HEMET – Suspects charged with arson after vegetation fire grew into major blaze

A recreational trailer was quickly destroyed as a vegetation fire near Eaton and N. Lyon Avenues grew into a raging blaze. William Whelan photo UPDATE:10/05/2016 2:52 a.m. Officials announced the apprehension of two minors, accused of starting a field fire that quickly grew into a city-wide emergency. The small vegetation fire began Friday, September 30, just after 6 p.m., in […]

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MORENO VALLEY: Man with ties to 3 former local daycare facilities arrested

MORENO VALLEY – A man associated with three different former children’s daycare facilities in three different inland empire cities was arrested for child molestation related charges Sept. 22. Riverside County sheriff’s investigators from the Moreno Valley Police Station arrested the man after two victims came forward alleging that they were molested by an associate of one of the former facilities that […]

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HEMET – Firefighters quickly knock down residential blaze

A City of Hemet firefighter from Engine Company 2 – one of the first to arrive at the fire – is seen battling the residential blaze. Courtesy photo from Hemet Fire Department – by Joe Fanaselle HEMET – City of Hemet firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to a residential fire in the area of West Whittier Avenue and South Santa […]

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RIVERSIDE: Officials seek help locating At-Risk missing adult

RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an At-Risk missing person who was last seen in early September. According to police officials, Samuel Joel Galvan, a 28-year-old white male who is 5’10” and weighs about 210 pounds was last seen on Sunday, September 11, when he left his house in the Orangecrest neighborhood of Riverside. He was […]

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LOS ANGELES: Coroner ID’s local motorcyclist in fatal crash with commuter train

The wrecked motorcycle as seen in an image from NBC4 Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES – A local motorcyclist was killed in an early morning accident after colliding with a Metro Expo Line west of downtown Los Angeles Monday, Sept. 26. The deadly collision happened at a rail crossing in the area of Washington Boulevard, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Matthew King. The train operator […]

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GOOD HOPE: Few details released about shooting investigation

William Hayes contributed to this report. GOOD HOPE – Very few details have been released and little information is known after a man was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside a vehicle in the unincorporated community of Good Hope Tuesday, Sept. 27. The victim and a vehicle that was shot was found in the area of Louise Street just […]

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HEMET: Wanted felon armed with rifle arrested after foot pursuit, fight with officers

HEMET – A man was arrested early this morning for several weapons charges after he led Hemet Police Officers on a brief foot chase Sept. 29. The incident began as a traffic stop in the area of Acacia Avenue and Girard Street. After first running from and then fighting with officers and Hemet PD’s K9 ‘Jack,’ Kenneth Alex Hurtado, 20, of San […]

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BREAKING: SAN JACINTO – Pedestrian fatally struck while crossing Hewitt St.

WRITERS NOTE: THE NAME OF THE DRIVER, WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY A WITNESS AT THE SCENE AND THE DRIVER’S WIFE, HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS REPORT, PENDING VERIFICATION AND RELEASE FROM THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. WRITERS NOTE #2: A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS REPORT INCLUDED A STATEMENT FROM THE WIFE OF THE DRIVER INVOLVED IN THIS COLLISION. THAT STATEMENT AND HER […]

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