News From Around The County
Trevor Montgomery Aric Bell & James Anderson / Hemet Valley Incidents HEMET – With the City of Hemet experiencing a 50% increase in violent crime since 2010, Hemet Police Chief Dave Brown is calling for all citizens to come out to the next city council meeting and have their thoughts, complaints and issues heard and addressed. In an independent […]
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Trevor Montgomery Photographer – J.P. Kemp / Epicenter News HEMET – A shooting victim drove himself to the Hemet Police Department after he was injured when his vehicle was shot multiple times on Feb. 21. The shooting reportedly occurred while the victim was sitting in his white SUV. The victim, who has only been identified as an adult male, told Hemet […]
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Trevor Montgomery HEMET – Deputies arrested a Hemet resident who was on probation, after he allegedly committed a home invasion robbery and burglary. The incident occurred on Thursday, Feb. 18, according to Riverside Sheriff Sergeant Agcaoili. At about 8:05 a.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet-Valle Vista Station, with assistance from Hemet Police officers, responded to the report of a […]
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Trevor Montgomery Miguel Shannon / Epicenter News Photographer UPDATED: Feb. 20, 3 a.m. WRITER’S NOTE: Please keep in mind, just because the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit is investigating this case, does not mean this tragic incident WAS an actual homicide. CHU handles SIDS deaths as well as many NON-CRIMINAL death investigations. SAN JACINTO – Sheriff’s officials have announced that […]
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Trevor Montgomery An observant citizen who saw what he believed was suspicious behavior led to a vehicle pursuit that began in Riverside and ended in Norco on Feb. 9. Officers detained four subjects after the end of the pursuit, leading to the arrest of three adults. Officers released a juvenile occupant from the vehicle to the custody of his parents. The […]
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UPDATED: 2/15 @ 10 a.m. Writer’s note: An earlier version of this report listed the area where the vehicle and deceased were found as Valle Vista. The incident actually occurred in the unincorporated area of East Hemet. TM EAST HEMET – Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet-Valle Vista Sheriff’s Station located a woman just before 8 p.m., after […]
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Residential burglary and possession of stolen vehicle On Feb. 9, officers responded to the 3900 Block of Polk Street after receiving a 911 call about a residential burglary in-progress. A homeowner called 911 after they found an unknown female inside the kitchen of their residence. The suspect was alegedly gathering food and other items and putting them into a bag. The homeowner […]
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Trevor Montgomery HEMET – A retired Hemet Police officer, identified by sheriff’s officials as Gerald Max Beamesderfer Jr, 64, of Hemet, has been arrested for embezzlement after an exhaustive and thorough investigation that lasted more than a year, according to sheriff’s officials. Investigators from Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Station arrested Beamesderfer on Feb. 9 for his alleged involvement in the embezzlement. […]
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Trevor Montgomery CORONA – A man found unresponsive inside a rented van that contained a note warning of a bomb and “deadly gas” inside the vehicle led to the evacuation of a nearby school, apartment complex, and mobile home park. The incident also forced the closure of several nearby streets and lasted over eight hours. In addition to hundreds of students […]
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Trevor Montgomery JURUPA VALLEY – Officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle and driver involved in a fatal hit and run traffic collision that took the life of an elderly pedestrian on Monday, Feb. 8. The fatal accident occurred at 12:01 a.m., when a car struck a pedestrian who was crossing the roadway in the 3000 block […]
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