News From Around The County
HEMET – A transient from the Hemet area led Hemet Police officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen truck before smashing into a car and attempting to carjack another motorist, Tuesday, June 14. During the attempted carjacking, a Hemet Police officer who was trying to stop the suspect was injured and required hospitalization. The officer was not identified and […]
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RIVERSIDE – Riverside Police officers arrested a woman May 31, after she led them on a dangerous pursuit through the city of Riverside. The pursuit began after the woman allegedly fled from a minor traffic collision. During the chase, the woman struck a number of occupied vehicles. She was eventually taken into custody after she rear-ended another vehicle and fled on foot […]
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SAN JACINTO – A driver crashed into the garage of a residence Friday, May 27, leaving the victim temporarily trapped inside the vehicle. The accident occurred in the 1500 block of Heather Hill Drive, east of Fox Glen Drive. Heather Hill Drive is located in San Jacinto, just north of West 7th Street and west of South Lyon Avenue. Deputies […]
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JURUPA VALLEY – A 25-year-old Mira Loma resident died early Monday morning, May 23, after his vehicle struck a tree, according to a sheriff official. The fatal accident occurred on Van Buren near the intersection of Etiwanda in Jurupa Valley. Coroner’s officials identified the man as the victim as Jacob Rock. The coroner’s release listed Rock’s time of death as 5:25 […]
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HOMELAND – A motorcyclist sustained traumatic injuries in an early morning major vehicle versus motorcycle traffic collision, when the driver of a pickup truck made a left hand turn directly in front of the rider, Saturday, May 7, according to law enforcement officials. The collision was reported to Riverside County and California Highway Patrol emergency communications dispatchers at about 4:40 a.m. The […]
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PALM DESERT – Emergency first responders are on scene of a two vehicle traffic collision. The collision occurred on Country Club Drive near Oasis Club Drive in Palm Desert and was first reported at 12:44 p.m., according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer April Newman. The first arriving unit reported a two vehicle traffic collision with a total of three patients. […]
Read moreWritten for Valley News. Click link for full story. Multi-vehicle crash snarls traffic in Temecula
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On-Scene Reporting, photographs and video: John Strangis On-Scene Photographs contributed by Miguel Shannon / Epicenter News Riverside County Gang Task Force members arrested a Hemet resident after the man allegedly led officers on a dangerous, high-speed vehicle chase Thursday night, April 14. Even though pursuing officers twice called off the pursuit for safety reasons, the fleeing driver ended up crashing […]
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RIVERSIDE – A student pilot practicing landing maneuvers in a helicopter at the Riverside Municipal Airport suffered what fire officials termed a “hard landing”, earlier today, Mar. 17. The hard landing caused the helicopter to roll over onto it’s side. There were no reported injuries, according to a press release from the Riverside Fire Department. . . Fire personnel and other […]
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Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source Photographs and on-scene reporting Miguel Shannon / Epicenter News HEMET – A wild, late night vehicle pursuit in the city of Hemet on Friday, Jan. 15 led to a vehicle crash and the arrest of a suspect for multiple felony violations. The dangerous incident began about 11:00 p.m. While conducting routine patrol in the 300 […]
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