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Officials discuss the discovery of a man’s body behind an LA Fitness Gym in Riverside. Officials have not yet identified the homicide victim, who officers say was possibly transient. Steve Johnson/What is going on in Riverside County photo RIVERSIDE — Coroner’s officials are still working to identify a man who was found murdered behind a Riverside business, Monday, July 31. The man’s […]
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SAN JACINTO – Just days after a woman’s lifeless body was discovered on the side of a San Jacinto road Saturday, April 29, sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of two men, accused in the victim’s shooting death. (Click link to view original story and initial updates.) The victim’s body was found on the 2600 block of Esplanade Avenue. Although sheriff’s officials […]
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UPDATE: April 10, 3 p.m. (See original story below.) PERRIS – Coroner officials have identified a man who died after the driver lost control of his speeding car and smashed broadside into a traffic signal pole Saturday, April 8. The wreck, which one official called a “violent and unnecessary traffic collision fatality,” happened at the intersection of Indian Avenue and Markham Street in […]
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HEMET – Police are investigating the death of a 7-month-old girl who died while being watched at a private residence in the 1200 block of Stepstone Court in Hemet. The quiet, tree-lined neighborhood is in the Stoney Mountain Ranch community, south of W. Esplanade Avenue and east of Warren Road. The infant, who was later identified as Addison Watkins, “had no […]
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BEAUMONT – Police officials announced the arrest of four people who were allegedly involved in the March 4 murder of 21-year-old Banning resident, Jasmine Zuniga. Officers arrested the four suspects Thursday, March 23, while serving homicide-related search warrants in the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa and Yucaipa. SEE RELATED: 21-year-old woman fatally shot while sitting inside vehicle ID’d Zuniga was fatally […]
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UPDATE: March 27, 11 p.m. MORENO VALLEY – Coroner’s officials have released the name of the 51-year-old man who died while in sheriff’s custody Friday, March 24. The man died just two days after being arrested by Cathedral City police officers. The inmate, who coroner’s officials have identified as Phillip Soto Garcia, of Cathedral City, died at 3:06 a.m., while being housed in the […]
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UPDATE: Feb. 10, With Coroner’s release of identification (See original story below.) MORENO VALLEY – Officials from the Riverside County Coroner’s office have identified a person who was found deceased Sunday morning, Feb. 5. The man’s body was located down an embankment where homeless are known to camp. Coroner’s officials identified the man as Daniel Chun, 29, of Riverside. […]
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RIVERSIDE – A man was arrested after he allegedly ran over and killed a 60-year-old pedestrian Friday, Feb. 3. According to officials the driver intentionally struck the victim. The man has also been accused of ramming his car into an occupied vehicle while trying to flee from the scene. The fatal incident happened in a Carl’s Jr. parking lot driveway […]
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MORENO VALLEY – Sheriff’s officials are investigating what they have determined to possibly be a murder-suicide after two men were found dead Friday, Jan. 13. The men’s bodies were discovered at a residence in the 25900 block of Flint Drive in Moreno Valley. The home is in a residential neighborhood west of Lasselle Street and north of Cactus Avenue. Officials have not identified […]
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UPDATE: Jan. 15 2:30 a.m. RIVERSIDE – City of Riverside police officials have provided additional information about a body found floating in a Lake Evans retaining pond at Fairmount Park in the city of Riverside. The body was discovered Saturday morning, Jan. 14, “along the north shore of Lake Evans,” an official said in a press release from the department. “The […]
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