News From Around The County
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – This Independence Day holiday weekend, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be working to keep the roadways safe during its Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). LEADING THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY HEADLINES: Lake Elsinore death investigation underway after person found dead inside car Foul odor leads to discovery and seizure of 100 cats and dogs Transient killed crossing SJ street […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, May 23, 3:36 p.m. With update from CHP See Original Story below. REDDING — Contacted for details about this afternoon’s water rescue of three people who were thrown from their overturned boat, CHP confirmed at 3:35 p.m. that all three men were successfully hoisted from the river. According to official radio traffic, the three victims were transported to […]
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LAKE ELSINORE — A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was struck and killed while working along the side of the southbound I-15 near Nichols Rd., just north of Lake Elsinore earlier this afternoon, Saturday, April 6. The officer has already been identified by CHP as Sgt. Steve Licon. Early reports from the scene and a CHP incident log indicate the […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1:30 p.m., With victim’s identification. RIVERSIDE — A Riverside man who was reportedly creating a hazard while walking in the lanes of traffic on the 91 Freeway during heavy, lunchtime traffic died after a CHP officer used an electric Taser device on him. CHP officials later explained the officer used the Taser while trying to prevent […]
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SHASTA COUNTY — In response to “several major collisions” along the SR-299 corridor in recent months, California Highway Patrol announced today on social media that they are conducting a “Speed Enforcement Detail” focused on nabbing motorists who drive recklessly or in excess of the posted speed limit. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: One dead, home destroyed, after fatal Burney blaze Pair […]
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JOSHUA TREE — A California Highway Patrol officer and Joshua Tree resident was arrested Friday, Dec. 7, after a months-long investigation into allegations that he was engaging in sexual misconduct and child molestation involving at least two girls, as young as 14-years-old. Officials believe there could be additional victims who have not yet come forward or been identified and have […]
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From California Highway Patrol: BEAUMONT, Calif. — Saving lives is the core mission of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). In order to accomplish this mission, the CHP San Gorgonio Pass Area office will use a federal grant to conduct a regional traffic safety campaign in Riverside County. The project started on October 1, 2018, and ends on September 30, 2019. […]
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RED BLUFF — A traffic stop in Tehama County yesterday led to the seizure of more than $2 million in methamphetamine, according to CHP-Red Bluff. Two people were arrested and remain in jail on multiple felony charges. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: MONTGOMERY CREEK: Redding man killed in Hwy 299 head-on wreck ID’d Bomb squad disposes “rotting & unstable” dynamite […]
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REDDING — A CHP officer who stopped a suspected drunk driver was surprised to find 100 pounds of marijuana inside the trunk of the vehicle he had stopped, Friday evening, Aug. 24. The stop and arrest happened in the area of Riverland Dr. near Knighton Rd., southeast of Redding. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Few details following fatal McArthur rollover, CHP […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 11:30 p.m. With additional details and interview. Mike Daly contributed to this report. REDDING — Details are still emerging after a dangerous, high-speed pursuit that started when a Redding PD officer spotted a speeding car and ended about 22 miles later when a California Highway Patrol officer used a pursuit intervention maneuver that sent the […]
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