News From Around The County
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities say a DUI-related pursuit that began in San Jacinto ended in Hemet when the intoxicated driver crashed into a sign outside an apartment complex and was taken into custody yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, Jan. 20. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Illegal passing ruled out after Gilman Springs crash that killed mother, injured children Gusty winds wreak havoc […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — A high-speed vehicle pursuit that raced through the small, Intermountain area towns of Johnson Park and Burney sent other motorists scrambling out of the way of the fleeing Camaro earlier this evening, Friday, Jan. 15. The driver eventually stopped on Plumas Street near Superior Avenue, where he and three other occupants fled on foot. Two of the […]
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MEAD VALLEY, Calif. — Three men, including one who was ejected, were hospitalized at the end of a dangerous, high-speed pursuit of a stolen pickup truck Tuesday, Jan. 12. The chase ended when a CHP officer utilized a pursuit intervention (PIT) maneuver near Lake Mathews. The chase lasted more than an hour and began on the eastbound 60 Freeway west […]
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As released by Redding Police Department REDDING, Calif. — On Friday, January 8th, 2021, at 2:39 P.M., Redding Police Officers located a stolen Honda Civic being driven on the on-ramp to eastbound State Route 44 from Airport Road. When Officers attempted a traffic stop on the stolen Honda, the single male driver fled eastbound on State Route 44 in a […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Authorities say one of three people inside a stolen vehicle that led officers on a high-speed pursuit was ejected and suffered fatal injuries when the teenager driving the car lost control and crashed this morning, Saturday, Nov. 28. Both the 15-year-old driver, who had a felony, no-bail warrant, and a second passenger were injured in the rollover wreck, […]
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities say that a man who led deputies on a pursuit in Moreno Valley was shot when he accelerated in reverse and struck a deputy Friday evening, Nov. 20. Both the injured deputy and driver who was shot were hospitalized after the incident and their current conditions were not known as of this report. A passenger […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities investigating a high-speed, pursuit-related crash involving a stolen vehicle that injured an Anderson police officer last Sunday morning, Nov. 15 have released additional information related to the crash as well as the alleged suspect’s name. The suspect, a wanted felon on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) probation out of Shasta County for a charge of domestic […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Few details have been released and officials are continuing to work at the scene of a high speed pursuit-related crash involving an Anderson PD patrol SUV earlier this morning, Sunday, Nov. 15. It was not immediately known if the driver of the car that officers were chasing when the collision happened and caused the patrol vehicle to […]
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BANNING, Calif. — A man with at least one prior DUI conviction was arrested again for DUI after leading Gang Task Force officials on a dangerous pursuit in the Banning area Thursday evening, Oct. 22. Although the chase was terminated for officer and citizen safety reasons, Gang Task Force members eventually located the vehicle that fled, along with a man […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Authorities and witnesses say a man shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend before leading deputies on a pursuit from Hemet to Winchester Thursday morning, Oct. 15. The incident, which began on the 40000 block of Clark Dr., between San Jacinto and Girard streets and ended about 10 miles away at the intersection of Winchester Rd./Hwy 79 and Simpson St., […]
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