News From Around The County
HEMET – A man was arrested early this morning for several weapons charges after he led Hemet Police Officers on a brief foot chase Sept. 29. The incident began as a traffic stop in the area of Acacia Avenue and Girard Street. After first running from and then fighting with officers and Hemet PD’s K9 ‘Jack,’ Kenneth Alex Hurtado, 20, of San […]
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WRITERS NOTE: THE NAME OF THE DRIVER, WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY A WITNESS AT THE SCENE AND THE DRIVER’S WIFE, HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS REPORT, PENDING VERIFICATION AND RELEASE FROM THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. WRITERS NOTE #2: A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS REPORT INCLUDED A STATEMENT FROM THE WIFE OF THE DRIVER INVOLVED IN THIS COLLISION. THAT STATEMENT AND HER […]
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HEMET – A three vehicle traffic accident forced the closure of at least two roads Monday, Sept. 26. The accident happened at the intersection of Devonshire Avenue and Meyers Street. Hemet police officers, City of Hemet firefighters, and American Medical Response emergency medical technicians responded to the accident that was dispatched at 2:50 p.m. The first fire engine company and AMR […]
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JURUPA VALLEY – A Corona resident was arrested Friday, Sept. 23 after he allegedly exposed himself to a female motorist in an incident that occurred Sunday, Sept. 18, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Deputy R. Williams. The incident reportedly occurred in the area of Limonite Avenue and Pats Ranch Road in Jurupa Valley. After a thorough investigation, deputies identified and arrested Martin Mendiola, 45, of […]
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UPDATE: 09/26/206 1:35 p.m. SAN JACINTO – More facts are emerging about a fatal two vehicle traffic accident that happened on Sanderson Avenue Sunday, September 25. The accident occurred north of Ramona Expressway and south of Gilman Springs Road in San Jacinto. The deadly accident happened at 2:45 a.m. The driver of a Toyota truck that was struck by an out of control Ford […]
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On Scene photography/videography: William Hayes / Epicenter News/Loudlabs News John Strangis / OnScene.TV HOMELAND – Firefighters battled a late night blaze in a storage lot on Highway 74 near Agnew Avenue Sunday, Sept. 18. Their efforts to knock down the fire were hampered by live power lines that were melting and shooting huge sparks. As the the power lines melted […]
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MORENO VALLEY – Deputies and investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Police Station are conducting a suspicious death investigation after the body of a man was discovered in the road near two schools and two churches early Friday morning, Sept. 23. The victim – who has not been identified – was found at the intersection of New Light Way and […]
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MENIFEE – A motorcyclist died Friday, Sept. 23 in an early morning solo-vehicle motorcycle accident when he crashed his customized Harley Davidson on Newport Road just west of Haun Road in Menifee. The victim was later identified by coroner’s officials as Casey Ivey, 41, of Winchester. The coroner’s release indicated Ivey’s time of injury was 12:55 a.m. He died nearly three hours later at 3:35 […]
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PERRIS – At least one Riverside police officer opened fire on a pickup truck during an early morning vehicle pursuit that began in the City of Riverside and continued into an unincorporated area south of Woodcrest and north of Mead Valley Sept. 23. The truck was described as a lifted, grey, full-sized Dodge Ram, with dark tinted windows and paper dealership […]
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JURUPA VALLEY – One man was killed and another suffered critical injuries after a shooting in the 6000 block of Bonhill Street, Jurupa Valley Wednesday, September 21. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Jurupa Valley Police Station responded to reports of the shooting that occurred at a residence at 10:14 p.m. “Deputies arrived and located two adult males who suffered gunshot wounds,” […]
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