Category: Community Reporters Corner

Wanted firearm-wielding Hemet carjacking suspect shot by Gang Task Force officials during apprehension

HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted Hemet felon and suspected carjacker who fled from Riverside County Gang Task Force members was apprehended after Task Force officials opened fire on the firearm-wielding man Wednesday afternoon, March 2. The felon, who was struck by the officers’ and deputies’ gunfire, was wanted on three felony warrants for carjacking, robbery, drugs, and weapons […]

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Man shot multiple times after money-related argument between Hemet roommates erupts into violence

HEMET Calif., — Authorities say a disagreement between roommates turned violent and led to one of the men chasing and shooting the other man multiple times in a Hemet residential neighborhood late Wednesday afternoon, March 2. Both men were taken to area hospitals for treatment after the violent encounter, which happened in the 300 block of W. Kimball Avenue, between […]

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UPDATE: Wanted felon who fled scene of Riverside collision that killed young bicyclist arrested

UPDATED: Saturday, March 26, 11:05 a.m. Originally Published: March 2, 12:58 p.m. See Original Story below. RIVERSIDE, Calif., — A wanted felon who allegedly fled the scene of a Riverside traffic collision that left a 15-year-old bicyclist dead earlier this month has been arrested in the boy’s death, according to officials. The deadly collision, which occurred in the area of […]

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Robbed of skateboard and pushed into oncoming traffic, Hemet teen critically injured – Suspects and witnesses sought

UPDATED: Wednesday, March 2, 12:05 p.m., With GoFundMe link. Originally Published: Tuesday, March 1, 10:31 a.m. HEMET, Calif., — Authorities today are continuing to investigate the robbery and attack of a 15-year-old boy who was confronted by a group of juveniles who stole his skateboard before pushing him into oncoming traffic Monday afternoon, Feb. 28. Officials say the teen was […]

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Skateboard-riding Perris teen ID’d after fatally struck in Riverside

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a teen was killed when he rode his skateboard into a Riverside intersection and was struck by an SUV towing a pickup truck on an attached trailer Friday evening, February 25. The deadly collision happened within the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Brockton Avenue and forced the hours-long closure of Arlington Avenue, according to officials. […]

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Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle Riverside crash

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Riverside Thursday afternoon, Feb. 24. The other involved driver was uninjured in the crash, which happened at the intersection of Orange Street and University Avenue, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Local woman, 33, ID’d after fatal San Jacinto head-on collision Third fatal solo-vehicle Corona […]

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Trio of teens nabbed after high-speed pursuit ends with crash into San Jacinto business

SAN JACINTO, Calif., — A trio of teens who led deputies on a high-speed pursuit that ended when the vehicle they were in crashed into a San Jacinto business were apprehended last night, Monday, Feb. 21. Although none of the teens were injured in the accident, the business the vehicle crashed into, SJ Sports Shop, located in the 100 block […]

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Local woman, 30, ID’d after fatal crash into I-215 retaining wall in Riverside

UPDATED: Monday, Feb. 21, 10:19 a.m., With release of Coroner’s information. Originally Published: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 6:42 a.m. RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say excessive speed and failure to stop at a posted stop sign are suspected as contributing factors in a fatal crash that killed a motorist when she plowed at high speed into a freeway retaining wall in Riverside […]

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Recent Yreka PD patrol arrests highlight importance and need for continued pro-active policing

YREKA, Calif., — Several recent arrests in the small Siskiyou County city of Yreka are helping to highlight the need for, and importance of, pro-active policing – with arrests over the last week for drug sales and use, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, catalytic converter thefts and tampering with vehicles, and other crimes. As the county seat of Siskiyou […]

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Two injured after truck crashes in wash tunnel under Menifee street

MENIFEE, Calif., — Two people were hospitalized after crashing their pickup truck into a concrete abutment in a rural wash in Menifee early this morning, Friday, Feb. 11. The high-speed impact, which happened under Sherman Road between Ethanac and McLaughlin roads, left both occupants trapped and injured inside the heavily damaged truck. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Boy, 12, airlifted with […]

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