News From Around The County
HEMET — Two people were injured and an allegedly intoxicated driver was arrested after reportedly running a red light and plowing into the back of another vehicle early this morning. The impact caused the allegedly drunk driver’s small SUV to overturn before it came to rest back on its wheels. The two-vehicle, rollover accident happened at the intersection of W. […]
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HEMET — Injured early this morning after being struck by a pickup truck fleeing the scene of a burglary, a police K-9 still managed to assist with apprehending one of the two suspects who tried fleeing the scene on foot. The violent, vehicle-borne attack against the K-9 handler and his furry companion – Hemet PD’s newest K-9 handler and dog […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, May 17, 1 p.m. HEMET – Officials have identified a woman killed while attempting to cross San Jacinto Avenue late last night. Despite life-saving efforts the victim died at the scene. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials identified Jane Dasilva, 49, of Heme, as the woman killed in the collision. According to a coroner’s release Dasilva succumbed to her injuries […]
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UPDATE: Monday, May 14, 1 p.m. (See original report, all photos and videos from scene below.) SAN JACINTO — CHP and Coroner’s officials have released additional information about last night’s fatal rollover that partially ejected and killed a 66-year-old Moreno Valley resident. The solo-vehicle accident happened on Soboba Road near Chabella Road, almost 2 miles east of Gilman Springs Rd/State […]
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HEMET — Emergency first responders from multiple agencies raced to the scene of a single-vehicle crash earlier this evening, after receiving reports of a truck that plowed into a home at the intersection of East Menlo Avenue and Haley Way. Callers reported that several children were possibly inside both the destroyed truck and home, which sits between Buena Vista and N. Santa […]
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SAN JACINTO — No injuries were reported after an overloaded truck plowed head-on into a parked car, propelling it into another parked vehicle earlier this evening. The pickup that caused the wreck then went up and over a curb into someone’s front yard, where it plowed into a tree. The non-injury crash happened in the area of Laurelhurst Heights and Multnomah […]
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HEMET — A man who had possibly just caused or been involved in a disturbance involving managers and employees at a Hemet Walgreens was critically injured when he was struck while crossing Florida Avenue, just east of Gilmore Street, earlier this evening. The accident happened barely two-tenths of a mile from the store, where police were still responding when the accident […]
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HEMET — Suspected criminals, parolees and probationers, gang members, and even “jaywalkers” are taking notice of a marked increase in recent activity and arrests within the city. According to many City leaders and Police Department officials much of the PD’s recent 44% increase in overall arrests in 2017 compared to 2016, flurry of high-profile education and enforcement operations, criminal investigations, and arrests are direct results […]
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HEMET — A woman was hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision earlier this afternoon in Hemet. The minor-injury, rear-end crash happened at the intersection of Florida and Sanderson Avenues, two of the city’s busiest roadways. Rescuers efforts and arrival were hampered by other motorists, who continued traveling through the intersection and driving around official vehicles parked around the wrecked sedan and truck […]
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HEMET — A busload of 4th grade students from an area elementary school being transported to Hemet’s Ramona Pageant this morning were delayed more than an hour after a sedan plowed into one of several buses transporting them to the iconic and long-running outdoor play. Although none of the students were injured and all students eventually went on to the […]
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