News From Around The County
MONTGOMERY CREEK, Calif., — For the second time in as many days, a dangerous high-speed pursuit led to a driver’s arrest in the Intermountain area east of Redding, with today’s apprehension taking down a wanted felon who had a million-dollar warrant for attempted murder. The pursuit, which traveled nearly ten miles and hit speeds in excess of 100 mph, began […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say a Burney woman who was out of jail on bail after being caught with a stolen vehicle in Lassen County was arrested after crashing while fleeing from a California Highway Patrol officer Wednesday, March 16. A passenger from the fleeing vehicle managed to elude capture after the crash and has not been identified. Last night’s […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Dramatic cellphone footage of a foot chase across the 91 Freeway in Riverside has emerged after a man high on drugs fled from and then fought with an officer afternoon, Monday afternoon, March 14. Although the officer sustained minor injuries in the man’s apprehension, he was treated at the scene by paramedics and did not require hospitalization. […]
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — A Siskiyou County woman who was wanted for multiple outstanding warrants was arrested after leading officials on a dangerous, multi-agency pursuit in a stolen vehicle on Sunday, March 6. After spending just a few hours in jail before being released, she was arrested again after being caught in another stolen car the very next afternoon. LEADING […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — A trio of teens who led deputies on a high-speed pursuit that ended when the vehicle they were in crashed into a San Jacinto business were apprehended last night, Monday, Feb. 21. Although none of the teens were injured in the accident, the business the vehicle crashed into, SJ Sports Shop, located in the 100 block […]
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HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a dangerous high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle turned foot chase in Hemet ended with the driver being shot and the passenger apprehended last night, Thursday, Feb. 10. Citing the early and ongoing nature of the investigation, officials have not specified what led to the shooting, saying additional details would be released as they became […]
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CORONA, Calif., — Authorities say a Riverside teen was arrested after a wild and dangerous stolen vehicle pursuit that left a trail of wrecked cars in its wake Friday afternoon, Feb. 4. No injuries were reported as a result of the chase, which began in Corona and ended in Riverside, when pursuing officers used a pursuit intervention technique, or PIT […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an Anderson man was arrested at the end of a dangerous high-speed pursuit of a stolen pickup truck pulling a flat-bed trailer that began in Redding and ended in Cottonwood early Saturday morning, Jan. 22. Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in or assisted with the pursuit and subsequent search for the suspect, who abandoned his […]
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HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that ended with a crash in Hemet led to the arrest of a wanted felon early Saturday morning, Jan. 15. After his arrest, the man was found to be in possession of cocaine and a loaded firearm with an extended 30-round magazine. The pursuit was the first of two such incidents […]
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CORRECTION: An early version of this article included a photo of a man who was involved in a different Riverside County Sheriff’s pursuit of another stolen vehicle, who was not involved in this separate and unrelated incident. SAN JACINTO, Calif., — A wanted parolee-at-large with warrants for three counts of spousal abuse/domestic violence, child endangerment, battery, and violation of state […]
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