CORONA: San Jacinto man, 22, charged with 14 counts of sexually assaulting child under 10

CORONA — A 22-year-old, San Jacinto man, accused of 14 counts of sexually assaulting at least one young child, has been arrested and is being held on nearly $9.4 million bail. Citing their ongoing investigation, officials have released very few details, other than to confirm the alleged suspect’s Jan. 19 arrest. The day after his arrest, Benny Albert Zavala was booked into Riverside County Jail on suspicion of five […]

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PALM DESERT: Child dead after second fatal Coachella Valley pediatric drowning in two days

PALM DESERT — A girl died after being found in a back yard residential pool, Monday afternoon, Jan. 15. The incident happened on the 10 block of Merill Drive, along the south edge of Desert Willow Golf Resort, in Palm Desert. Merill Drive features seven homes, all of which have back yard pools. SEE RELATED: INDIO: 1-year-old dies after being pulled from back […]

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Temecula resident arrested, accused of molesting 6-year-old stepdaughter

TEMECULA — Authorities say they have arrested a man they allege sexually molested his 6-year-old stepdaughter, about two weeks after the victim’s mother notified officials regarding the alleged sexual abuse. The molestation reportedly happened on the 30000 block of Colina Verde, southeast of the intersection of Pauba and Ynez Roads, in Temecula. Officials arrested the alleged suspect, identified as Dana Wilber, 50, of Temecula, at […]

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UPDATED: HEMET: Parolee, former 3-striker, arrested after beating 8-year-old girl during home invasion robbery

UPDATE: Thursday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m. HEMET — The day after an 8-year-old girl survived after fending off an attack by a parolee who broke into her home, her mother is speaking out and talking about her daughter’s bravery during the “terrifying” ordeal. The second grader was home alone for a few minutes after school, while waiting for an older sibling to return […]

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EASTVALE: Toddler, 2, killed when struck by vehicle

EASTVALE — A toddler suffered serious head trauma and died after being hit by a vehicle Sunday, Aug. 20. The deadly accident happened at Swan Lake mobile home park in the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue in Eastvale. Deputies assigned to the Eastvale Police Department and other emergency first responders rushed to the location about 2:30 p.m., after they were notified regarding a vehicle […]

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UPDATED: VALLE VISTA: Tiny, midnight wanderer – rescued from busy Highway 74 – reunited with family

WRITER’S NOTE: As this is a breaking story, many names, details and the final outcome are not yet known. As this story develops, I will be posting updates, with as much information as possible.   UPDATE: June 6, 1 p.m. In an e-mail response from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Media Information Bureau, a sheriff’s official confirmed that deputies responded to and […]

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TEMECULA: Man arrested, accused of molesting at least two children

TEMECULA – Sheriff’s officials announced yesterday the arrest of a Temecula resident suspected of molesting at least two juveniles. After a week-long investigation, authorities arrested the man on Main Street in Old Town Temecula Friday, April 28. Investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station arrested 56-year-old Jose Benito Fabian a week after they were first notified regarding allegations that Fabian had […]

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Community in mourning after homeless 3-year-old killed while crossing street

SAN BERNARDINO – A community is in mourning and a family is grieving the loss of their beloved, 3-year-old child, after the toddler was run down by an alleged drunk driver Thursday evening, April 27. The child was struck by a pickup truck while he was crossing a busy San Bernardino street with his family. The family was inside a marked […]

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Murrieta resident, who tried arranging sex with 15-year-old, sentenced to probation, 6 months work-release

MURRIETA – A Murrieta resident, who was accused last year of harassing a 15-year-old girl after he allegedly sent lewd images of himself via his mobile phone and attempted to arrange a meeting for sex with the teen, was sentenced today to three years probation and ordered to register as a sex offender. (Click here to view original story.) John Louis Colberg, 24, pleaded […]

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UPDATE #3: RIVERSIDE: Police detain mother who allegedly abandoned 2-year-old at Food 4 Less

UPDATE: March 14, 7:40 p.m. See original and followup stories below. RIVERSIDE – Numerous media outlets are reporting that City of Riverside Police officials have announced they have located and detained a 31-year-old Riverside resident who allegedly abandoned her two-year-old daughter at a Riverside area grocery store. The child was deserted at Food 4 Less at 4250 Van Buren Boulevard in […]

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