LAKE ELSINORE: Drunk teen causes two-vehicle wreck that hospitalized himself and his passenger

LAKE ELSINORE – A teenager who smashed into a traffic signal pole caused a two-vehicle, major-injury accident has been accused of driving while intoxicated Saturday, April 15. The collision happened near the intersection of Riverside Drive and Lash Street. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Lake Elsinore Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the […]

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HEMET – Hemet PD patrol vehicle heavily damaged after two-vehicle wreck

HEMET – A City of Hemet police patrol vehicle was heavily damaged and a second vehicle sustained moderate damage when the two vehicles collided. The accident, that left both vehicles inoperable, happened on the 1400 block of S. State Street near W. Thornton Avenue in Hemet. Hemet Police and Fire personnel, California Highway Patrol officers and other emergency first responders […]

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HEMET: Suicidal man, armed with numerous weapons, safely detained after short, but tense stand-off

Writer’s note: The armed and suicidal man in this incident was not pictured or named, due to his status as a “victim.” All suicidal subjects are considered victims, not criminals or suspects. HEMET – After a brief, but tense standoff, City of Hemet police officers managed to safely detain a suicidal man who was reportedly armed with a handgun and […]

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HEMET: Car smashes head-on into concrete light pole after two-vehicle crash

HEMET – Two drivers sustained minor injuries and a concrete power pole was sent crashing down into a backyard after a two-vehicle traffic collision Tuesday, April 18. The minor-injury accident occurred at the intersection of W. Devonshire and N. Lyon Avenues in Hemet. Hemet Police and Fire personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the accident shortly before noon, […]

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CANYON LAKE: Man arrested after arson-related, attempted murder investigation

CANYON LAKE – Sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of a Canyon Lake resident, charged in connection with an April 8, arson-related, attempted murder investigation. The incident that led to the search warrant and man’s arrest happened April 8 on the 22000 block of Giant Fir in Canyon Lake. It was the second arson-related incident to happen in the gated neighborhood […]

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MORENO VALLEY: Home destroyed, family displaced, after residential blaze

MORENO VALLEY – A house was “severely damaged” and left uninhabitable after a major blaze burned much of the home to the ground Sunday, April 9, according to fire officials. The fire happened on the 12000 block of Zinnia Street, which is south of Ironwood Avenue and west of Heacock Street, in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley Fire and Police personnel […]

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RIVERSIDE: Man extricated from overturned SUV after two-vehicle wreck

RIVERSIDE – One person was left trapped inside his overturned SUV, after an early-morning, two-vehicle accident Sunday, April 16. Firefighters had to use the “Jaws of Life” to extricate the victim from their wrecked vehicle. The accident happened in the 4400 block of Clarksdale Drive at the intersection with La Sierra Avenue in Riverside. Riverside Fire and Police personnel responded to […]

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MORENO VALLEY: Vehicle plummets over side of Lamb Canyon, victim suffers minor injuries

MORENO VALLEY – One person escaped with only minor injuries when their car went over an embankment, flipped over and smashed into a tree Friday, April 14. The early-morning accident happened in the area of Beaumont Avenue and Lamb Canyon Road in an unincorporated area of Moreno Valley, between the cities of Beaumont and San Jacinto. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire […]

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NUEVO: K-9 helps take down combative man during brief, but violent struggle

William Hayes/Epicenter News contributed to this report. NUEVO – Details are still emerging, but a man was arrested with assistance from a sheriff’s K-9 during a brief, but violent struggle after one of the man resisted arrest Saturday, April 15. The incident happened at a home on 12th and 11th Streets in the unincorporated community of Nuevo. After a brief struggle and the […]

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SAN JACINTO: Driver airlifted after solo-vehicle, rollover traffic accident

SAN JACINTO – A person was airlifted after suffering major injuries in a single-vehicle, rollover accident April 10. The wreck happened on Gilman Springs Road near the intersection of Soboba Road in an unincorporated area of San Jacinto. Emergency first responders rushed to the accident about 6:15 p.m., after several people called 911 to report the crash. Callers told emergency dispatchers […]

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