Category: Temecula / Murrieta

New author, 7-year-old Madelyn Fox, to be featured at Saturday book reading, signing in Temecula

One day last year 7-year-old Madelyn Fox came home from Kindergarten and announced to her mother that she wanted to write a book. Madelyn’s mom Monica Fox, who happens to be a part-time writing professor, was delighted to hear of her daughter’s interest in writing and encouraged Madelyn to follow her dreams. “She wanted to write a story about bullying and she said ‘there are all […]

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FRENCH VALLEY: 44 charges involving 2 victims after sex offender arrested today

FRENCH VALLEY — Sheriff’s officials announced today the arrest of a second registered sex offender within as many days within the southwest Riverside County area. Although there is no indication the two arrests were related, the two men live just 12 miles apart and both were arrested within about 40 hours. The man arrested today is facing 43 charges related to […]

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MENIFEE: Registered sex offender arrested after allegedly molesting child, 7

MENIFEE — A retired piano teacher who continued tutoring and teaching piano for more than 20 years after he was convicted for committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14 was arrested again earlier today. Today’s charges involving a 7-year-old child that landed him back in jail are similar to those that led to his 1983 […]

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UPDATED: MURRIETA: Idaho motorcyclist killed in solo-vehicle crash identified

UPDATED: Monday, Feb. 19, 3:30 p.m. MURRIETA — Officials have identified a man who crashed a motorcycle, late Wednesday night, Feb. 14, when he lost control of the motorcycle on a sweeping curve in a residential neighborhood and hit a curb in front of a home on the 24000 block of Las Brisas Road, jut west of the intersection of Calle Las Positas, […]

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TEMECULA: Juvenile suspect bitten by K-9 after man with gun report leads to pursuit, wreck

TEMECULA — Reports of a person armed with a gun at a Temecula shopping center led to a dangerous pursuit last night that ended when the fleeing SUV carrying six people overturned. After the SUV rolled, three of the occupants fled on foot, resulting in one of the alleged suspects being bitten by a Sheriff’s K-9. The incident began about 8:30 p.m., after deputies from the […]

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TEMECULA: Undercover sting nets 2 men seeking sex with minor, 7 seeking prostitutes

TEMECULA — Nine men, including eight Riverside County residents, were arrested during “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild.” The sting was part of a statewide, law enforcement effort aimed at sending a clear message that human trafficking will no longer be tolerated in California, according to officials. In all, last week’s operation resulted in more than 500 people arrested for various charges. According to […]

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UPDATED: DUI, speed blamed in fatal crash after Jeep rolls 100 ft down embankment

TEMECULA — Officials say driving under the influence and unsafe speed led to a deadly crash after a vehicle overturned and rolled 100 feet down an embankment before smashing into a tree, Sunday morning, Jan. 28. The fatal, single-vehicle rollover happened on Camino Estribo, between Via Gorrion and Camino Porto, in an unincorporated area west of Temecula. After an investigation, officials arrested Justyn Roland Cabunoc, 23, of […]

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Temecula Mayor Matt Rahn appointed as Chair of CA’s newly formed Cannabis Advisory Committee

During its first meeting of 2018, the California Department of Consumer Affairs’ newly formed Cannabis Advisory Committee appointed City of Temecula’s Mayor, Dr. Matt Rahn, as its Chair. Formed in late 2017, the committee was created to assist in developing rules and regulations for this year’s roll-out of a legal, adult-use, cannabis market in California. The committee will also advise Bureau of Cannabis Control and other […]

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MENIFEE: Winchester man, struck by big-rig while walking on freeway, dies

MENIFEE — A man walking in the lanes of traffic on I-215 near the Keller Road overpass was struck by a big-rig pulling a trailer, early Saturday morning, Jan. 20. The man died several hours after being rushed to a local hospital. The area where the early morning accident happened is along the border of Murrieta to the east and Menifee to […]

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TEMECULA: Firefighters hospitalized after crash in front of Wolf Creek’s Fire Station 92

TEMECULA — Two firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries after a small pickup truck plowed into a fire engine, Monday evening, Jan. 15. The collision, which happened as the engine was pulling onto fire station property, caused minor damage to the engine and moderate damage to the pickup truck. The driver of the truck was not injured in the collision. The minor-injury […]

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