News From Around The County
HEMET — Officials arrested two people who were stopped while driving a vehicle with license plates from a stolen car. The stop and arrests happened Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, in front of Quality Inn on the 1200 block of West Florida Avenue in Hemet. City of Hemet police officers were on patrol when they observed a red, 1995 Ford Mustang convertible being driven in the area […]
Read more
HEMET — A woman suspected of driving under the influence was arrested after plowing into another vehicle earlier this evening. The DUI-related crash happened just minutes after 911 callers first reported that the woman was driving recklessly, speeding and running stop signs. Official radio traffic around 4:15 p.m. indicated Hemet PD was notified regarding a woman in a brown Lexus who was running stop signs […]
Read more
HEMET — A motorcyclist was hospitalized after he was involved in a collision with a car, Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 21. The accident happened on W. Acacia Avenue near the intersection of S. Gilmore Street, directly across the street from the Hemet Unified School District building, in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
Read more
SAN JACINTO — A San Jacinto family was displaced earlier this evening, when Haz-Mat and Environmental Health officials were unable to give their home the all-clear after liquid mercury was spilled inside the residence. The Haz-mat emergency happened in a residential neighborhood on the 1700 block of Wheelbarrow Way, west of N. Ramona Boulevard. Ten firefighters from two engine companies […]
Read more
HEMET — A family is thankful for the fast response of Hemet emergency first responders after a “baby not breathing” call brought police, fire, and other medical personnel racing to the scene earlier this afternoon. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with AMR medics responded to the 700 block of Juniper Street in Hemet just before 5 p.m., […]
Read more
HEMET — Two elderly victims were hospitalized after a two-vehicle, head-on collision, Monday afternoon, Feb. 19. The accident, which left both vehicles heavily damaged, happened at the intersection of W. Devonshire and N Cawston Avenues in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene o the crash just after 4:30 p.m., […]
Read more
HEMET — A young child was hospitalized after he was hit by a car earlier this evening. The accident happened on Mayflower Place, east of N. Mayflower Street, in a residential neighborhood lined by rows of apartments. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to Mayflower Place just before 5 p.m., after receiving a 911 call reporting […]
Read more
EAST HEMET — Details are still emerging after a woman was reportedly struck by a vehicle in the area of El Nita Lane and S. San Jacinto Avenue, in the unincorporated community of East Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire as well as City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments and other emergency first responders were dispatched […]
Read more
HEMET — No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash that happened Thursday afternoon, Feb. 15, at the intersection of S. Harvard Street and W. Acacia Avenue in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire personnel along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the wreck about 4:15 p.m., after multiple people called 911 to report the accident. […]
Read more
HEMET — A woman was apprehended at the end of a dangerous high-speed pursuit that wound its way through Hemet earlier this evening. It was not immediately known what charges the woman was potentially facing and no officials from any of the multiple agencies involved in the chase – including Hemet PD, California Highway Patrol and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department […]
Read more