News From Around The County
PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities say a crowbar-wielding man who had just attacked his girlfriend was fatally shot by a deputy after he advanced on the deputy while still armed with the crowbar Friday evening, May 7. Officials today said that deputies contacted the man in a field near the 22000 block of Margarth Street, east of Highway 74 and southwest […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities remain at the scene of a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred south of Riverside’s downtown business district earlier this morning, Saturday, May 8. The shooting involved a homeless man who allegedly pulled a gun on officers who were a part of a homeless outreach team that provides services to the homeless. The unit includes a code […]
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MT. SHASTA, Calif — Exactly one year ago, Mt. Shasta Police Department began searching for 28-year-old, Davohnte Morgan, who disappeared without a trace the morning after having a fight with his girlfriend that led to them breaking up. He was last seen walking down Mt. Shasta Boulevard around 9:45 a.m., on May 5, 2020. Officials, who have called Morgan’s disappearance […]
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Details are beginning to emerge after a violent encounter and officer-involved shooting that left a Riverside police officer with minor injuries early yesterday morning, Monday, April 26. The felon on parole who was involved in the incident was not struck by the officer’s gunfire and has since been arrested. The incident and shooting happened at an […]
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif., — Authorities say an unlicensed bond agent with a criminal history – who was prohibited from possessing a firearm – was arrested after a deadly Palm Springs encounter involving a man that bail agents were trying to apprehend early Friday morning, April 23. The fatal shooting happened at the Indian Canyon Gardens Apartments in the 100 block […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, April 20, 4:35 p.m., With additional details. LAKEHEAD, Calif. — Two armed citizens have been credited with detaining a Sacramento man who had just gunned down two men near the Salt Creek Boat Ramp on the northern end of Shasta Lake, in the unincorporated community of Lakehead Sunday morning, April 18. After hearing gunshots in the area, the […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities say two men are in custody after a wild and dangerous high-speed pursuit that began near Mt. Shasta and tore through the Intermountain area before ending with a foot bail in Bella Vista earlier today, Friday, April 16. California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Ogden told SCNS this afternoon that the chase hit speeds in excess […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Following the death of High Desert State Prison Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi Jr., who passed away after a solo-vehicle crash near Old Station in Shasta County last year, the Assembly Transportation Committee passed Assembly Concurrent Resolution 32 by naming a highway in his honor on Monday, April 12. The bill was passed on a unanimous vote of […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, April 10, 12:45 p.m., With Sheriff’s release of information.UPDATED: Sunday, April 11, 5:36 p.m., With additional witness statements. See Original Story below. CABAZON, Calif. — Additional details continue to emerge after a tire iron-wielding man who was vandalizing vehicles and charged at a deputy was fatally shot on Interstate 10 near Cabazon Friday morning, April 9. The fatal […]
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CORONA, Calif. — Authorities say a Riverside County man who was arrested last February after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a sexually trafficked minor in Hemet has been arrested again after another young victim stepped forward after recognizing him from reports of his arrest earlier this year. The alleged suspect, 36-year-old, Steven Michael Rawley, made headlines in California and Arizona […]
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