News From Around The County
HEMET — Bomb squad members were called out to inspect two fire extinguishers a man reportedly placed inside the Hemet DMV office before walking away earlier today. The incident forced the evacuation and closure of the office for about five hours. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: MV “speed contest” leaves multiple ejected – 4 dead, 1 seriously injured Dozens of […]
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A multi-agency task force aimed at disrupting gang operations within Riverside County descended on the San Jacinto and Coachella valleys early Thursday morning and resulted in dozens of arrests. Today’s part of the ongoing, 14-month operation – dubbed Operation Valley Vigilance – targeted individuals suspected of illegally selling drugs and weapons, according to officials. The well planned and highly coordinated […]
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VALLE VISTA — Officials say they are investigating a homicide after the body of a man was found on the driveway of a vacant Valle Vista residence, Tuesday, Aug. 28. The discovery led officials to a home on nearby D. St., and officials spent much of yesterday morning and afternoon between the two locations, which are within short walking distance of […]
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UPDATED: Aug. 23, 9:15 p.m. See original story below. REDDING –Officials have released additional details related to yesterday’s shooting death of a man they say was fatally shot after attacking a Tehama County man who had been holding a 4-month-old infant when he came under attack. The man killed in the shooting was a registered sex offender and had a […]
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ANZA — Residents of Anza, Cahuilla, Sage, Aguanga, and the surrounding communities, were stunned yesterday afternoon, Aug. 16, when an apparent tornado appeared to touch down and swept through the area near CA-371. Numerous people who witnessed the twister managed to snap photos and take videos of the incident and National Weather Service San Diego later said the “landspout tornado” […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 11:30 p.m. With additional details and interview. Mike Daly contributed to this report. REDDING — Details are still emerging after a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that started when a Redding PD officer spotted a speeding car and ended about 22 miles later when a California Highway Patrol officer used a pursuit intervention maneuver that sent the […]
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HEMET — A man who officials allege burglarized a home and stole a pickup truck earlier this morning was later arrested after officers found the stolen truck parked in the driveway of the man’s home on the 500 block of Kerilyn Ln., northeast of E. Oakland Ave and N. Girard St., in Hemet. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: HEMET: $1 million […]
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HEMET — An elderly driver was injured when his pickup truck went over a curb and struck a power pole before knocking over mailbox and coming to a stop near a tree and parked SUV in the front yard of a home. Officials at the scene said the man either fell asleep at the wheel or suffered an unknown medical […]
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HEMET –Two people sustained minor injuries after a small car crashed into a pickup truck pulling a trailer earlier this afternoon. Officials are still at the scene of the accident, which happened at the intersection of W. Menlo and N. Sanderson Avenues, in Hemet. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: HEMET: $1 million bail for suspected police impersonator, officials seek additional victims […]
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HEMET — A man with multiple felony warrants was apprehended after leading authorities on a lengthy foot pursuit through residential neighborhoods and backyards, over fences and down alleys, and across rooftops, Sunday afternoon, Aug. 12. The dramatic foot chase began near San Jacinto Valley Cemetery and ended more than a half-mile away when the suspect was tackled by officers after […]
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