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Riverside Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force arrests 72 in four-day undercover prostitution sting Original Story by Greg Hardesty, photos by Steven Georges for Behind the Badge The 21-year-old father of a female toddler nervously lingered outside the third-floor hotel room in Temecula. Minutes earlier, just after 2 p.m. on a recent weekday, he had fired up a joint in his car […]
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The City of Temecula is pleased to announce that it was successful in its Federal Grant Application (INFRA “Infrastructure for Rebuilding America”) to the US Department of Transportation requesting $50 Million to close the gap on a total of $137 Million needed to complete Phase 2 of the French Valley Parkway project. Temecula is among a small group of INFRA […]
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HEMET — Authorities say they have broken up a Hemet-based sex trafficking ring that preyed upon juveniles and forced both women and girls into a life of sexual exploitation and daily emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. During their more than 8-month investigation officials say they identified and rescued fourteen victims, ten of whom were discovered to be juveniles as young […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 3 p.m., With details regarding second victim’s recovery UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 3:30 p.m., With details regarding third victim’s recovery See original story, all updates, and photos below. MOABI REGIONAL PARK, Calif. — As the search for two more missing women continues, sheriff’s officials have announced that another of the four originally missing victims, ejected from […]
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LAKEWOOD, Calif., — A routine Southern California traffic stop led to a race for life Monday evening, after a sheriff deputy stopped an erratic and speeding driver and discovered a frantic man holding a 9-month-old boy who had stopped breathing. The child, who has not been identified, was later listed in stable condition after deputies rushed him – with CPR […]
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As California continues experiencing its worst fire season in ten years, with more than 820,000 acres already burned across the state as of Aug. 10, Sierra Pacific Industries recently announced they had closed all public access to its forestland holdings in California. SPI’s announcement was immediately met with both praise and frustration, with countless California residents voicing their opinions about […]
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JURUPA VALLEY — Officials from multiple agencies investigating a triple homicide descended on a rural, Jurupa Valley property early Thursday, Apr. 18. According to Riverside County sheriff’s officials, the home on the 5200 block of Stone Avenue is a “residence of interest” in a homicide investigation that began in Burbank earlier this week. Sources indicate the homicide investigation is tied to a Bakersfield missing […]
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When Kamron Golbaf had his dirt bike stolen from inside the garage of his parent’s Riverside home just days before Christmas, 2001 he figured he would never see his motorcycle again. After several months Kamron – then just 11-years-old – had moved on and the dirt bike eventually became a long forgotten memory. So, I magine Kamron’s surprise 16 years later when […]
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TEHACHAPI, CA — A Riverside man convicted in 2013 for the prior year’s murder of his long-time friend was reportedly beaten to death by another inmate at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. The murder happened Friday, Feb. 16, inside a cell at the state prison, according to prison officials. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials who announced the murder investigation yesterday identified 37-year-old, former […]
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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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