News From Around The County
UPDATED: Saturday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m. With victim’s identification and other details. LAKE ELSINORE — Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have confirmed that a body pulled from Lake Elsinore lake Thursday morning, Oct. 25, was that of 34-year-old, Samuel “Sam” Selay, of Menifee. The announcement has left Selay’s family overcome with grief, Selay’s wife explained after she was notified that sheriff […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Oct. 23, 7:15 p.m., With confirmation of victim’s identity, additional details. MENIFEE — Authorities are investigating after a man’s lifeless body was found in a large, open, Menifee field earlier today. Family members later confirmed to RCNS that the body found was that of Rick Flasco, a 64-year-old, missing Menifee man. According to his family, Flasco had not […]
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MENIFEE — Two women, including one who had four burglary-related warrants, were arrested during a coordinated undercover surveillance operation at a Menifee grocery store yesterday evening, Wednesday, Oct. 17. Both women were apprehended at Stater Bros at 29061 Newport Rd. The six-hour burglary suppression operation was in response to an increase of reported thefts at various grocery stores in the […]
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MENIFEE — Area residents and students are in mourning after a Paloma Valley High School student collapsed and later died after suffering a medical emergency. The tragic incident happened while the victim was on campus during ROTC practice, Friday morning, Oct. 5. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Citizens chase & detain trio after Hemet gas theft leads to hit and run, […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2:45 p.m. See original story below. MENIFEE — Officials have identified a man who died after a Menifee rollover traffic collision between a motorcycle and passenger vehicle late Monday evening. The deadly crash, which left two others with minor injuries, happened in the area of Newport and Menifee roads Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified today Marco […]
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MENIFEE — A woman who crashed into a drainage culvert while driving home walked away uninjured last night. Witnesses and good Samaritans who stopped to help the victim later said the woman was “shaken up, but OK.” According to officials who investigated the single-car crash, the victim possibly misjudged a turn and drove into the ditch, stranding and disabling her […]
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UPDATED: Aug. 9, 11:30 a.m. MENIFEE — Despite the passing of six months, authorities are asking for help in resolving an unsolved investigation into a deadly, early morning home invasion robbery that ended with the brutal murder of a Menifee resident. Based on their investigation and evidence recovered at the scene, officials believe the fatal incident was possibly a botched […]
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WILDOMAR — A local youth pastor has been arrested and charged with five felony counts related to molesting children. According to sheriff’s officials the molestations took place over a nearly 20-year time span. Officials have not specified how many victims the suspect has been accused of molesting, or if the victims were related to him or involved the churches where […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Aug. 2, 5:30 p.m. MENIFEE — Authorities have identified a bicyclist whose body was found along the side of Scott Rd., near Pines Air Park Rd. and west of Leon Rd., in Menifee. The victim’s body was discovered by a passerby, Thursday morning, July 26 . LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Anza man who died after ejected from […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, June 30, 8 a.m. MURRIETA — Family members say an 86-year-old man who was reported missing after failing to return home after running an errand just miles from his Menifee home has been found uninjured and safely returned home. The missing man, Fredrick Vanallen, who was considered at-risk due to his medical conditions was reportedly located in the […]
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