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REDDING — Authorities arrested a recent parolee they allege resisted arrest after allegedly trying to set fire to a garage while other people, including children, were inside it Friday, Aug. 18. After briefly holding officers at bay, he was apprehended with help from a Redding PD K-9. John Strong, 31, of Redding, who is on parole for robbery, was later booked into Shasta […]
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MURRIETA — Police officials have announced the arrest of a Murrieta resident suspected of setting at least one field ablaze in Murrieta. Murrieta police officers made the arrest after witnesses reportedly saw the suspect start a brush fire in the area of Hayes Avenue and Kalmia Street in Murrieta, Monday, May 22. After an investigation, authorities arrested 34-year-old, Matthew Thomas Hulbert […]
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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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CANYON LAKE – Sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of a Canyon Lake resident, charged in connection with an April 8, arson-related, attempted murder investigation. The incident that led to the search warrant and man’s arrest happened April 8 on the 22000 block of Giant Fir in Canyon Lake. It was the second arson-related incident to happen in the gated neighborhood […]
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RIVERSIDE – A man police arrested after they say tried to light his neighbor’s vehicle on fire Friday, March 24 pleaded not guilty to the three charges filed against him at his arraignment. The attempted arson-related vehicle fire was set in the 2900 block of Market Street in Riverside. After the incident and a brief standoff, the alleged suspect, who officials identified […]
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NORCO – Firefighters spent several hours containing an early-morning structure fire at a feed store Monday, Jan. 30. The fire broke out at Tony’s Hay and Grain in the 1300 block of 6th street in Norco. The business employs about 25 people. Firefighters spent over two hours bringing the stubborn blaze under control. One hay barn, 2,500 hay bales, and one vehicle […]
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RIVERSIDE – A 34-year-old Riverside area transient pleaded not guilty to attempted robbery and attempted arson charges at a felony in-custody arraignment today, Thursday, Dec. 29. The court proceeding was held at the Riverside Hall of Justice. Police officials allege that Brian Paul Buell attempted to rob an Altura Credit Union in the 3400 block of 14th Street near Lemon Street […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officers arrested two juveniles after they allegedly started a fire at an abandoned building Thursday, Dec. 8. The suspected arson fire was started in the 4000 block of Brockton Avenue in the City of Riverside. City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received a call of a possible structure fire. A witness who had called 911 to report that she saw […]
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COACHELLA – Firefighters found themselves having to battle yet another pallet fire in Riverside County Wednesday, Dec. 7. The fire broke out at a pallet company in the 52000 Block of Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella. Wednesday’s pallet blaze was the third pallet-related fire that Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters have had to battle in the last 18 days. There have also […]
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RIVERSIDE – Police officials announced the arrests of three subjects allegedly involved in a string of arson fires that have been occurring at a liquor store in Riverside. The fires, which have been in the news repeatedly since January, were set at ‘Sunny Liquor’, located at 4810 Tyler Street in the City of Riverside. The fires were set on Jan. 3, […]
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