Six firefighters entrapped by raging Blue Cut wildfire, two injured
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Hemet Police seek victims of police impersonator, arrested Monday
HEMET – A man was arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer Monday, Aug. 15 after hearing from several victims about a man who was impersonating a police officer and pulling people over while driving a black Ford Crown Victoria, the same type of vehicle officers drive. Based on the multiple victim statements, Hemet Police officers began actively searching for […]
Read moreUPDATED: Woman killed in Murrieta solo vehicle traffic accident ID’d
UPDATE: 08/16/2016 2:20 a.m. With coroner’s release of information MURRIETA – Coroner’s officials have identified a woman who was killed Friday, Aug. 12 in a single vehicle traffic collision that occurred on Clinton Keith Road and Spinning Wheel Drive in the City of Murrieta, according to Murrieta Fire Press Information Officer Captain Matt Corelli. The coroner’s release identified the […]
Read moreMissing Perris man’s body found, victim died of multiple gunshot wounds
SAN BERNARDINO – San Bernardino Police officers located the body of a missing Perris man Saturday, Aug. 13. The victim’s body was discovered inside his own vehicle parked in the 1900 block of N. Flores Street just after 11:05 a.m., according to a San Bernardino police news release. Coroner officials identified the victim as Jose Delatorre, 24, of Perris. Officials […]
Read moreUPDATED: Blaze destroys Homeland structure
UPDATE: 08/15/2016 10:15 a.m. With information from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Written by Trevor Montgomery With William Hayes HOMELAND – Despite the efforts of Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters, an abandoned building burned to the ground Sunday, August 14. The building was located on the corner of SR 74 and Cortrite Avenue on the border of the unincorporated communities of […]
Read moreUPDATED: Hemet man, 82, killed when 74 Corvette rolls in Perris, victim ID’d
UPDATE: 08/16/2016 1:15 am With release of coroner’s information PERRIS – An 82-year-old Hemet resident who died in a single-vehicle wreck Friday, Aug. 12 has been identified. He was killed when the 1974 Corvette he was driving rolled several times on State Route 74 east of Sophie Street just outside the City of Perris. The deadly crash was reported at 8:57 a.m., […]
Read moreHemet resident arrested after vehicle and foot pursuit
HEMET – A man was arrested after he allegedly led Hemet Police Officers on a short vehicle pursuit and foot chase August 12. The incident and pursuit began in the Hemet Valley Mobile Estates in the 500 block of N. Gilbert Street in Hemet. After the pursuit, officers arrested Philip Adam Moreno, 34, of Hemet for several felony charges. Moreno was later determined […]
Read moreOff-duty officer intervenes for young girl, Hemet sex offender arrested
TEMECULA – A Hemet resident was apprehended by deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station Friday afternoon, Aug. 12. The man was arrested after “an alert, off-duty law enforcement officer observed a suspicious adult male driving slowly alongside a 12-year-old female pedestrian,” according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Fredericks. The incident happened at about 3:50 p.m., near the […]
Read moreUPDATED: Twelve sickened, 4 hospitalized after chemical released at Lake Elsinore DPSS office
UPDATE: 08/14/2016 1:20 a.m. With information from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department LAKE ELSINORE – Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Lake Elsinore Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to “a reported irritant causing discomfort to multiple people,” according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Todd Grimm. The incident occurred at the Riverside County Department of Public Social […]
Read moreHemet pursuit leads to arrest and recovery of stolen vehicle
HEMET – A man was taken into custody by Hemet Police officers after leading them on a high-speed vehicle pursuit followed by a foot pursuit, Thursday, Aug. 11. The alleged suspect was eventually located hiding inside a trash can by officers who were searching for him during the foot pursuit. The man was taken into custody in the 800 block […]
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