News From Around The County
UPDATE: Thursday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m. HEMET — The day after an 8-year-old girl survived after fending off an attack by a parolee who broke into her home, her mother is speaking out and talking about her daughter’s bravery during the “terrifying” ordeal. The second grader was home alone for a few minutes after school, while waiting for an older sibling to return […]
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If page fails to load properly, or displays as a plain-text document, try refreshing the page. I am working to resolve the problem. -TM Timothy Franzese of Public Safety Incidents contributed to this report. HEMET – A small but “swift moving” vegetation fire kept firefighters busy and sent one firefighter to an area hospital this afternoon, Saturday, May 20. […]
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HEMET – A Hemet middle school was placed on temporary lock down this afternoon after City of Hemet police officers were notified regarding a “possible threat” at the school, according to District officials. The incident and lock down happened at Acacia Middle School Friday, May 12. The school is located at 1200 E. Acacia Avenue in Hemet. Police officers were dispatched […]
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HEMET – Details are still emerging after the City of Hemet Police Department’s newest K-9 handler was involved in a minor injury traffic collision Friday evening, April 28. The officer was injured while responding to another officer’s emergency call for assistance. The officer who called for priority assistance was struggling to apprehend a combative subject during an arrest. In the […]
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Officers provide first-aid to 55-year-old shooting victim Bruce Baily. Baily crashed his truck after losing consciousness when he was shot during a civil dispute involving a vehicle late Saturday night. John Strangis photo UPDATE: April 11, 1:30 p.m. (See original story, photo and video below.) HEMET – Officials have released additional information about last Saturday’s late-night shooting that resulted […]
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HEMET – Reports of an apartment fire brought numerous emergency first responders rushing to the Shadow Canyon Apartments Friday, Nov. 25. The apartment complex is in the 3000 block of W. Acacia Avenue, east of S. Sanderson Avenue. A frantic 911 caller reported the fire to City of Hemet emergency dispatchers at 7:38 p.m. The fire was reportedly burning in […]
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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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HEMET – A landscaper was hospitalized Wednesday, Aug. 3 after a vehicle struck a utility trailer the man had been working near. The worker had been spreading mulch in the planters in front of A Storage Place, directly across the street from Sun Valley Estates. The collision happened on W. Acacia Avenue between S. Lyon Avenue and Elk Street. The […]
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