News From Around The County
BEAUMONT — A woman who caused a seven car pileup while driving the wrong way on Highway 79 in Lamb Canyon last night was later arrested for driving under the influence, according to CHP. Two people – including the wrong-way driver – were injured in the crash, which happened just south of County Landfill Road in an unincorporated area between the cities of […]
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HEMET — A person who was reportedly armed with a knife and threatening to stab his father was taken into custody after a brief standoff in a residential neighborhood, Tuesday evening, Jan. 23. The incident happened in the area of Cambridge Avenue and York Street, northwest of S. Sanderson and W. Stetson Avenues, in Hemet. Hemet PD officers responded to the […]
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SAN JACINTO — A man officials say refused to surrender to authorities attempting to serve an early morning search warrant caused an hours-long standoff at a San Jacinto residence, Tuesday, Jan. 30. The SWAT standoff continued until the alleged suspect exited the home and was arrested. Officials serving the search warrant later seized six weapons and more than 100 rounds of […]
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TEMECULA — One person was killed and another injured after their vehicle went 100 feet down an embankment Sunday morning. The fatal accident happened in the area of Camino Estribo and Camino Porto, in an unincorporated area west of Temecula. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to officials. California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire and other emergency first […]
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HEMET — Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed an abandoned home in Hemet this morning. The blaze, which firefighters spent less than 30 minutes knocking down, happened on the 700 block of N. State Street, just north of E. Menlo Avenue. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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HEMET — Firefighters made quick work of knocking down a residential fire that was possibly started by children this afternoon. The fire was reported at a home on the corner of E. Menlo Avenue and Glenn Way in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments along with Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire and other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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HEMET — A man who allegedly threw a rock through a fast food restaurant drive-thru window before fleeing on foot was eventually apprehended and arrested for vandalism. The incident happened Saturday morning, Jan. 27, at a KFC on w. Florida Avenue in Hemet. City of Hemet police officers responded to the fast food restaurant about 11:30 a.m., after an employee and several […]
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HEMET — There were no reported injuries after a car plowed into the back of an SUV Friday evening, Jan. 26. The non-injury traffic collision happened on Stetson Avenue between Girard and San Jacinto Avenues in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash shortly before 6:45 p.m., […]
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HOMELAND: Officials are investigating a second mobile home fire that destroyed a residence and left two adults homeless, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 24. Wednesday’s blaze, which destroyed a double-wide mobile home and caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, was the second fire to happen on the same street within the last three weeks. Both fires happened on the 32000 block […]
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HEMET — A man was hospitalized after smashing into a parked pickup truck and tree, Thursday morning, Jan. 25. The accident happened just south of the intersection of S. Buena Vista Street and E. Whittier Avenue in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with American Medical Response medics were dispatched to the single-vehicle accident about 8:45 a.m., after […]
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