Tag: Banning

BANNING: Officials investigating in-custody death

BANNING — Authorities are investigating an in-custody death after a man died at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, Sunday, Oct. 8, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies assigned to the correctional facility discovered an unresponsive Hispanic male adult “within the intake area of the jail” about 12:25 a.m., Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Walter Mendez explained in a written press release after the man’s death. SEE SIMILAR: BANNING In-custody death at […]

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UPDATED: BANNING: More details emerge after plane ends up on its nose after “hard landing” at local airport

UPDATE: April 26, 4:45 p.m. BANNING – Banning police and Federal Aviation Administration officials are investigating after a plane suffered a “hard landing” at Banning Municipal Airport Monday, April 24. The crash happened about 1:40 p.m. The pilot and sole occupant of the single-engine, 1981 Cessna 210 aircraft at the time of the crash was not seriously injured, according to Federal Aviation […]

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UPDATE: BEAUMONT: Four arrested, charged with kidnapping, murder of 21-year-old

BEAUMONT – Police officials announced the arrest of four people who were allegedly involved in the March 4 murder of 21-year-old Banning resident, Jasmine Zuniga. Officers arrested the four suspects Thursday, March 23, while serving homicide-related search warrants in the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa and Yucaipa. SEE RELATED: 21-year-old woman fatally shot while sitting inside vehicle ID’d Zuniga was fatally […]

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UPDATED: BANNING: Inmate, critically injured in jail fight, succumbs to injuries

UPDATE: Jan. 26, 11 a.m. BANNING – An inmate who sustained critical injuries during a fight with another inmate Saturday, Jan. 21, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead four days after the deadly incident, Wednesday, Jan. 25. Sheriff’s officials have not released the victim’s or the suspect’s names in the fatal confrontation. “The investigation is ongoing,” according to Riverside Sheriff’s […]

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BANNING: In custody death at jail spurs “suspicious death” investigation

BANNING – Central Homicide Investigators are conducting what the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is calling a “suspicious death” investigation after an inmate died while in custody at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility Saturday, Sept 17. The facility is located at 1627 S. Hargrave Street in Banning. The victim, who has only been described as a white male adult was found “suffering from traumatic […]

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UPDATE: Firefighters battle Banning commercial blaze

UPDATE: 09/03/2016 5:30 p.m. At 3:25 p.m. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Jody Hagemann provided an update to the ongoing fire operation at a commercial structure that burned in Banning. One 30,000 square foot abandoned concrete building was destroyed in the blaze, according to Hagemann. Fire personnel were expected to be at the scene for several hours, until […]

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UPDATE #8 “Bogart” fire declared arson, now at 1,000 acres, 10% Contained

UPDATE #8 8/30/16 9:45 p.m. The Bogart fire – which is now considered to be “human-caused” – has burned an estimated 1,000 acres and is about 10% contained, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Spokeswoman April Newman. In a potential sign of the direction of their investigation – and belief the cause of the fire was possibly related to juvenile activity – in […]

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Missing Banning inmate prompts hours-long search

BANNING – An inmate being held at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning was discovered missing during an hourly headcount The woman’s disappearance led to an hours-long search Wednesday, Aug. 10. The inmate, who has only identified as a 19-year-old woman, is in custody for theft-related offenses. Officials have not yet released where the inmate was arrested or how long […]

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UPDATED: Car and body found off Gilman Springs related to homicide of 78-year-old grandmother in Banning

UPDATE #4 4/12/2016  2 p.m.   Writer’s note: An early version of this incident referenced a gold mini-van as possibly related to this investigation. That turned out to not be the case and I updated my report last night accordingly. I apologize for any confusion this error might have caused.   BANNING – Banning Police officers responding to the report of […]

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