News From Around The County
HEMET – A young girl, who was found wandering with a small dog in a gated Hemet neighborhood, started a community-wide effort to identify her via social media Tuesday, Oct. 11. The little girl who identified herself as three-year-old Elizabeth was found lost and afraid in the Laurel Park gated community in Hemet. The community is bordered by W. Whittier and […]
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In this screenshot from a YouTube video a clown is caught on a home surveillance camera standing outside and staring at a residence in Georgia. On the video, the clown is seen approaching the front door of the residence several times. See YouTube video below. The creepy clown phenomena that started as an internet prank has crossed the country and recently landed […]
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FONTANA – Heather Nelson recently had an experience with a uniformed soldier she felt she needed to share on Facebook. Nelson explained that she made the post public so it could be shared as much as possible. By the end of the first day, Nelson’s post had been shared 3,424 times. Nelson wrote that on Thursday, Sept. 9 she was on her way […]
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I hear the funniest things listening to more than 15 law enforcement and fire channels, 20+ hours a day as a breaking news reporter. For the most part, the radios are the antithesis of anything fun and/or funny, as they tend to be one hundred percent serious one hundred percent of the time. Not to mention some of the calls […]
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Perris – Distracted driving is such an important safety issue that in California, Police, Sheriff and CHP officials are joining the Office of Traffic Safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board, as well as law enforcement throughout the country, working together to focus on education as well as enforcement. “As we rely on our […]
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Kindness. Love. Compassion. There is no age limit. On August 31, proud father Eddie Scott shared on Facebook a short video that showed the simple, but amazingly kind actions of his daughter Ella. Ella was enjoying a meal with her father when she noticed a homeless man sitting outside the restaurant where the pair were eating. The man appeared dirty and disheveled […]
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An Anza resident and his horse were rescued Monday, Aug. 29 after spending two “chilly” nights stuck in a ravine after they plummeted about 150 feet from the Spitler Peak Trail Saturday, Aug. 27. Thomas Firth, 66, and his horse Cody, became trapped when a rugged trail they and others were travelling on in the San Jacinto Mountains gave way, causing them […]
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GOOD HOPE – A Riverside County Sheriff’s K9 was killed Wednesday, August 24 after being struck by a car, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Pubic Information Officer Deputy Mike Vasquez. The fatal accident happened just before 9:00 a.m. in the unincorporated community of Good Hope. Good Hope is located along Highway 74, just to the west of Perris and to the northeast of Lake […]
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From the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department LAKE ELSINORE – An out of control motorist who was seen driving on the sidewalk in Lake Elsinore led sheriff’s officials on a wild ride until he was stopped by dedicated members of the sheriff’s mounted posse. The hot rodding youngster made his way all the way down the sidewalk in the middle […]
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HEMET – A woman who was being booked into jail on suspicion of domestic violence Tuesday, July 19, attempted to hang herself at City of Hemet Police Department’s Jail. The early morning incident happened at 3:44 a.m. During the booking process, an alert officer discovered the female prisoner had hanged herself in a jail cell using a telephone cord. The officer […]
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