News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Officials say an intoxicated driver ran a red light and crashed into two vehicles, including an on-duty Riverside Police Department patrol vehicle and mini-van, Thursday evening, Aug. 27. According to authorities, the driver who caused the collision was more than three times the legal limit when he crashed into the other vehicles. Two officers from the patrol […]
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UPDATED: Monday Sept. 14, 12:30 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information. Originally Published: Sunday, Aug. 30, 12:30 p.m. SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Officials have identified a man killed in a Shasta County solo-vehicle crash Saturday morning, Aug. 29. The deadly accident happened on SR-299E, between Oak Run and Buzzard Roost roads, between the Intermountain communities of Oak Run and Montgomery […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Intermountain area residents this morning are fuming over a recent spat of vandalism that has once again struck Bailey Park in the small mountain community of Burney. Maintained by Tri County Community Network, but run strictly on volunteers and donations, Bailey Park is considered a favorite among the few parks available to area youth, and is located […]
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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. — Officials investigating the murder of a Riverside man in a Jurupa Valley flood control channel Monday, Aug. 17 have arrested a man they say was responsible for the killing. The sheriff’s investigation began when the victim, Jeremy Amerson, 32, of Riverside, was found dead from multiple gunshot injuries. The alleged suspect, Shaun Daniel Tara, 36, of […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif — Authorities say the arrest of a Lake Elsinore man on Wednesday ended a multi-day crime spree that included assault with a deadly weapon for intentionally running into a construction worker, robbery, theft, and making criminal threats. The man, since identified as John Robert Veitch, 37, of Lake Elsinore, was arrested after a citizen called 911 to report […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Four Redding business employees and two citizens were cited for selling or furnishing alcohol to minors during a two-part “Minor Decoy” and “Shoulder Tap” operation yesterday evening, Wednesday, Aug. 26. The operations, which often utilize Police Explorers as decoys, are meant to target adults willing to either sell or purchase alcohol for people less than 21 years […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say at least two of four occupants were killed when a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza crashed and exploded while taking off from Benton Airpark in West Redding this morning. Two other victims suffered “significant” injuries, according to officials who remain at the scene. A small vegetation fire ignited by the crash and explosion in the canyon north […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Minor injuries were reported after a passenger vehicle struck a bear earlier today, Wednesday, Aug. 26. The bear was last seen running toward Big Bend after the collision, which happened on SR-299E, about five miles west of Hatchet Summit and one mile east of the highway’s rest area. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Report of woman trying to […]
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TEMECULA, Calif. — Authorities say a Temecula woman was killed in a two-vehicle, head-on traffic collision Tuesday evening, Aug. 25. The deadly accident happened near the intersection of Pauba Rd and Via Cerda, between Margarita Rd. and Linfield Way. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Naked transient enters home, sexually assaults mother & disabled daughter UPDATED: Hemet transient killed by hit and run […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say a wanted Anderson felon was arrested after she was found to be driving with an expired driver’s license, had two felony and two misdemeanor warrants for her arrest, and was in possession of drug paraphernalia. When they contacted the driver, officers were already investigating unrelated reports of a 55-year-old Cottonwood woman who allegedly offered to […]
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