News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities have arrested a man they say used the Internet and social media to lure at least one teenage girl to an isolated location where he then allegedly raped and sodomized the young victim over the weekend. Officials believe the suspect had help from an as-yet unidentified woman in locating and luring additional teen victims during similar […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — A 17-year-old Perris girl was killed and her teenage passenger was injured after the car they were in crashed into a tree outside Kaiser Hospital last night, Sunday, Aug. 15. The deadly crash, which happened in the 10800 block of Magnolia Avenue, was the result of a street race, according to officials; who said the driver of […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a man who suffered a cardiac event died while hiking along a popular Riverside trail in the Box Springs Mountain Reserve Park early yesterday morning, Friday, Aug. 13. The well-traveled 8.5 mile 2 Trees Trail begins just northeast of University of California Riverside and eventually leads to the well-known “M” perched high atop Box Springs […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — An off-roading adventure turned deadly in Riverside after a Jeep overturned into a ravine along a steep ridgeline, killing its driver and critically injuring the vehicle’s two passengers Friday evening, Aug. 6. Although the deadly crash happened in a mountainous area near Cadbury Drive and Yearling Street, south of Crestlawn Memorial Park and Mortuary and east of […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m., With details related to similar fatal off-road related accident. Originally Published: Friday, Aug. 6, 11 a.m. RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a man and his 16-year-old nephew were critically injured when an off-road ATV they were illegally riding on city streets collided with a passenger vehicle in Riverside Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 4. The 30-year-old operator […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities yesterday reported that a man was arrested after fatally shooting his girlfriend inside the couple’s Riverside residence Thursday afternoon, July 22. The fatal shooting, which was the result of an argument between the couple, happened in the 3300 block of Eucalyptus Avenue, in the city’s Eastside neighborhood. Riverside Superior Court and Riverside County Jail records indicate […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted San Jacinto felon with multiple felony warrants for crimes including hit and run resulting in death or serious bodily injuries, possession of a stolen vehicle, and others was arrested after a dangerous vehicle pursuit in a stolen vehicle Wednesday evening, July 28. The lengthy chase traveled through numerous Riverside County cities and […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say a man who led Riverside police officers on a high speed pursuit was killed when he attempted to jump from his moving vehicle and struck his head on a fire hydrant Sunday evening, Aug. 1 Witnesses later said the fleeing man was traveling about 50 mph when he made the fatal leap from his vehicle […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities in Riverside say a local church youth group leader was arrested after allegations of a past sexual abuse of a ten-year-old girl recently surfaced. The alleged suspect, 65-year-old Jaime Alejandre Gonzalez of Riverside, a youth group leader at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in the Eastside neighborhood of Riverside, remains in custody in lieu of $150,000 […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Walking down the middle of the I-215 in Riverside, a pedestrian was struck by a passing big rig late last night, Friday, July 16. A second oncoming big rig then positioned his tractor-trailer combo across the lanes of traffic to protect and shield the downed victim from other oncoming vehicles. Incredibly, the victim survived the collision, which happened […]
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