News From Around The County
SAN JACINTO — Officials have released almost no details other than to confirm they are conducting a death investigation after a woman’s deceased body was found inside a San Jacinto home, earlier this evening. The woman’s body was found inside a private residence on the 2200 block of Purple Finch Court near Sweet Clover Loop, southeast of Ward Park and the intersection of […]
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HEMET — Officials have announced the arrest of two men and rescue of three girls, including two 15-year-old’s, in relation to a sex trafficking investigation. The trafficking case came to light Thursday afternoon, Jan. 18, when a Hemet PD sergeant spotted two of the young victims engaged in a sex act with a man inside a car parked on a […]
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CORONA — A 22-year-old, San Jacinto man, accused of 14 counts of sexually assaulting at least one young child, has been arrested and is being held on nearly $9.4 million bail. Citing their ongoing investigation, officials have released very few details, other than to confirm the alleged suspect’s Jan. 19 arrest. The day after his arrest, Benny Albert Zavala was booked into Riverside County Jail on suspicion of five […]
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A woman who officials allege fired a handgun at a family of seven headed to Disneyland was later located and arrested more than twenty miles from where the shooting happened. The violent encounter occurred in an unincorporated area on Highway 79, also known as Lamb Canyon, between the cities of San Jacinto and Beaumont. California Highway Patrol officers began investigating the road rage-related […]
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HEMET — Detectives assigned to Hemet Police Department’s recently formed Crime Suppression Unit arrested a 64-year-old, Moreno Valley man, Jan 17, after determining he was operating an illegal gambling business at a Hemet Internet cafe. The illegally operating gambling business, Lyon Entertainment Center, is on the 1600 block of W. Florida Avenue near the intersection of Lyon Avenue. After Wednesday’s undercover operation, detectives arrested George […]
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HEMET — Sheriff’s bomb squad members assisting Hemet Police Department investigating a suspicious package later detonated the item, early Monday evening, Jan. 15. The investigation caused the temporary closure of Florida Avenue, between Hamilton and Palm Avenues, in Hemet. Although details are still emerging, after members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hazardous Device Team detonated the suspicious package they determined it had posed […]
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HEMET — A woman had to be cut free from a vehicle that overturned after leaving the road and clipping a large tree, Sunday night, Jan. 14. The accident happened just north of the intersection of N. Palm and W. Fruitvale Avenues in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]
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HEMET — Details are still emerging after authorities arrested a man who led them on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit through several residential neighborhoods in Hemet, Monday afternoon, Jan. 15. The pursuit began shortly before 3:30 p.m., when City of Hemet police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on an older, grey, Honda. Although it was not immediately known why officers attempted […]
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SAN JACINTO — Hundreds of area residents came out on a cold January night to support the families of two area residents who were gunned down earlier this week, during an emotional candlelight vigil filled with prayers and songs as well as countless tears. The vigil had been organized by family and friends of 19-year-old Lauren Lopez. SEE RELATED: Four Hemet area residents […]
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SAN JACINTO VALLEY — Rather than cause fear or speculation, the recent sounds of simulated gunfire and sight of dozens of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics from agencies across the San Jacinto Valley and beyond at an area high school brought applause from around the community when valley first responders came together for a large-scale, multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional, active-shooter training exercise. SEE RELATED: “Shelter-In-Place” […]
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