News From Around The County
UPDATE: Thursday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m. HEMET — The day after an 8-year-old girl survived after fending off an attack by a parolee who broke into her home, her mother is speaking out and talking about her daughter’s bravery during the “terrifying” ordeal. The second grader was home alone for a few minutes after school, while waiting for an older sibling to return […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Sept. 2, 1 p.m. HEMET — City of Hemet police officials say DUI is suspected a one of the primary contributing factors in an accident that killed a Menifee man, Thursday evening, Aug, 31. Police officials have not released the identity of the suspected DUI driver, who was hospitalized with unknown injuries after the crash. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s […]
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WINCHESTER — With so many serious and fatal accidents involving vehicles and pedestrians that have recently plagued the San Jacinto valley and surrounding areas, the California Highway Patrol recently conducted what they called a Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation in the unincorporated community of Winchester, west of of Hemet. The safety enforcement program, which was designed to focus on motorists and pedestrians who failed to yield the right-of-way or who took […]
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SAN JACINTO — After a nearly two-week investigation into the alleged abuse of a 4-year-old boy, authorities arrested a mother, accused of attempting to murder her child. The alleged abuse happened in the 400 block of Main Street, near S. San Jacinto Ave, in San Jacinto. Based on forensic evidence, doctors and investigators determined the extent of abuse was “serious and […]
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SAN JACINTO — On Monday, August 21, 2017, the City of San Jacinto Planning Commission approved a proposal from Mark Development Inc. to construct a 19,056 square foot building on San Jacinto Avenue at Commonwealth to develop an Aldi Grocery Store. The project consists of building the Aldi Grocery Store along with another 6,040 square foot building for additional retail on […]
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HOMELAND — One person was killed and another was arrested after a fiery collision, Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20. The deadly accident happened in the 31800 block of Highway 74, near Clinton Avenue, in the unincorporated community of Homeland. SEE RELATED: One dead in fiery, 3-vehicle wreck, reckless driving, racing suspected CHP officials, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other emergency first responders rushed […]
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This was a great week of back to school nights. Thank you Estudillo Elementary, Megan Cope Elementary and San Jacinto Elementary for allowing sheriff’s officials to come by and speak with parents and students about traffic safety around the schools. There was a great exchange of questions, answers and concerns. RSO/SJPD photo Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit and Desert Search and […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Aug. 13, 6 p.m. ROMOLAND — Officials have identified the driver who died in last Thursday’s accident that happened at the intersection of Antelope and Mapes Roads. The intersection where the accident occurred borders the city of Menifee and the unincorporated community of Romoland. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Irene Perez, 72, of Perris as the victim who perished in the crash. According to […]
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RIVERSIDE — Authorities tracked down and arrested a man who allegedly robbed a person at knife-point yesterday afternoon. The robbery happened Wednesday, August 9, in the 9200 block of Magnolia Avenue, west of Jackson Street, in Riverside. After an investigation, Riverside police officers arrested Frankie William Viera, 22, of Riverside. He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of armed robbery. Officers […]
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UPDATE: Tuesday, Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m. ANZA — A 28-year-old Anza resident who had been reported as kidnapped at gunpoint during a theft of marijuana plants has been found “safely and unharmed,” Sheriff’s officials say. “Our missing Anza resident, Spencer Hayes, has been located,” Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant James Burton explained in a follow-up to an earlier press release. Officials initially responded to the […]
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