Category: Hemet / San Jacinto

Retired Hemet Police officer arrested for embezzlement from local synagogue

Trevor Montgomery   HEMET – A retired Hemet Police officer, identified by sheriff’s officials as Gerald Max Beamesderfer Jr, 64, of Hemet, has been arrested for embezzlement after an exhaustive and thorough investigation that lasted more than a year, according to sheriff’s officials. Investigators from Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Station arrested Beamesderfer on Feb. 9 for his alleged involvement in the embezzlement. […]

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UPDATE #10: 3 arrested, including 1 juvenile, following lengthy San Jacinto shooting investigation

Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source On-Scene Reporting: Miguel Shannon / Epicenter News UPDATE #10   SAN JACINTO – Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station conducted a lengthy, day long investigation following an early morning shooting that occurred yesterday, Monday, Feb. 8. The incident, which was reported to officials shortly before 6:00 a.m., occurred in the […]

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Wanted felons arrested by Hemet Police officers following residential burglary and foot pursuit

Trevor Montgomery   HEMET – An early morning 911 call about a residential burglary occurring in the 900 block of Dandelion Way led to the arrest of two wanted felons. The arrests followed a foot pursuit and yard to yard search for the alleged suspects. Hemet Police officers responded to the report of an in-progress burglary on Thursday, Feb. 4, […]

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Girl Scout cookies lead to arrest of high-speed pursuit suspect in Hemet

HEMET – A box of “Thin Mints” Girl Scout cookies led to the arrest of a subject who allegedly led Hemet Police officers on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit on Feb. 4. The incident began at about 4:05 p.m., when officers assigned to the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Gang Task Force attempted to stop a motorcyclist in the 1300 block of East […]

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Hemet Police arrest man after he rammed a woman’s vehicle and smashed her windows with a tire iron

Trevor Montgomery   HEMET – A man purposefully rammed his van into another vehicle on Feb. 1, before repeatedly striking the other vehicle’s windows with a tire iron. Officers quickly located the subject and arrested him after he initially failed to yield to the officers. At about 8:14 p.m., the Hemet PD emergency communications center received several urgent 911 calls regarding […]

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Traffic stop in Hemet leads to vehicle pursuit of armed and dangerous wanted parolee

Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source On Scene Reporting and Photography Miguel Shannon / Epicenter News   HEMET – A traffic stop on Feb. 2, led to a vehicle pursuit and the arrest of a wanted “armed and dangerous” parolee. A Hemet Police K9 officer conducted a traffic stop in the 200 block of N. Kirby St. at about 1:30 a.m., after […]

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92-year-old San Jacinto resident fires gun at axe-wielding burglar

Trevor Montgomery   SAN JACINTO – A 92-year-old WWII veteran fired a shot at a burglary suspect on Jan. 31, after the unidentified man attempted to gain access into the victim’s residence. The suspect reportedly attempted to smash his way through a garage door of the residence before shattering a window and attempting to climb into the home. The suspect was reportedly […]

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Video shows suspect enter Hemet restaurant and steal food before fleeing business

HEMET – An unidentified male entered a Sonic restaurant on Jan. 30, stealing food from behind the employees’ food preparation area, before forcing his way back out of the restaurant and threatening to assault an employee. The subject’s actions were caught on an employee’s cell phone camera and later shared on Facebook. See video below. The shocking incident began when […]

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Hemet PD officers arrest two accused of armed robbery of restaurant

Trevor Montgomery HEMET – Hemet Police officers arrested two suspects after they allegedly robbed a restaurant on Jan. 30. Both suspects were booked into jail for a variety of charges. Hemet Police officers responded to La Cabaña restaurant, located in the 2200 block of E. Florida Ave. at about 9:55 a.m., after the Hemet PD Emergency Communications Center received a call […]

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HEMET: Suspects lead officers on high-speed pursuit in stolen car

Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source   HEMET – A vehicle pursuit of an unreported stolen vehicle on Friday, Jan. 22 led to a foot pursuit of four subjects through a quiet Hemet neighborhood, according Hemet Police officials. Following an extensive search of the area, officers caught and detained all four subjects. One, the suspected driver of the stolen vehicle, […]

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