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UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 25, 10:30 a.m. See Original Story below. REDDING — A man who officials say entered an elderly Redding woman’s home and robbed her of her money before stealing her vehicle was arrested several hours after the ordeal that left the 79-year-old victim shaken, but otherwise uninjured. Radio traffic at the time of the incident indicated the victim […]
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RIVERSIDE — An alleged thief who seriously injured a woman during an attempted carjacking while trying to flee from officers was apprehended during a violent altercation in Riverside, Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 4. The incident, which sent the attempted carjacking victim to the hospital with a broken arm and other injuries, happened at Lowe’s, on the 9800 block of Magnolia Ave., […]
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TEMECULA — A woman who attempted to give an acquaintance a ride home was later carjacked by the man, early Monday morning, November 27. When the victim attempted to stop the carjacking, she was dragged by her own vehicle as the man was stealing it from her. Officials later located and arrested the man in Apple Valley, according to officials. After an investigation, deputies […]
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TEMECULA — Officials arrested a man they allege broke into and set fire to a woman’s home before carjacking the victim’s vehicle, Saturday morning, Nov. 11. The early morning incident happened at a private residence on the 40100 block of Canton Court in Temecula, according to officials. After an investigation deputies arrested the man, identified as Jack Lee Larrabee, 28, of Corona. He was later booked […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Authorities arrested two 19-year-old men they allege carjacked a vehicle at gun point last week from the 23000 block of Sunnymead Boulevard in Moreno Valley. The victim managed to escape with minor injuries after the early morning armed carjacking. After an investigation, Moreno Valley Special Enforcement Team members located and arrested Jose Luis Mendez and Majid Woods, Tuesday, Nov. 7. Both men are […]
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REDDING — Authorities arrested a woman they allege carjacked a running truck from a construction site Tuesday, October 10. A construction worker who attempted to stop the woman was injured when he fell from the moving vehicle as the suspect drove away from the site. The incident began in the area of Placer Street and Buenaventura Boulevard in Redding and later ended when the woman […]
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EAST HEMET — Two people who were sleeping inside their car on an East Hemet area street were jolted awake when two men dragged the driver out of the vehicle and began to beat, punch and kick him during an attempted carjacking early this morning, Friday, July 14. One person was apprehended after the attempted carjacking, that happened in the 42000 […]
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Deputies converged on a residence after tracking a LoJack signal where they recovered a stolen motorcycle and apprehended a man who was not only charged with theft of the motorcycle, he was charged with an April 12 armed-carjacking. Will Whelan/Hemet Valley Incidents photo SAN JACINTO – Officials from several different local law enforcement agencies worked together while tracking a carjacking […]
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RIVERSIDE – Authorities arrested two suspects for carjacking, impersonating police officers, and other charges, after the men allegedly attacked a motorist and a security guard during a violent carjacking Monday, Jan. 9. The incident happened in the 7600 block of Railroad Avenue in the Casa Blanca neighborhood of Riverside. During the violent attacks and attempted carjacking, the suspects claimed they […]
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RIVERSIDE – Police officers arrested a man after he allegedly forced his way into two apartments – attacking occupants inside both residences – then attempted to carjack a vehicle from a third victim Thursday, Dec. 15. The two home invasions happened at an apartment complex in the 3100 block of Van Buren Boulevard in the City of Riverside. The attempted carjacking […]
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