brave dogs who serve without hesitation or question, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. announced that with donor’s […]
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Deputies have arrested a woman who allegedly rammed into a man while driving his stolen vehicle Thursday, April 6. The incident happened after the victim used a phone app to track his stolen truck to a rural residence in the 20000 block of Little Valley Road in the community of Good Hope. The truck had been stolen from the City of […]
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing person who disappeared “under suspicious circumstances and may have met with foul play,” according to sheriff’s officials. The missing man is believed to have been last seen in the community of Anza in February. The man, identified as Daniel Joseph Frank Foster, 28, of Fallbrook, was reported missing […]
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MORENO VALLEY – Officials are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating three subjects after they were caught firing paintballs at shoppers as they walked through a parking lot. One of several victims who were reportedly struck by the fired paintballs was a child, according to sheriff’s officials. The three subjects reportedly threatened witnesses before they fled from the […]
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HOMELAND – A suspected residential burglar was arrested after leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit while riding a stolen motorcycle Tuesday, April 4. The man was eventually tracked down by a sheriff’s K9, after he initially managed to elude authorities. The suspect, who was later identified as Jesse Wayne Osburn, 35, of Menifee, was booked into the Southwest Detention Center on suspicion […]
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UPDATE: April 5, 11:49 p.m. CANYON LAKE – Officials have announced the arrest of a man they allege started an April 4 fire at a Canyon Lake residence. A family of four was displaced and their pet dog died during the blaze that destroyed the family’s home in the 23000 block of Canyon Lake Drive North in the city of […]
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HEMET – A man who was reportedly armed with a gun was arrested after a short vehicle pursuit sped through Hemet Tuesday, April 4. Details are still emerging but the pursuit, that hit speeds in excess of 70 mph and lasted about three-minutes, happened after the armed subject fled from an officer during a traffic stop. The incident began about […]
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