News From Around The County
BANNING — Officials are investigating after a man was struck by a train in Banning this morning, Wednesday, Oct. 10. According to witnesses, one man was detained and questioned at the scene of the major-injury accident, which happened on the tracks near San Gorgonio Ave. That person was later released. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATED: CHP reporting major injuries after […]
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HEMET — Three people were arrested this morning, Friday, Oct. 5, after citizens who witnessed the trio stealing gas from a landscape crew working at a Hemet gas station chased the trio while reporting the theft to officials. The fleeing sedan eventually lost control and plowed nearly head-on into a van, at which time two of the three alleged suspects […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Sept. 28, 8:30 p.m. See original story below. MORENO VALLEY — According to a Cal Fire Battalion Chief at the scene of today’s fire on Gilman Springs Rd., Cal Fire released the roadway to be reopened at 8:15 p.m. It was still not known if the driver who caused the vegetation fire after crashing along the side of […]
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RIVERSIDE — Officials are investigating a possible kidnapping after witnesses saw as many as four men chasing another man in a Riverside Starbucks parking lot after the reported victim leapt out of and ran from a moving van. According to witnesses, the alleged suspects dragged the man back into the van, Wednesday night, Sept. 26, before fleeing the scene. The […]
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HEMET — A woman was arrested yesterday, Thursday, Sept. 27, after she allegedly stabbed an acquaintance at a Hemet apartment complex. The stabbing, which left one man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, stemmed from an argument the two had earlier in the day, according to officials investigating the bloody incident. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Murrieta PD’s Weekly Roundup 9/20 Officers injured […]
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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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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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