HEMET – Suspected arsonist arrested after setting fire to himself, mobile home

HEMET – A man suspected of using a “Molotov Cocktail” to set fire to the front porch of a mobile home in the 1100 block of north Kirby Street was arrested after he inadvertently set fire to his own arm and clothing Monday, Nov. 14. The man, who was later identified as Raymond John Morrison, 37, of Apple Valley, was located and […]

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HEMET: Juvenile struck by truck while being chased across Florida Ave.

HEMET – A boy was struck by a truck when he ran into traffic on Florida Avenue near Buena Vista Street Monday, Nov. 14. The child, who has not been identified, was transported to a trauma center with head injuries. His current condition has not been updated. According to witnesses at the scene the juvenile and several other boys, whom […]

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SAN JACINTO: Cottonwood Estates mobile home destroyed by fire

Two dozen firefighters battle a mobile home blaze that destroyed one residence. One person suffered minor injuries trying escape the fire. Olga Gomez photo   SAN JACINTO – A mobile home blaze destroyed a single-family residence in the 300 block of Potrero Street in San Jacinto Sunday, Nov. 13. The fire was reported at 6:37 p.m., at the Cottonwood Estates, a […]

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HEMET: Courtyard Apartments evacuated due to palm tree fires

HEMET – Numerous residents have been evacuated from the Columbia Courtyard Apartments and Columbia Street has been closed between E. Devonshire and E. Florida Avenues after several palm trees were reportedly set ablaze by an unknown man Sunday, Nov. 13. The apartments that were evacuated are located at 157 Columbia Street in Hemet. Calls began flooding into City of Hemet emergency dispatchers about […]

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RIVERSIDE: Three injured during rolling gun battle, 1 in “grave” condition

RIVERSIDE – Three people were shot, one in the head, after an early morning rolling gun battle erupted between two cars Saturday, Nov. 12. The shootings happened about 4:37 a.m., in the 1200 block of University Avenue at the intersection of Iowa Avenue in the City of Riverside. The Riverside Police Department’s Communications Center received several 911 calls from citizens reporting a […]

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RIVERSIDE: Good Samaritans pull unconscious driver from fiery wreck

RIVERSIDE – City of Riverside firefighters are crediting several good Samaritans with saving a man from a fiery death after the driver lost control of his car and smashed into a palm tree Monday, Nov. 7. After the car plowed into the tree it burst into flames. The fiery wreck happened at 1:03 p.m., in the area of Alessandro Boulevard and Mission […]

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MURRIETA: Traffic stop leads to recovery of stolen vehicle

MURRIETA – A Murrieta police officer arrested a Bell Gardens resident after a traffic stop of a stolen car Nov. 10. The officer made the stop in the area of Clinton Keith Road and the I-215. The officer was on patrol about 2:45 a.m., when he observed a vehicle stopped at a red light. While the officer was watching, the two […]

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LAKE ELSINORE: Alcohol suspected in airborne Mustang crash

LAKE LESINORE – An early-morning injury traffic collision sent a car airborne in the area Casino Drive and Malaga Road in Lake Elsinore Oct. 29. After going airborne the car, described as a black Ford Mustang, landed in the backyard of a nearby residence causing damage to a fence on the property, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Rick Garcia. “Information […]

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