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CHIEF’S HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK: Bottom line, there are no highlights in a week that ends with the assassination of 5 police officers and the attempted murder of 6 others. I’ve received dozens of messages from family, friends and strangers encouraging me to be safe and assuring me that they are praying for my safety. As much as I appreciate […]
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Numerous deputies have surrounded the area of Palomar Street and Shay Lane, after a deputy’s window was shattered for undisclosed reasons. Maria Lupe Wright / Wildomar Facebook photo UPDATE: 07/09/2016 9:45 p.m. With additional information from sheriff’s department At about 9 p.m., Riverside Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Armando Munoz provided an update regarding today’s investigation into a Wildomar patrol […]
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UPDATED: 07/09/2016 11:00 p.m. With witness statements from the accident scene. Erik Torres, who was able to provide additional information about yesterday’s rollover traffic collision on Florida Avenue and State Street offered some updated information from the accident scene. “The driver of the SUV was texting while driving when she ran a red light at the intersection,” Torres explained. “The driver […]
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UPDATED: 07/08/2016 5:30 p.m. With interview from the fire victim. Vanessa Marie Fuentes, whose home and car were destroyed by last night’s fire talked about her harrowing ordeal and how her family lost everything they owned, including their 8-week-old puppy, named Rosie. Fuentes explained she first became aware her home was on fire when her fiancé woke her up […]
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EAST HEMET – Few details have been released following a violent, head-on collision that occurred on Fairview Ave at the intersection with Palm Ave in East Hemet, June 25, at about 9:12 p.m. The accident sent two people to the hospital with moderate to severe injuries One vehicle, described as a silver Kia, was reportedly traveling northbound and the other, described […]
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet/Valle Vista Station *All arrests are public information and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.* Assault with a Deadly Weapon On 06/15/2016, approximately 7:00 AM, deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station, responded to a residence in the 26000 block of Katharin Street, regarding an assault. Breanna Colter (21 years of Hemet) was arrested […]
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HEMET – Hemet Police officers arrested a man in the area of 225 S. Elk Street Thursday, June 30, at about 2:20 a.m. The arrest came after an officer located weapons, narcotics, and items during a traffic stop. The subject was later booked for eight felonies and one misdemeanor. The officer conducted the traffic enforcement stop after observing a vehicle […]
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Written for Valley News. Click link for full article. Downtown Deli and Coffee Company helping to revitalize Hemet
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HEMET – Officers from Hemet PD arrested an intoxicated man who was reportedly waving a gun around and acting erratically at a pool crowded with children and other tenants Tuesday, June 28. The incident occurred at the Devonshire Apartments at 2770 West Devonshire Avenue and was reported at about 8:05 p.m. When City of Hemet emergency dispatchers were first notified […]
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HEMET – A Hemet Police officer was seriously injured in an altercation and foot pursuit of a suspect during a traffic stop, Sunday, June 26, at about 3:15 a.m. The violent confrontation began in the area of Lyon and Latham Avenues when a Hemet Police officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop after observing a vehicle code violation. During the stop, […]
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