News From Around The County
PINE COVE –A man who officials allege embezzled as much as $100,000 from a small market and gas station was arrested after an investigation revealed the alleged suspect regularly used the business’ cash register and ATM to funnel money from the market and into his own pockets. The embezzlement, which officials say took place over an eight-month period, happened at […]
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BANNING — A Fullerton woman officials allege stole more than $40,000 from an elderly victim in Banning was arrested last Wednesday following an investigation covering two counties. According to Banning PD, the financial abuse dated as far back as September, 2017. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: NUEVO: Drunk and speeding in stolen truck, Nuevo man plows head-on into family, kills MV […]
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BEAUMONT — Officers rushed to respond to reports of a teenage girl fleeing from a man who officials say “solicited” the victim earlier this morning. Despite frantically running past vehicles begging for help and to be let in, only one person responded to the girl’s pleas, taking the girl in to safety and calling 911. The incident, which is under […]
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BANNING — One person was air-lifted and hospitalized with major injuries after a single vehicle rollover accident yesterday afternoon, according to CHP and Cal Fire officials. The accident happened on Highway 243, just north of Mt. Edna Road, in an unincorporated area about six miles south of I-10 and Banning and about 19 miles north of Idyllwild. California Highway Patrol, […]
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HEMET — Few details have been released in CHP’s ongoing investigation of a fatal accident after a 57-year-old Banning man was found deceased in a rural unincorporated area within Brown Canyon, southeast of Hemet. The man’s body was found late Sunday afternoon near an all-terrain vehicle, in a rugged, sparsely populated area near the 43000 block of Cactus Valley Road. SEE SIMILAR: Off-road dirt bike […]
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CALIMESA — Rescue efforts are underway after a pickup truck plowed in to the back of a tractor-trailer big-rig and burst into flames, early this morning, Friday, Apr. 27. The fiery wreck, which trapped the pickup’s driver, happened on the Calimesa Boulevard off-ramp, along eastbound Interstate 10. The incident began about 1:21 a.m., when several motorists called 911 to report a reckless, […]
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BEAUMONT — Reports of a possible burglary in progress led to the discovery of nearly 400 pounds of marijuana and numerous “illegal assault weapons” as well as a stolen handgun, Thursday, Apr. 19. After an investigation Beaumont police officers arrested 31-year-old, Peter Vang and 32-year-old, Singxay Vang, both of Fresno, and 31-year-old Beaumont resident, Seng Pha. Vang and Singxay were booked on suspicion of transportation of marijuana and Pha was booked on suspicion of […]
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BEAUMONT — Officials are investigating a solo-vehicle accident after a vehicle exiting the 10 Freeway at the Beaumont Avenue/Hwy 79 off-ramp lost control, slid off the roadway and down an embankment before plowing head-on into a tree earlier this evening. Rain-slicked roads and excessive speed for the wet conditions may have been contributing factors in the crash. CHP, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire […]
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BANNING — A 21-year-old Beaumont man alleged to have murdered a woman inside a Banning apartment two weeks ago pleaded not guilty today to murder and child endangerment charges. After Friday’s court appearance Devonta Eugene Leonard was returned to Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, where he remains in custody on $1 million bail. His next court date for a felony settlement […]
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BEAUMONT — An off-duty police officer trying to recover a stolen phone was arrested and a man was hospitalized following an altercation after the officer tracked his stolen phone to a residence on the 1200 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Beaumont. The incident, altercation and arrest happened Wednesday evening, Feb. 7. Beaumont PD officers were dispatched to the home about 7:30 p.m., after the […]
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