News From Around The County
HEMET – A motorcyclist led Hemet Police officers on a wild pursuit through city streets and residential neighborhoods before he ditched his motorcycle and attempted to flee on foot Tuesday, Aug 9. The man who fled from officers was eventually found hiding in a backyard in the 5800 block of Nectar Avenue near Mcintosh Drive. The vehicle and foot pursuit […]
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Within minutes of the dispatched call, Thompson Street was flooded with Hemet Police officers. Gary Rainwater photo HEMET – The report of a man armed with a gun at Weston Park brought an immediate and overwhelming response from Hemet Police officers Monday, Aug. 8. Weston Park is located at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Thompson Street in Hemet. […]
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HEMET – Multiple engine companies and officials from the Hemet Fire Department and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the report of a residential structure fire Saturday, Aug. 6. The fire was reported in the 4500 block of Brookside Drive near Harbor Court in Hemet. Fire personnel were dispatched to the fire at 12:13 p.m. after nearby citizens began […]
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HEMET – A theft of alcohol from a CVS in Hemet Friday, Aug. 5 led to the recovery of a stolen vehicle, the recovery of a loaded handgun, and the arrest of at least two of five suspects involved in the theft. The CVS where the theft occurred is located at 3055 W. Florida Ave Avenue. Employees from the business […]
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HEMET – Hemet Police Officers arrested a Hemet resident after he allegedly stabbed a man in the neck Tuesday, August 2. The stabbing happened in the 200 block of W. Kimball Avenue in Hemet. The Hemet Police Dispatch Communications Center received a 911 call regarding the stabbing at about 9:40 p.m. Officers arrived at the location within minutes and located an adult male […]
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From the San Jacinto Police Station / Riverside County Sheriff’s Department *All arrests are public information and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.* Violation of Court Order On 07/28/16, about 1:37 A.M., deputies with the San Jacinto responded to the 1200 block of Raintree Lane regarding a disturbing the peace. Charles Chacon, 40-year-old from San Jacinto, […]
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HEMET – A landscaper was hospitalized Wednesday, Aug. 3 after a vehicle struck a utility trailer the man had been working near. The worker had been spreading mulch in the planters in front of A Storage Place, directly across the street from Sun Valley Estates. The collision happened on W. Acacia Avenue between S. Lyon Avenue and Elk Street. The […]
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HOMELAND – Officials have confirmed that speed was a contributing factor in a two-vehicle crash that left both vehicles barely recognizable early Wednesday morning, Aug. 3. The collision, which destroyed both vehicles and nearly ripped one of the two cars in half, happened while the two vehicles were traveling eastbound on Highway 74, between Naumann and Homeland avenues, in the […]
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HEMET – A man wanted for stealing a car from a Walgreens in San Jacinto was located and arrested, while parked next to the Hemet Library, directly across from the Hemet Police Station Aug. 1. An officer on routine patrol located the stolen vehicle at about 4:30 pm. It was occupied by one person, who was later identified as 24-year-old […]
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HEMET – A man was arrested after breaking into the Hemet Community Medical Group Saturday, July 30. Officers responded to the location after an alert citizen called 911 at about 3:35 p.m. to report seeing the man attempting to gain entry into the building, located at 1565 W. Florida Avenue in Hemet. When officers arrived they found the man, later identified as Jimmie […]
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