News From Around The County
PERRIS — Two drivers were hospitalized with major injuries after a head-on, traffic collision, Sunday night, Jan. 14. Prior to the crash authorities were notified about one of the two motorists driving in an “erratic” manner, according to officials. Before they could respond and locate the erratic driver, officials were notified regarding the DUI-related collision, which happened on Goetz Road in Perris. […]
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LAKEVIEW — One person is in custody and officials are investigating a shooting after a Sheriff’s volunteer reported shots being fired, Saturday evening, Jan. 13. The shooting happened at a Valero gas station, at the corner of Lakeview and Reservoir Avenues, in the rural community of Lakeview. The gas station is just south of Ramona Expressway. Citing their ongoing investigation, Riverside County sheriff’s officials have released […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Three people were hospitalized after a car failed to stop for a posted stop sign and plowed at high-speed into a freeway sound wall, Monday evening, Jan. 15. The crash happened at the intersection of Sunnymead Boulevard and Broadleaf Lane in Moreno Valley. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash shortly before 8:30 p.m., after receiving reports […]
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JOHNSON PARK — Authorities arrested a 50-year-old man they allege shot another man outside a trailer park before barricading himself inside his residence, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 16. The brief stand-off ended when the alleged suspect gave up and exited his home, according to sheriff’s officials. After the shooting the victim, 28-year-old, Richard “Ricky” Brian Lewis, was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding. […]
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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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HEMET — Sheriff’s bomb squad members assisting Hemet Police Department investigating a suspicious package later detonated the item, early Monday evening, Jan. 15. The investigation caused the temporary closure of Florida Avenue, between Hamilton and Palm Avenues, in Hemet. Although details are still emerging, after members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hazardous Device Team detonated the suspicious package they determined it had posed […]
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PALM DESERT — A girl died after being found in a back yard residential pool, Monday afternoon, Jan. 15. The incident happened on the 10 block of Merill Drive, along the south edge of Desert Willow Golf Resort, in Palm Desert. Merill Drive features seven homes, all of which have back yard pools. SEE RELATED: INDIO: 1-year-old dies after being pulled from back […]
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MENIFEE — Two people died and two others were injured Monday evening, Jan. 15, in a multiple-vehicle, traffic collision that happened on the southbound Interstate 215, between McCall Boulevard and Ethanac Road, in Menifee. One of the drivers told officials at the scene he was a reporter/photographer headed home to San Diego after spending the afternoon obtaining footage of a home […]
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HEMET — A woman had to be cut free from a vehicle that overturned after leaving the road and clipping a large tree, Sunday night, Jan. 14. The accident happened just north of the intersection of N. Palm and W. Fruitvale Avenues in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]
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HEMET — Details are still emerging after authorities arrested a man who led them on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit through several residential neighborhoods in Hemet, Monday afternoon, Jan. 15. The pursuit began shortly before 3:30 p.m., when City of Hemet police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on an older, grey, Honda. Although it was not immediately known why officers attempted […]
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