NUEVO: Barn fire threatens horses, other structures

NUEVO — Several vehicles and farm implements were destroyed in a fire that burned a barn and threatened nearby horses, Friday, Dec. 8. The destructive blaze erupted at a rural residential property on the 23000 block of California Avenue, just north of Firecat Road and three tenths of one mile east of the Hemet Maze Stone, in the unincorporated community of Nuevo. Riverside […]

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RIVERSIDE: Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by vehicle

RIVERSIDE – A pedestrian was left in critical condition after being struck by a motorist in an early-morning traffic accident Tuesday, Jan. 24. The collision happened at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and California Avenue, just east of Challen Park in Riverside. City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received a 911 call about 5:32 a.m., from a citizen reporting the accident. […]

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RIVERSIDE: Pedestrian struck by car in critical condition

RIVERSIDE – A 39-year-old man was critically injured in an early-morning, vehicle versus pedestrian accident Tuesday, Jan. 24. The collision happened at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and California Avenue in Riverside. City of Riverside Police and Fire personnel responded to the intersection about 5:32 a.m., after Riverside emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a citizen reporting the vehicle versus […]

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HEMET: Motorcyclist arrested after high-speed pursuit

HEMET – A motorcyclist was arrested after he led City of Hemet police officers on an early-morning high-speed pursuit Sunday, Jan. 15. The suspect was later identified as 21-year-old, James Douglas Hamilton. After he was apprehended by officers, he was booked into Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of two counts of recklessly evading police officers and violation of probation. The […]

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BEAUMONT: Officials identify Dec. hit and run suspect that left victim in critical condition

BEAUMONT – City of Beaumont police officials announced that they identified and located a suspect who left a pedestrian in critical condition after a hit and run traffic collision Friday Dec. 23. The incident happened in the area of California Avenue just north of 4th Street. After the female victim was struck, she was left  laying on the railroad tracks with major […]

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UPDATE: BEAUMONT: Officials seeking suspect in hit and run

UPDATED: 1/1/2016 With information about suspect vehicle   BEAUMONT – City of Beaumont police officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a vehicle that was involved in a vehicle versus pedestrian collision that left a victim in critical condition. The incident happened Friday, Dec. 23, in the area of 4th Street and California Avenue south of […]

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HEMET: Hemet resident killed after vehicle smashes into power pole ID’d

HEMET – A Hemet resident was killed in an accident that was reported to Hemet police emergency dispatchers just before midnight, Wednesday, Nov. 23. The fatal accident happened on Simpson Road east of California Avenue in Hemet. The location where the accident occurred borders the unincorporated community of Winchester. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim killed in the accident as […]

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HEMET: Driver injured after smashing into power pole

HEMET – A woman was injured when she smashed through a power pole while driving on State Highway 74 near Cordoba Drive in Hemet Sunday, Nov. 6. She was transported to a local hospital after the accident with minor injuries. Hemet police and fire personnel and AMR medics responded to the collision after passing motorists reported the accident to City of […]

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UPDATED: HEMET: Hours-long standoff ends in fatal officer-involved shooting, victim ID’d

Deputies from the Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team remove their gear after the hours-long stand-off and deadly shooting. John Strangis photo UPDATE: 07/26/2016 1:15 a.m. With Coroner’s release of information ORIGINAL STORY AT BOTTOM OF PAGE   HEMET – The Riverside County Coroner’s office has identified the man who was fatally shot by Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies and a CHP officer […]

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