Category: Hemet / San Jacinto

HEMET: Autistic boy, 9, seriously injured when struck by vehicle near Whittier Elementary

HEMET — Officials are investigating a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision after a car struck and seriously injured a nine-year-old, Autistic boy, Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 5. The accident happened across the street from Whittier Elementary School, in the area of S. Gilbert Street and W. Montrose Avenue, in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire personnel and other emergency first responders were […]

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No injuries after black ice leads to vehicle overturning on Hwy. 299 near Burney

Officials are investigating the cause of a single-vehicle, rollover crash that happened early Monday morning, Nov. 27. The non-injury accident happened on Highway 299 near Moose Camp Road, about 42 miles east of Redding and eleven miles west of Burney. California Highway Patrol and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the rollover about 4 a.m., after […]

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HEMET: Acacia Ave. shut down after Hemet PD patrol vehicle involved in collision

HEMET — A Hemet Police Community Service Officer was involved in a two-vehicle traffic collision while on-duty and driving a marked patrol vehicle, Monday, Nov. 27. The non-injury accident happened on the 400 block of E. Acacia Avenue, between S. Buena Vista and S. Franklin Streets, in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire personnel along with American Medical Response medics rushed […]

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HEMET: Off-road dirt bike rider seriously injured in Hwy. 74 head-on crash

HEMET — A person who was illegally riding a small, off-road, dirt bike across a busy highway was seriously injured after he plowed head-on into a car and was vaulted over the motorcycle’s handlebars, Saturday afternoon, Nov. 25. The victim, who has not been publicly identified and was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, was airlifted […]

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WINCHESTER: Two killed in early morning motor home fire

WINCHESTER — Sheriff’s and fire officials are investigating the cause of a fatal fire after the bodies of two people were found by firefighters, Wednesday, Nov. 22. The victim’s bodies were discovered by firefighters after extinguishing an early morning, recreational vehicle fire The deadly fire happened on the 31000 block of Olive Avenue, between Leon Road and Memory Lane, in the unincorporated […]

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VALLE VISTA: Teens arrested after fleeing from deputies investigating home burglary

VALLE VISTA — Two young men were arrested after they fled from deputies responding to a residential burglary, early Wednesday morning, Nov. 22. After an investigation officials linked the two alleged teenage suspects to a series of other residential burglaries throughout the Valle Vista area. Wednesday’s burglary happened at the Linda Vista Mobile Home Park at 45055 E. State Highway 74 in […]

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HEMET: Citizens detain alleged DUI hit and run driver after second collision

HEMET — An intoxicated and belligerent man who could barely stand without help was arrested after crashing into a van, fleeing and then crashing again. The incidents and arrest happened Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 23. The initial hit and run collision happened on N. Tahquitz Avenue, where the man struck a mini-van before fleeing in a Dodge dually pickup truck. Witnesses who had followed the […]

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SAN JACINTO: Officials investigating after man attacks woman with baseball bat inside Walmart

SAN JACINTO —  Officials are investigating after a man allegedly beat a woman with a baseball bat inside a San Jacinto Walmart, Thanksgiving afternoon, Thursday, Nov. 23. The bloody bat attack happened inside the Walmart at 1861 S. San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station responded to the Walmart about 1:30 p.m., regarding reports of a man who […]

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HEMET: DUI suspected by both drivers after two killed when speeding sedan smashes into truck

HEMET — Two people died in a suspected DUI-related collision when a speeding sedan that was reportedly traveling over 100 mph in a residential neighborhood failed to slow or stop for a posted stop sign at an intersection and plowed into a pickup truck Thursday morning, Nov. 23. The deadly, early morning wreck happened at the intersection of S. Buena Vista […]

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HEMET: Wrench and brick-wielding man arrested after fighting with, running from officers

HEMET — A man who ran from and fought with officers while armed with a large wrench and brick was arrested after officers chased him down and apprehended him, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 21. After an investigation, officers arrested Antonio Smith, 34, of Hemet. Smith was booked into Riverside County Jail on suspicion of obstructing a police officer using force and trespassing, Hemet Police Lieutenant Dickson explained […]

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