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UPDATE: Jan. 24, 10:43 p.m. HEMET – Hemet police officials have provided more information about a dead body that was discovered in a residential back yard in Hemet. The victim had been shot to death, according to a police official. “At about 7:39 a.m., Hemet Police 911 Dispatch Center received a call of a deceased male lying in a backyard […]
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HEMET – A motorcyclist was arrested after he led City of Hemet police officers on an early-morning high-speed pursuit Sunday, Jan. 15. The suspect was later identified as 21-year-old, James Douglas Hamilton. After he was apprehended by officers, he was booked into Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of two counts of recklessly evading police officers and violation of probation. The […]
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HEMET – Hemet police officials announced the Friday, Jan. 13 arrest of a suspect accused of murdering his sister one week earlier. The deadly shooting happened Friday Jan. 6, in the 300 block of N. Franklin Street near E. Devonshire Avenue in Hemet. The victim was later identified by coroner’s officials as Josefina Esqueda, 24, of Hemet. Josefina died from a single […]
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SAN JACINTO – A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a vehicle Friday, Jan. 13. The major-injury traffic collision happened in the 2100 block of S. San Jacinto Avenue between Midway Street and E. Menlo Avenue in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police station and Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters were dispatched to the scene […]
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TEMECULA – A man sustained major injuries and had to be cut from his wrecked vehicle after it rolled several times Sunday, Jan. 8, according to CHP and Cal Fire officials. The single-vehicle traffic accident happened near Lake Skinner in the 37700 block of Warren Road at the intersection of Borel Road in Winchester. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other […]
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HEMET – Several people sustained minor injuries and one victim was transported to an area hospital after a three-vehicle traffic collision Sunday, Dec. 8. The minor-injury accident happened at the main entrance to the Page Plaza/Walmart shopping center off Sanderson Avenue south of Stetson Avenue in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments responded to the scene of the […]
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HEMET – At least two people were injured in a two vehicle traffic collision Sunday, Jan. 8. The accident happened in the intersection of Florida Avenue and Buena Vista Street in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police officials responded to the accident shortly after 2:30 p.m., after several citizens called 911 to report the injury collision between a black […]
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HEMET – City of Hemet firefighters responded to multiple reports of a residential structure fire Friday, Jan. 6. The fire was reported in the 3600 block of W. Sydney Street near the intersection of Melbourne Court in Hemet. Firefighters were first dispatched to the residential fire about 10:50 a.m., after numerous citizens called 911 to report the fire to City of […]
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Robert Carter of Public Safety Incidents contributed to this report HEMET – A pedestrian attempting to legally cross Florida Avenue in an established cross walk was struck by a hit and run driver Thursday, Jan. 5. The vehicle versus pedestrian hit and run happened at the intersection of Florida and Palm Avenues about 7:30 p.m. City of Hemet Police and […]
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UPDATE:1/5/2016 7 p.m. Less than twelve hours after Kimberly and Gracelynn’s story was published on Riverside County News Source, Kimberly was contacted by several people and a business that offered to help the mother and daughter celebrate Gracelynn’s third birthday party. The first part of Gracelynn’s party will now be held at Mary Henley Park in Hemet, beginning at 1:30 […]
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