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WRITER’S NOTE: RCNS has learned that the rocket launcher seized by the sheriff’s department was inert and could not even be fired. According to Mr. Rutledge’s friends and family, “it posed no danger whatsoever to anyone, other than as a big club that, at worst, could bonk someone on the head.” While speaking with Mr. Rutledge’s family members I have […]
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MENIFEE — Authorities today announced the arrest of a Menifee man they say was caught by deputies while having sex with an underage girl, early Thursday morning, June 13. The alleged incident that led to the man’s arrest a week later happened in the area of Menifee’s Discovery Park, adjacent Ethan A. Chase Middle School, between Heritage Lake and Calm […]
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MENIFEE — Details are beginning to emerge after a three vehicle crash in Menifee that left a local man dead Saturday morning, May 25. According to sheriff’s officials investigating the deadly crash, DUI and excessive speed are suspected as possible contributing factors in the collision, which happened at the intersection of Newport and Menifee roads. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have […]
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PERRIS — An elderly Menifee woman died when her SUV overturned while traveling on I-215, just north of lower SR-74 near Perris, yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, May 15. According to CHP, the victim lost control of her SUV causing it to overturn and roll off the freeway and through a fence. The woman, who was not wearing a seat belt at […]
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MENIFEE — Menifee City Manager Armando G. Villa has announced the appointment of former Lompoc, CA Police Chief Pat Walsh, as the city’s first Chief of Police. Chief Walsh was selected from a competitive pool of 49 applicants spanning from 9 states and 2 foreign countries. Chief Walsh rose to the top following an intense 6-week selection process that included […]
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MENIFEE — Following a months-long investigation, homicide investigators arrested a Menifee couple they allege caused the death of their 5-week-old, infant daughter late last January. The couple was arrested Monday morning, March 11, at their Menifee residence on the 28000 block of Avenida Marbella, southwest of Newport and Menifee roads. LEADING THE MENIFEE AREA HEADLINES: Sex offender arrested after parents […]
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A wild pursuit that traveled from Menifee to Hemet ended when a felon fleeing in a stolen car crashed into two other vehicles and a wrought iron fence before fleeing on foot into a residential neighborhood Sunday afternoon, Mar. 10. The man, who was later determined to be a fugitive from justice, was apprehended with assistance from a sheriff’s K-9. […]
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MENIFEE — Authorities today announced the arrest of seven people during the service of a search warrant at a Menifee residence yesterday morning, Thursday, March 7. While serving the warrant, officials also seized six weapons and methamphetamine at the home in the 26000 block of Byers Rd., between McLaughlin and Ethanac roads. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Officials investigating Homeland homicide […]
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MENIFEE — Two juveniles had to be rescued from a remote Menifee trail early Friday evening, Mar. 1. One of the two victims was hospitalized with moderate injuries after the remote area rescue, that took place in the hills southwest of Scenic View Dr. and Keller Rd. The popular riding and hiking trail has been the site of other recent […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Jan. 28, 10:45 a.m., With coroner’s release of information. MENIFEE — Officials have identified a local resident who died after being partially ejected in a rollover traffic collision in Menifee, early Sunday morning, Jan. 27. The driver of the car that overturned was uninjured in the single-vehicle crash that happened on Domenigoni Pkwy, just east of Lindenberger Rd. […]
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