News From Around The County
MENIFEE — Details are beginning to emerge after a large house party in Menifee left one person dead. According to residents who live on the street where the deadly incident happened, the owners of the residence – located on the 27100 block of Michener Drive, between Cleary Street and Blume Circle – were out of town when the party and fatal shooting happened. […]
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MENIFEE — Following a rash of recent complaints about groups of men and women going through Menifee performing unsolicited home and vehicle repairs and threatening victims with demands for payment for the unsolicited repairs, officials are warning area residents to be wary of such scams and have reminded citizens that when confronted with a suspected scam they should immediately report […]
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MENIFEE — A 27-year-old Perris man died after he was struck while walking in the westbound lanes of Highway 74. The fatal hit and run happened early Saturday morning, May 12, between Briggs and McKinley Roads in Menifee. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene shortly after 1 a.m., after receiving reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision. […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Apr.. 29, 1 A.M., With video of apprehension UPDATED: Friday, Apr. 27, 7:30 p.m., With additional information and interviews UPDATED: Friday, Apr. 27, 4 a.m., With information regarding suspect’s release SEE ORIGINAL STORY BELOW MENIFEE — A Menifee man, accused of sexually assaulting a young girl during her brother’s baseball practice at Menifee’s La Ladera Park has been released […]
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MENIFEE — An allegedly intoxicated woman, already on probation for a 2016 DUI conviction, was arrested again late Wednesday evening, Apr. 18, after plowing head-on into another vehicle in Menifee. The accident, which sent both drivers to area hospitals, happened at the intersection of Scott Road and the I-215 overpass in Menifee. After being arrested and medically cleared the alleged suspect, identified […]
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MENIFEE — A man accused of molesting at least one child younger than 10-years-old was arrested yesterday afternoon at his Menifee home on Via Valeroso, a small cu-de-sac that only features ten homes, northeast of Bradley and Newport Roads. He was later booked into jail on several felony charges related to the incidents, which occurred over a prolonged period, according to booking […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 25, 11:45 p.m. MENIFEE — Officials have identified a pedestrian fatally struck while reportedly walking in the lanes of traffic on Murrieta Road near Floyd Avenue, early last Wednesday morning. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Zena Greenhalgh, 51, of Homeland as the pedestrian who died after she was hit by a vehicle. A coroner’s release indicated Greenhalgh succumbed to her […]
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MENIFEE — A relatively minor theft of an elderly woman’s wallet – stolen right from inside the victim’s purse as it sat in a shopping cart while the victim shopped at a Menifee Stater Bros. Market – gained attention throughout the Inland Empire and beyond and resulted in the arrest of two San Bernardino women yesterday. The two alleged suspects […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, 3:30 a.m. MENIFEE — Officials have identified an 18-year-old Hemet resident who died after she was struck by first one and then another car Tuesday night, Feb. 27. She was struck while crossing busy Hwy. 74 near AM/PM, just east of Menifee Road. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Deena Ledesma as the victim. According to a coroner’s release Ledesma succumbed […]
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MENIFEE — A retired piano teacher who continued tutoring and teaching piano for more than 20 years after he was convicted for committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14 was arrested again earlier today. Today’s charges involving a 7-year-old child that landed him back in jail are similar to those that led to his 1983 […]
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