UPDATE: San Jacinto hit and run leaves wheelchair-bound woman in critical condition
Written for Valley News. Click link for full story and photos. UPDATE: San Jacinto hit and run leaves wheelchair-bound woman in critical condition
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UPDATE: 6th suspect in 2 weeks attacks Hemet officer, flees on foot, arrested
Numerous Hemet Police officers responded to the foot pursuit and attempted carjacking. Oscar Ramirez / Hemet Valley Incidents UPDATED: 06/22/2016 7:30 p.m. With official press release information A Hemet transient – the sixth suspect to violently assault a Hemet Police officer this week according to police officials – was arrested after he first assaulted a Hemet business owner near […]
Read moreRecent Riverside County Hemet Sheriff’s Station arrests
From the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station *All arrested are innocent until proven guilty.* Domestic Violence On 051516, about 6:25p.m., deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station responded to the 24000 block of Rosebrugh Ln Lane, reference a domestic violence report. Donald Eichinger (53 years of Valle Vista) was arrested and booked at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility for 243(e)(1) PC […]
Read moreVeteran, father of 2, dead after Hemet double stabbing, second victim recovering
HEMET – A 29-year-old Marine Corps Veteran and father of two children – who “was in town visiting family and friends” – was one of two men stabbed in a violent early-morning confrontation in downtown Hemet, Sunday, June 19th. The veteran died from traumatic wounds he received during the deadly confrontation. The stabbings occurred in the parking lot of the Elite […]
Read moreHemet officer injured subduing man after pursuit, crash, attempted carjacking
HEMET – A transient from the Hemet area led Hemet Police officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen truck before smashing into a car and attempting to carjack another motorist, Tuesday, June 14. During the attempted carjacking, a Hemet Police officer who was trying to stop the suspect was injured and required hospitalization. The officer was not identified and […]
Read moreParolee shot with own gun during attempted robbery in Hemet
On-Scene photograph: J.P.Kemp / Epicenter News HEMET – A robbery suspect was shot with his own gun during an early morning struggle with a victim he was attempting to rob, June 15, according to Hemet Police Lieutenant Eddie Pust. The attempted robbery and shooting happened in the 1100 block of Rosalia Ave, in Hemet. The robbery suspect – who was […]
Read moreBody recovered on Soboba Reservation ID’d as Jerome Salgado Jr.
SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS – Riverside County Sheriff’s officials have confirmed locating and recovering the body of 37-year-old Jerome Salgado Jr., a San Jacinto resident who had been reported missing Sunday, May 22. According to a missing person report filed with the sheriff’s department, Salgado was last seen in the Hemet area Friday, May 20. The victim was identified by Coroner’s officials as […]
Read morePolice seek two who robbed Hemet liquor store
HEMET – Hemet Police officials are asking for the public’s help identifying two people who robbed Castle Liquor, located at 4290 E. Florida Avenue, June 11. The armed robbery occurred at about 10:53 p.m. Officers responded to the liquor store after an employee reported the robbery. The victim told investigating officers that two unknown subjects had just robbed him at […]
Read moreHemet PD, RSO officials investigate report of suspicious device
HEMET – Fears of a possible explosive device found in the 3100 block of West Florida Avenue, near the intersection of Sanderson Avenue, prompted a large response from law enforcement personnel, Monday, June 13. Officials later determined the device was drug-related paraphernalia and posed no threat to the public. The item was later described as a piece of PVC pipe […]
Read moreOfficials investigating report of “possible human remains” northeast of Soboba Reservation
UPDATED and CORRECTED: 6/13/2016 3:00 p.m. See Below for more information. HEMET – As of Monday, June 13, Riverside County Sheriff’s officials are still releasing very few details, other than to confirm sheriff’s personnel are investigating what Riverside Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Armando Munoz originally described on June 11 as a “suspicious circumstances call.” The ongoing investigation that began June […]
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