Category: Community Reporters Corner

Mead Valley rear-end collision leaves vehicle overturned, roadway blocked

MEAD VALLEY, Calif., — A two-vehicle rollover crash in Mead Valley reportedly left several people injured after a motorist slammed into the back of another vehicle and overturned Thursday morning, Dec. 30. The accident, which caused major delays in travel times for area residents and morning commuters, happened near the intersection of Cajalco and Decker roads, according to witnesses. LEADING THE RCNS […]

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Speed flyer rescued from steep mountainside after San Jacinto crash

SAN JACINTO, Calif., — A speed flyer who crashed into a steep mountainside above the Soboba Indian Reservation was rescued during a technical hoist operation near Soboba Flight Park, in the area of Soboba Road and State Street Saturday morning, Jan. 1. Speed flying is an advanced discipline of paragliding that uses a small, high-performance paraglider wing for fast descents. […]

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Wanted RivCo felon who rammed police vehicles, trapped deputy under overturned vehicle, fatally shot

Authorities say a multi-agency search for a wanted felon that began in the unincorporated community of Woodcrest as a domestic violence investigation ended several hours later in Beaumont after a deadly officer and deputy involved shooting. The suspect was killed in a hail of gunfire after the wanted man rammed several citizens’ and law enforcement officers’ vehicles with his full-size […]

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Porch-pirates who tried to ruin Hemet family’s Christmas nabbed in stolen vehicle – Children’s presents returned

HEMET, Calif., — A Hemet family had their Christmas saved after a mother’s plea for information about a woman seen stealing packages from her porch – packages that contained Christmas presents for her children – led to the swift arrest of the alleged porch-pirate and another person in the days leading up to Christmas. The alleged suspects, both wanted felons […]

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Hemet pedestrian seriously injured after struck by car during heavy rain

HEMET, Calif., — A pedestrian was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a rural Hemet street during heavy rainfall early Monday evening, Dec. 27. The accident happened on S. Kirby Street, between W. Esplanade Avenue and Colby Street, near the Hope in the Valley Baptist Church. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Yucaipa motorcyclist, 29, ID’d after deadly […]

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Injuries reported after Riverside collision between sedan and tractor-trailer combo

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Two people were hospitalized after a collision involving a passenger sedan and tractor-trailer combo in Riverside Monday afternoon, Dec. 27. The involved sedan was dragged some distance by the semi-truck after it collided with the much larger vehicle and became wedged under the rig’s trailer, near the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Airport Drive. LEADING THE RCNS […]

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Search continuing for hit and run driver who fled Mountain Gate collision

MOUNTAIN GATE, Calif., — Frustrated after learning that multiple people witnessed her husband’s SUV being struck by a driver who then fled the scene last Wednesday evening, a Redding woman who turned to social media for information about the hit and run driver spoke with SCNS today about the incident. Surveillance video that captured multiple angles of the hit and […]

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UPDATE: DUI suspected in fatal Lake Elsinore collision involving deputy who suffered major injuries

UPDATED: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 10:36 a.m. See Original Story below. LAKE ELSINORE, Calif., — Responding to a request for further information regarding a fatal traffic collision involving a deputy’s patrol vehicle and passenger sedan earlier this week, California Highway Patrol today released additional details regarding the early morning accident. Driving under the influence on the part of the victim killed […]

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Injuries reported after Perris collision

PERRIS, Calif., — At least one person was injured and hospitalized after a two-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Dunlap Drive and San Jacinto Avenue in Perris Monday afternoon, Dec. 20. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Perris teen ID’d after deadly hit and run rollover crash Perris murder investigation continuing – Victim, 29, ID’d Murrieta pedestrian, 22, killed while crossing Winchester […]

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Four local police service dogs receive donations of K-9 ballistic vests

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — Four police service dogs and their K-9 handlers from two local law enforcement agencies are feeling a bit safer while patrolling the streets of Riverside County after they were recently gifted with K-9 ballistic vests. The Thursday, Dec. 16 donations, which were presented to the police service dogs and their handlers during a special ceremony at […]

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