News From Around The County
HEMET — Hemet Police Department’s newly promoted police chief, Rob Webb, recently discussed the Department’s R.O.C.S. Team and how their efforts are bringing improvements to the city and department. SEE RELATED: Newly released FBI statistics indicate Hemet’s violent crime down by 32%, felony arrests up by 40% Today’s message from Chief Webb follows on the heals of a Nov. 30 Hemet PD […]
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NUEVO — Sheriff’s officials are investigating after the charred remains of a body were found by firefighters after extinguishing a dumpster fire, Tuesday, Dec. 26. The body was found inside a dumpster at the Four Winds Pheasant Club in the area of Bridge Street, north of Ramona Expressway, in the unincorporated community of Nuevo. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Perris […]
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VALLE VISTA — A person who witnesses described as a male between 16 and 23-years-old, was shot and killed while riding with another male on a moped scooter, Tuesday morning, Dec. 19. The fatal shooting happened on De Waide Avenue near Earle Court, north of E. Florida and west of Fairview Avenues, in the unincorporated community of Valle Vista. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire, […]
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HEMET — City of Hemet police officers arrested at least two people and detained a third person after they located three men inside a stolen vehicle, Sunday morning, Dec. 17. Officers found the vehicle near the intersection of S. Buena Vista Street and E. Central Avenue in Hemet. Officers located the stolen vehicle, described as a white Honda sedan, shortly before 8 […]
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SAN JACINTO — A pedestrian crossing a busy street died after being struck by a car late Friday evening, Dec. 15. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of W. Ramona Expressway and Eagle Road, east of N. State Street, in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]
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NUEVO — Several vehicles and farm implements were destroyed in a fire that burned a barn and threatened nearby horses, Friday, Dec. 8. The destructive blaze erupted at a rural residential property on the 23000 block of California Avenue, just north of Firecat Road and three tenths of one mile east of the Hemet Maze Stone, in the unincorporated community of Nuevo. Riverside […]
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HEMET — Two drivers sustained minor injuries after a traffic collision sent a large SUV hurtling through a wall and into two mobile homes, Friday afternoon, Dec. 8. The accident, that left both mobile homes and several parked vehicles damaged, happened near the intersection of Kirby Street and W. Oakland Avenue in Hemet. Hemet Police and Fire personnel responded to the […]
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SAN JACINTO — A mother was injured and her infant son is in intensive care after an accident between a San Jacinto PD patrol SUV and a sedan, Wednesday, Dec. 6. A deputy was also injured in the multiple-injury, traffic accident, which happened near the intersection of N. Brinton and S. State Streets in San Jacinto. At least one witness to the […]
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Officials are investigating a non-injury traffic collision between a bus carrying county inmates and another vehicle along Highway 79/Lamb Canyon. The Tuesday evening accident, which caused a brief SigAlert, happened on the southbound side of the highway in an unincorporated area, south of Beaumont and north of San Jacinto. California Highway Patrol officers, Riverside County Sheriff’s officials and other emergency first responders were […]
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HEMET — Recently released FBI crime statistics indicate the City of Hemet Police Department reported a 32 percent decrease in violent crimes and an overall 10 percent reduction in all crimes during the third quarter of 2017, when compared to the same period in 2016. Despite the decrease in reported crimes, during the same time frame, Hemet PD felony arrests increased by 40 percent. […]
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