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FRENCH VALLEY — A man is in custody after officials say he murdered his elderly aunt at the large, semi-rural rural property they shared in an unincorporated area of French Valley, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies investigating reports of an “assault” at the residence in the 37000 block of Apple Gate Road, southwest of Auld and Pouroy roads, discovered the woman’s […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m. With victim’s identification and other details. LAKE ELSINORE — Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have confirmed that a body pulled from Lake Elsinore lake Thursday morning, Oct. 25, was that of 34-year-old, Samuel “Sam” Selay, of Menifee. The announcement has left Selay’s family overcome with grief, Selay’s wife explained after she was notified that sheriff […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m., With victim’s ID and additional details. WILDOMAR — Officials have identified an elderly Wildomar resident killed in a two-vehicle crash that happened Thursday afternoon, Oct 25. The deadly collision occurred at the intersection of Bundy Canyon Rd. and Harvest Way, at one of the main entrances to the community known as the Farm. Riverside […]
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FRENCH VALLEY — A 71-year-old woman was found dead by firefighters after extinguishing an early morning structure fire at a French Valley home this morning. Officials spent about 45 minutes knocking down the blaze, before discovering the victim’s body inside the fire-damaged residence, located on the 30300 block of Savannah Oaks Dr., southeast of Winchester and Murrieta Hot Springs Roads. […]
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WILDOMAR — A local youth pastor has been arrested and charged with five felony counts related to molesting children. According to sheriff’s officials the molestations took place over a nearly 20-year time span. Officials have not specified how many victims the suspect has been accused of molesting, or if the victims were related to him or involved the churches where […]
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WILDOMAR — Reports of a malfunctioning air conditioning unit this afternoon, followed by first one, then multiple people falling ill led to a HazMat call out and full evacuation of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Wildomar. By the end of the incident a half-dozen victims, including at least three employees, had fallen sick and been transported by ground ambulance to […]
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WILDOMAR — A Wildomar resident was injured and later arrested after a head-on, hit and run collision that injured three other people, one seriously, Friday afternoon, June 15. The crash happened on Baxter Road near Central Street in Wildomar. Albert Anthony Sanchez, 39, of Wildomar, was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs – causing major injuries to others, and […]
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UPDATE: Tuesday, June 5, 8 p.m., With booking photo UPDATE: Monday, June 4, 12:30 p.m., With additional details from RSO (See original story below.) WILDOMAR — Officials have identified the victim and alleged suspect who witnesses say fired at least six rounds into a victim yesterday afternoon as the man sat defenseless in a car that was parked outside Stadium […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Apr. 10, 9 p.m. SEE ORIGINAL STORY AND PHOTOS BELOW FRENCH VALLEY — An allegedly intoxicated man who officials say ran a red light and plowed broadside into a car was briefly hospitalized and then arrested Sunday, April 8. The DUI-related accident caused a fiery, four-vehicle, chain-reaction accident that killed a Winchester woman. The accused drunk driver remains in custody on $1 million bail. Riverside […]
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WINCHESTER — Authorities are asking for the public’s help piecing together what might have led to a woman’s death early Saturday morning, Mar. 31. Deputies who responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon found the woman’s lifeless body in the area of Winchester and Pourroy Roads in the unincorporated area of Winchester. A man with “significant injuries” who officials found near the deceased […]
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