News From Around The County
HEMET, Calif. — Authorities say a pedestrian was killed after being struck by at least two vehicles in Hemet Thursday evening, Oct. 29 The deadly accident, which forced the hours-long closure of Florida Ave., happened between Taylor and Santa Fe streets. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Fatally shot in Riverside river bottom, Rubidoux victim ID’d Moreno Valley man, 21, ID’d after 4-vehicle […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Police and fire officials are investigating the cause of an explosion inside a motel room that rocked the Hemet Travelodge earlier today, Tuesday, Oct. 20. One man suffered burns and other injuries to both his arms and face, while another man was taken into custody at the scene. Although officials have not released any information about their […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Released from jail on his own recognizance for a first degree burglary the day before, a Riverside man who had allegedly just burglarized a Lake Elsinore home was arrested again Saturday morning, October 17. Authorities say deputies who located the suspect in his vehicle at a Lake Elsinore park less than a mile from where the burglary […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 3:48 p.m. See Original Story below. MONTGOMERY CREEK, Calif. — Officials have identified a man who died after a two-vehicle collision on SR-299E, just east of Moose Camp Rd., last Friday. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Anderson woman ID’d after body pulled from Sacramento River Shots fired at Anderson woman lead to arrest of teens Hit by […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Authorities and witnesses say a man shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend before leading deputies on a pursuit from Hemet to Winchester Thursday morning, Oct. 15. The incident, which began on the 40000 block of Clark Dr., between San Jacinto and Girard streets and ended about 10 miles away at the intersection of Winchester Rd./Hwy 79 and Simpson St., […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Following the arrest of a parolee who was found driving a stolen vehicle in Hemet Tuesday, morning, Oct 13, allegations have surfaced that Hemet police officers were seen using excessive force and beating the handcuffed man while making the arrest. Although several people claimed to have witnessed what one woman described as the “brutal and unnecessarily violent” […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — A fatal accident involving an Anderson police officer and a bicyclist was followed by a second, major-injury collision involving a car that smashed into a second patrol vehicle, injuring a sergeant who was trying to re-direct traffic away from the scene of the initial fatal accident. The two accidents happened on Highway 273 just south of Thomas […]
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CANYON LAKE, Calif. — A Canyon Lake man who called 911 and reported that he had just attempted to murder his mother with a hacksaw was arrested on the 30400 block of South Fork, between Continental and Cruise Circle drives, and just south of the lake’s East Bay, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 8. Responding officers quickly detained the suspect before finding […]
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RIVERSIDE Calif. — Authorities say a Riverside transient on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) probation was shot by officers multiple times at the end of a stolen vehicle pursuit Thursday morning, Oct. 8. The shooting happened when the man allegedly attempted to run down two officers and a Crisis Negotiator who were taking cover behind a tree while attempting to coax […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif. — “It is always a great when a young man comes to the City and asks, ‘What can I do to help clean-up the Community?’,” City of Shasta Lake officials wrote in a Tuesday, Oct. 6 social media post; after a local teen approached City officials about cleaning up a blighted property, “heavy with trash and […]
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