News From Around The County
VALLE VISTA – A 2-year-old boy found floating in a back yard swimming pool Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, succumbed to his injuries Sunday, Feb. 12. The incident happened in the 25000 block of Bellview Street in the unincorporated community of Valle Vista. The residential neighborhood is south of Charlton Avenue and west of Ramona Expressway. “Investigators are currently conducting a follow-up […]
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HEMET – Hemet Police officials confirmed they are investigating the death of a 58-year-old Hemet resident as a homicide. The woman was found dead inside her own residence in the 200 block of South Yale Street in Hemet Monday, Feb. 6. The residence is located south of Florida Avenue and north of Acacia Avenue. Officials have identified the victim as […]
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EAST HEMET – A man died after he crashed while riding a small, lawnmower-engine powered scooter Feb. 9. The fatal accident happened in the area of Girard Street and Poppy Drive in the unincorporated area of East Hemet. California Highway Patrol officers, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters, and AMR medics responded to the scene of the deadly wreck about 1:20 p.m., after the accident was reported […]
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SAN JACINTO – Firefighters quickly knocked down a residential fire Wednesday, Feb. 1. The fire was reported about 7:34 p.m., in the 300 block of West Main Street near South Estudillo Avenue in San Jacinto. Firefighters had the fire fully under control within ten minutes of their arrival and reported the fire knocked down at 7:49 p.m. CAL FIRE/Riverside County firefighters, with […]
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SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS – A driver was injured in a single-vehicle, rollover traffic accident Sunday, Feb. 5. The accident happened on State Route 74 near Mile-Marker 50.50, east of Bee Canyon Truck Trail and the unincorporated community of Valle Vista. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters, California Highway Patrol officers, and American Medical Response medics responded to the scene about 2 p.m., […]
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HEMET – A fire at Applebee’s Grill and Bar prompted a city-wide response by City of Hemet firefighters Monday, Jan. 30. The popular local restaurant is in the 2500 block of W. Florida Avenue at the southwest intersection of Kirby Street in Hemet. The fire was reported to City of Hemet emergency dispatchers shortly after 3:30 p.m., by employees and customers […]
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HEMET – Hemet residents will soon be seeing a new K9 handler and his K9 partner patrolling the streets and back alleys of the city when Hemet Police Officer Reynoso and his new K9 companion Mac complete their training. The new team is currently in their first week of basic K9 academy at Adlerhorst International, Inc. Once their training is complete, […]
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HEMET – The day after a vehicle was found engulfed in flames in a riverbed east of Castille Canyon, sheriff’s officials announced the discovery of a body near where the burnt-out vehicle had been located. The area where the burned vehicle and body were found is part of the Soboba Indian Reservation in an unincorporated area of Hemet. During their investigation, authorities […]
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HEMET – Sheriff’s officials arrested four people, including one juvenile, after the group discharged a firearm from a moving vehicle Monday, Jan. 23. The shooting happened in the 19600 block of Gilman Springs Road in the unincorporated area of Hemet. The investigation began about 2:34 p.m., after Riverside County emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a citizen reporting four subjects in a […]
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UPDATE: Jan. 25, 5 p.m. HEMET – Officials have provided additional information about yesterday’s murder-attempted suicide investigation. The investigation began Tuesday, Jan. 24, about 2:47 p.m., after the Hemet Police Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a subject who told dispatchers that a family member, later identified as Vincent James Marples, 33, of Hemet, had called and told her that […]
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