News From Around The County
EAST HEMET – Reports of shots fired in the 40500 block of Poppy Drive near Girard Street brought deputies and other sheriff’s officials Saturday, Nov. 5, a sheriff official confirmed Saturday evening. The residence where the disturbance and reported shooting happened is between Yale and S. San Jacinto Streets in the unincorporated area of East Hemet. “Nobody was injured due to […]
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RIVERSIDE – A man was pronounced dead after his lifeless body was dropped off in a parking lot near the emergency room at Riverside Community Hospital Saturday, Nov. 5. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending the Coroner’s investigation and notification of the man’s family. Riverside police officers responded to the hospital to conduct an investigation at 2:37 a.m., after a Hispanic male adult was found in […]
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MORENO VALLEY – Two motorists were injured in a two-vehicle, double rollover accident Friday, Nov. 4. The accident happened on Reche Canyon Road near Center Street in an unincorporated area north of Moreno Valley. The accident was reported to Riverside County emergency dispatchers at 8:10 a.m. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other emergency first responders rushed to the location after […]
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PALM SPRINGS – A man who was believed to be armed with a weapon was shot and killed in a confrontation with Palm Springs police officers Friday, Nov. 4. The fatal shooting happened in a commercial business parking lot in the 300 block of S. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Officers responded to the area at 1:26 p.m., after City […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS – A man accused of trafficking at least one juvenile for the purpose of sexual exploitation was arrested in the 12800 block of Maui Way in Desert Hot Springs Nov. 3. Investigators believe there are possibly additional victims who have not yet been identified and their investigation is ongoing, according to sheriff officials. Members of the Riverside County […]
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HEMET – A person who was listed as a runaway juvenile was taken into custody after he led police on a dangerous motorcycle pursuit through city streets Friday, Nov. 4. During the wild pursuit, the subject fled without regard for the safety of other citizens or pursuing officers. Officers reported seeing the motorcyclist traveling on the wrong side of the road, […]
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BREAKING HEMET – At least two people were shot, one fatally, in a violent encounter that occurred Friday, Nov. 4. The shooting happened between at least one suspect and a group of several subjects who had been walking in the area. The shootings happened shortly before 1 a.m., in the area of Acacia and S. Western Avenues in Hemet. One […]
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RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials announced yesterday, Nov. 2, that they are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself to a gas station clerk last month. The incident happened Sunday, Oct. 16. The unidentified man entered the Shell Gas station located in the 3200 Block of Iowa at about 11:30 p.m. After purchasing a soda, […]
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CORONA – A man died when he was ejected from his truck in an early morning, rollover traffic accident Saturday, Oct. 29. The accident happened on Green River Road between Dominguez Ranch Road, south of the 91 freeway. The victim, described only as a 26-year-old male, has not yet been identified by coroner officials pending notification of the man’s family. The victim […]
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RIVERSIDE – A Riverside Police Department motor officer who heard gunshots Monday, Oct. 31, located the alleged shooter and arrested the man after a dangerous vehicle pursuit. The shooting happened Halloween night, in the area of Comer Street and University Avenue. Dion Martell King, 36, of Moreno Valley, led officers on a vehicle pursuit before he eventually yielded and was […]
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