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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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EAST HEMET — Authorities from multiple local law enforcement agencies pursued a man in a stolen pickup truck through Hemet, the East Hemet area and through Valle Vista. The suspect managed to elude officials after launching at high-speed deep into an orange grove in the area of Bautista Canyon Road, near Fairview Avenue, Saturday, Aug. 26. The late-night pursuit ended not far from the […]
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Written for Valley News. Click link to view full article. UPDATED: LAKE ELSINORE: Suspect shot after rolling gun battle, hostage situation – numerous shots reported
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BEAUMONT – Four young goats that got loose from a Beaumont area farm were saved from being run over when a CHP officer safely recovered them from a busy roadway Monday, Jan. 9. The loose goats were reportedly running around on Cherry Valley Boulevard near Fabian Way, in an unincorporated area of Beaumont, to the northwest of the city’s limits. […]
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UPDATE: 1/5/2016 1 p.m. INDIO – Riverside County coroner officials identified the victim of last night’s fatal incident on the Interstate 10 Freeway east of the Jackson Street overpass as 15-year-old Elizabeth Castro Leon. Castro Leon, a resident of Indio, died when she either fell or jumped onto the I-10 Freeway from the Jackson Street overpass. A California Highway Patrol […]
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HEMET – A California Highway Patrol pursuit that began at an unknown location Saturday, July 30 came to a dramatic end in the City of Hemet this afternoon. The pursuit first entered the Hemet area about 2:45 p.m. and concluded just eight minutes later at 2:53 p.m. After the vehicle pursuit and a foot pursuit CHP officers apprehended both the driver […]
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UPDATE: 07/25/2016 7:30 p.m. The man who caused the I-215 freeway and Ethanac Road to be closed for more than five hours after he was seen running up and down the center of the freeway while armed with a loaded rifle has been identified as 27-year-old Antonio Caesar Lopez. After he was taken into custody, Lopez alluded to a bomb […]
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Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source UPDATE See Original Story Below RIVERSIDE – A coroner’s report has identified the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle involved in Tuesday’s fatal single-vehicle traffic collision. The accident occurred in Riverside on the Westbound 60 freeway at the Main St. off-ramp. The coroner identified Michael Moody, a 55-year-old resident of Yucaipa as […]
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Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source UPDATE #2 See Original Story And Previous Updates Below It has now been confirmed that all four of the people killed in the vehicle that was broadsided by the out-of-control, silver Toyota Yarus grew up in Hemet and all attended Hemet High School, with three possibly graduating in 2004. All four of the occupants […]
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DESERT CENTER – Yesterday, one officer from the California Highway Patrol helped ensure a family in need was able to have the merriest Christmas possible. It is unlikely that family will ever forget the kindness and compassion they were shown that day. The incident began when the California Highway Patrol received a call about a vehicle fire on Interstate 10 eastbound, […]
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