News From Around The County
Both vehicles involved in the head-on collision sustained major damage. Jolie Chaton photo MORENO VALLEY – Two people were injured in a head-on traffic collision this morning on Gilman Springs Road, just east of Allesandro Boulevard in Moreno Valley. A second, unrelated crash was reported 45 minutes after the first crash. That accident involved two vehicles and happened east […]
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HEMET – A woman was injured when she smashed through a power pole while driving on State Highway 74 near Cordoba Drive in Hemet Sunday, Nov. 6. She was transported to a local hospital after the accident with minor injuries. Hemet police and fire personnel and AMR medics responded to the collision after passing motorists reported the accident to City of […]
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HEMET – Officers arrested a man who was armed with an illegally modified rifle after a foot pursuit Sunday, Nov. 6. The incident and arrest happened near the rear of Target at 3527 W. Florida Avenue in Hemet. The incident began after a concerned citizen flagged down a Hemet police officer regarding a suspicious person walking in the area at […]
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EAST HEMET – Reports of shots fired in the 40500 block of Poppy Drive near Girard Street brought deputies and other sheriff’s officials Saturday, Nov. 5, a sheriff official confirmed Saturday evening. The residence where the disturbance and reported shooting happened is between Yale and S. San Jacinto Streets in the unincorporated area of East Hemet. “Nobody was injured due to […]
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HEMET – A person who was listed as a runaway juvenile was taken into custody after he led police on a dangerous motorcycle pursuit through city streets Friday, Nov. 4. During the wild pursuit, the subject fled without regard for the safety of other citizens or pursuing officers. Officers reported seeing the motorcyclist traveling on the wrong side of the road, […]
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BREAKING HEMET – At least two people were shot, one fatally, in a violent encounter that occurred Friday, Nov. 4. The shooting happened between at least one suspect and a group of several subjects who had been walking in the area. The shootings happened shortly before 1 a.m., in the area of Acacia and S. Western Avenues in Hemet. One […]
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HEMET – Hemet police officials are investigating what they are calling an assault with a deadly weapon against a minor that occurred Halloween night. During the violent confrontation a 14-year-old boy was attacked by at least four subjects who hit the boy in the head with a bottle and kicked him in the head, causing him to lose consciousness. The […]
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A large group of Hemet and San Jacinto residents gathered outside the Hemet Police Station Tuesday, Oct. 1, to show their appreciation to Officer Derrick Young and the entire Hemet police force for their continued dedication and service to the community. Ted Morgan, a retired deputy sheriff, organized the event to recognize Officer Young for a recent early-morning arrest where […]
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Ricardo Ruelas of Hemet News contributed to this report. HEMET – Numerous officers converged on Oltman Park near Cornflower Street and Eaton Avenue in Hemet after a juvenile became involved in a physical altercation with a Hemet police officer. Oltman Park is located across the street from Rancho Viejo Middle School and southeast of Tahquitz High School. A Hemet police […]
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HEMET – Three victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries when they were slashed and stabbed – one in the neck – in a wild melee that happened at a Halloween party Saturday, Oct. 29. The incident happened at a home in the 2500 block of Alicia Place in the City of Hemet. Hemet Police Officers responded to reports of an assault with a […]
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