News From Around The County
REDDING — A man who officials say stole a large construction excavator and went on a destructive drive through Redding was arrested early Friday morning, Sept. 27. He was apprehended after first crashing into a light pole and then plowing into a gas station overhang, causing “extensive damage” to the awning, according to officials. The incident came to a crashing […]
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HEMET — Two men, one of whom was reportedly wielding a machete while threatening passers-by and vandalizing vehicles, were arrested after a series of violent incidents that began at a Hemet convenience store Sunday evening, Dec. 9. Last night’s incident began at AMPM on the corner of S. Sanderson and W. Acacia avenues and ended nearly a mile away from […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, 3:30 a.m. MENIFEE — Officials have identified an 18-year-old Hemet resident who died after she was struck by first one and then another car Tuesday night, Feb. 27. She was struck while crossing busy Hwy. 74 near AM/PM, just east of Menifee Road. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Deena Ledesma as the victim. According to a coroner’s release Ledesma succumbed […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officers arrested a man who fired a weapon at an innocent eyewitness who attempted to intervene during a domestic disturbance Sunday, Jan. 22. After the shooting, the alleged suspect fled to a nearby residence where he barricaded himself inside the residence prompting a SWAT call-out. The shooting happened in a parking lot at an AM/PM mini-mart in the 4900 […]
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RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly attacked an employee and a customer at an AM/PM gas station Monday, Nov. 14. The attack happened in the 1800 block of Columbia Avenue in Riverside. The man is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon and other charges related to the violent incident, according to […]
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