News From Around The County
HEMET – A man wanted in connection with an Oceanside murder was shot by a Hemet police officer Friday, Feb. 24. The shooting happened during a traffic stop at a gas station about 3:16 p.m., according to Hemet Police Lieutenant Eddie Pust. Officials later identified Hector Galvez, 30, of Hemet, as the suspect who was shot by a Hemet police […]
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HEMET – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station, located in the unincorporated community of Valle Vista, recently welcomed long-time Hemet-San Jacinto Valley resident Captain Leonard Purvis as their new station commander. With more than 27 years of law enforcement service – covering numerous assignments and responsibilities – Purvis brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to his new assignment. Purvis officially took […]
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SAN JACINTO – Sheriff’s officials are investigating the attempted theft of an ATM machine from a business in the 100 block of S. Sanderson Avenue in San Jacinto. The early-morning attempted theft happened Tuesday, Feb. 21. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police station responded to the report of a commercial burglary about 12:48 a.m., according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Vance […]
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A burglary suspect was arrested after leading sheriff’s deputies and police officers on a pursuit that traveled through several cities and unincorporated communities in southern Riverside County Sunday, Feb. 19. The pursuit began in Temecula and ended in San Jacinto where the man was arrested after fleeing from his vehicle into an apartment complex. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San […]
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HEMET – A driver sustained critical injuries in a two-vehicle collision Monday, Feb. 20. The accident happened at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Hemet Street in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police officials were dispatched to the scene of the major-injury crash about 4:00 p.m., after multiple people called 911 to report the wreck. Callers told emergency dispatchers the driver […]
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SAN JACINTO – A driver suffered major traumatic injuries when their vehicle plowed into a tree Sunday, Feb. 19. The accident happened in the area of West Ramona Expressway near Chase Street in San Jacinto. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the wreck about 7:30 a.m., after Riverside County emergency dispatchers received several 911 calls from citizens reporting the major-injury […]
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GREEN ACRES – Members of the joint Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail (RAID) task force arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after they uncovered two stolen vehicles, more than a dozen firearms, drug paraphernalia, and a chop shop at his residence in the 33000 block of Keith Avenue in Green Acres Wednesday, Feb. 15. Green Acres is an unincorporated community west of Hemet and north […]
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SAN JACINTO – Sheriff’s officials arrested a man Thursday, Feb. 16, accused of attempted murder in the shotgun shooting of two victims. The shooting happened at a residence in the 500 block of Palm Avenue southwest of De Anza Elementary School in San Jacinto. Authorities arrested Devin Adriel Smith, 25, of Riverside, after they located him while serving a search warrant […]
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HEMET – Reports of shots fired and two men seen running with guns brought Hemet police officers flooding into the area of E. Devonshire Avenue and N. Franklin Street in Hemet Friday, Feb. 10. The incident also caused Alessandro High School to go into lock-down. Officers responded to the area shortly after 10 a.m., after City of Hemet emergency dispatchers received numerous 911 calls […]
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EAST HEMET – Several East Hemet area schools activated their emergency lock-down protocols Tuesday, Feb. 14, after an anonymous caller reported having a gun near a school in East Hemet. Riverside County emergency dispatchers received the phone call about 11 a.m., according to sheriff’s and school officials. Although the male caller did not specify which school he was near with the […]
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