News From Around The County
HEMET — A man who led law enforcement officials from multiple local agencies was arrested – but later released without charges – after a dangerous, stolen-vehicle pursuit that began in Moreno Valley came to a crashing end in Hemet, Tuesday evening, Sept. 12. At times, the pursuit involved deputies from Moreno Valley, Perris, Menifee and Hemet, as well as officers from California […]
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HEMET — Officer’s arrested an alleged car thief at the end of an early-morning vehicle pursuit this morning, Saturday, May 27. The 15-minute-long pursuit ended when the driver of the stolen car lost control and crashed into a fence. The alleged suspect was arrested after he fled from the car and was later apprehended by officers while he was hiding in […]
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MURRIETA – Details are still emerging after Murrieta police officers were involved in an early-morning, officer involved shooting Thursday, May 18. The shooting happened during a dangerous vehicle pursuit in Murrieta. The shooting left the suspect’s vehicle, described as a light-colored SUV “riddled with bullet holes,” area resident Penny Whitman said after the pursuit and officer-involved shooting. The alleged suspect was […]
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UPDATE: May 15, 6 p.m. An online jail records search revealed Joshua Cody Benson, 26, of Hemet, was the man arrested after the pursuit of an off-road motorcycle Sunday, May 14. Benson was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility on suspicion of recklessly evading police, felony evading, driving with a suspended license and violation of state parole. Because […]
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HEMET – A man was arrested for DUI and evading police after he led police on an early-morning pursuit Sunday, May 14. The chase, which began as a dangerous high-speed pursuit, quickly turned into a slow-rolling chase that continued traveling at about 1 mph. The short incident lasted less than five minutes and all officers had cleared the scene about […]
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MURRIETA – Two men were arrested after they allegedly shot at Murrieta police officers in a residential neighborhood during a dangerous, early-morning, vehicle pursuit Friday, May 5. At least one of the pursuing police vehicles was struck by gunfire. Although no officers were injured by the fired rounds, several officers were later injured while taking one of the suspects into custody, according […]
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CORONA – A hatchet-wielding man, who attacked several people, including an off-duty Corona police officer, was arrested after a vehicle pursuit wound its way from Corona to Garden Grove, in Orange County Friday, April 7. The initial hatchet attacks happened in a business in the 200 block of DuPont Street in Corona. At the end of the vehicle pursuit, officers identified […]
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RIVERSIDE – A Moreno Valley resident was arrested after leading police on a dangerous vehicle pursuit along city streets and a local freeway Thursday, April 13. During the pursuit, the fleeing man allegedly tossed a stolen assault rifle out of his stolen car. Officers later located and recovered the discarded weapon. After the vehicle pursuit and a subsequent foot pursuit, […]
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HOMELAND – A suspected residential burglar was arrested after leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit while riding a stolen motorcycle Tuesday, April 4. The man was eventually tracked down by a sheriff’s K9, after he initially managed to elude authorities. The suspect, who was later identified as Jesse Wayne Osburn, 35, of Menifee, was booked into the Southwest Detention Center on suspicion […]
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HEMET – A man who was reportedly armed with a gun was arrested after a short vehicle pursuit sped through Hemet Tuesday, April 4. Details are still emerging but the pursuit, that hit speeds in excess of 70 mph and lasted about three-minutes, happened after the armed subject fled from an officer during a traffic stop. The incident began about […]
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