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UPDATE: 12/09/2016 3:51 p.m. SAN JACINTO – Addressing the concerns of its students, faculty, and other staff members, Mt. San Jacinto College release a second and then third press release through its website. “Mt. San Jacinto College, the Campus Safety Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are aware of a photograph being circulated on social media of the threat […]
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UPDATE: 12/05/2016 5:38 p.m. SAGE – California Highway Patrol officials concluded their initial investigation into this morning’s fatal traffic collision and provided additional details about the deadly accident. Investigating officers determined that drug and/or alcohol intoxication were contributing factor(s) in this collision, according to CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. During their investigation officers determined Tracie Bell, 53, of Riverside […]
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Imagine going through life and suddenly having your vision slowly taken away from you. Or being told by one doctor and specialist after another that within months you will most likely be totally blind. That is the terrifying situation Hemet resident Dee Dee Barragan currently finds herself in. Dee Dee is a wife and a mother to two children and […]
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Hemet Police officials brought out their Mobile Command Post during the 2-day enforcement event. Hemet Police Department courtesy photo HEMET – In an effort to address concerns of citizens, the Hemet Police Department conducted a 2-day, high-visibility enforcement detail Tuesday, Nov. 29 and Wednesday, Nov. 30. The enforcement detail focused on quality of life concerns throughout the city. 49 people were […]
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Few details have been released after a Hemet resident was killed in an early-morning, three-vehicle wreck this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 29. The fatal, rollover accident happened on Highway 79, between the cities of San Jacinto and Beaumont. The collision was reported at 5:52 a.m. Coroner’s officials later identified Robyn Baylon, 45, of Hemet, as the victim killed in the collision. According to […]
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HEMET – A man wanted for questioning in a domestic violence related incident rammed two police cars while driving a stolen car during a vehicle pursuit Monday, Nov. 28. After the pursuit, James Dean Avalos, a 29-year-old Hemet resident, was arrested for felony evading, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, possession of a stolen vehicle, […]
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HEMET – A man who viciously attacked a 77-year-old senior citizen with a large metal chain during a vandalism spree in October was sentenced Monday, Nov. 28. Orion Isaiah Heil, a 20-year-old Hemet resident was sentenced to nine months in jail and three years formal probation. However, in lieu of jail, Heil was given the option of enrolling in home detention and […]
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UPDATE: 11/27/2016 3:30 a.m. With additional photographs and video from the fire scene. UPDATE: 11/27/2016 2:30 a.m. With updated information from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department and live stream video from the scene. SAN JACINTO – This morning’s fire in downtown San Jacinto on E. Main Street brought 29 firefighters from nine engine companies responding to the residential blaze, according […]
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E. Washington Avenue quickly filled with emergency first responders after the explosion was reported. Ysidro Rodriguez photo SAN JACINTO – Reports of an explosion at a residence in San Jacinto brought firefighters and law enforcement officers rushing to the home Saturday, Nov. 26. The residence where the explosion happened is in the 1000 block of E. Washington Avenue in San […]
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HEMET – Reports of an apartment fire brought numerous emergency first responders rushing to the Shadow Canyon Apartments Friday, Nov. 25. The apartment complex is in the 3000 block of W. Acacia Avenue, east of S. Sanderson Avenue. A frantic 911 caller reported the fire to City of Hemet emergency dispatchers at 7:38 p.m. The fire was reportedly burning in […]
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