News From Around The County
HEMET — Officials have identified a man killed when he was struck by a pickup truck Tuesday, Oct. 31. The fatal accident happened when a man, who was believed to be under the influence of alcohol, stepped in front of a vehicle near the intersection of Lyon and Florida Avenues in the City of Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials identified Robert Orrell, 53, of […]
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UPDATE #3: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 12:30 a.m. See original story, photographs and Riverside PD update below. RIVERSIDE — Riverside Police officials have identified a parent who was fatally shot by SWAT members when they stormed a classroom to rescue a 70-year-old teacher the man had held hostage for more than six hours. The barricaded stand-off and hostage crisis happened at Castle […]
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TEMECULA — A tow truck driver who was assisting a disabled motorist on the I-15 in Temecula was struck and killed by a suspected DUI driver, Friday evening, Oct. 20. The deadly, late night crash happened on the southbound shoulder of the freeway at the Temecula Parkway off-ramp. After the fatal accident California Highway Patrol officials arrested a woman, who was later identified […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Oct. 21, 11:50 p.m. LA CRESTA — Officials have identified a local couple who died in a single-vehicle, fiery wreck in the unincorporated community of La Cresta. Both victims died Monday, Oct. 16, after their vehicle crashed into a metal speaker intercom and two brick pillars at the front gate of private, residential property. The deadly crash happened on the 20000 block of Avenida De Arboles, between Palo Alto Lane and […]
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SAN JACINTO — Officials have identified a woman killed by a hit and run driver and California Highway Patrol officers are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the driver who ran the woman down before fleeing the scene. The fatal hit and run happened late Saturday evening, Sept. 30 or early Sunday morning, Oct. 1, in the area of Ramona […]
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HEMET — Two people died in a fiery, two-vehicle, head-on crash, Friday, Sept. 29. The deadly, early morning wreck happened on Stetson Avenue, between Warren Road and Cawston Avenue near Hemet-Ryan Airport, in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police officials were dispatched to the scene of the fatal collision about 4:49 a.m., after several motorists and witnesses called 911 to report the accident, Hemet Police Lieutenant Glen […]
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LAKE ELSINORE — Officials are investigating after a parachutist died after suffering a “hard landing,” Wednesday, Sept. 27. According to officials, the victim was making his first, solo parachute jump when the fatal accident happened in an open field, north of Skylark Field Airport, in Lake Elsinore. Skydive Elsinore operates from the airport, which is west of Cereal Street and north of Corydon […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 10 p.m. HEMET — Authorities investigating a fatal, multiple-vehicle, traffic collision that happened Thursday, Aug 31, at about 7 p.m., announced the arrest of the driver who caused the DUI-related crash. Hemet police officials arrested Augustin Perala Jimenez, 48, of Hemet, Sunday, Sept. 3. He was arrested about 7 p.m., as he was being released from a local hospital, according to […]
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BEAUMONT — A man armed with a handgun was fatally shot during a domestic violence-related investigation, Saturday, Sept 2. The deadly shooting happened at a private residence in the 1400 block of Playa Street, south of E. 1st Street and north of Potrero Boulevard, in Beaumont. The incident began about 5 p.m., when City of Beaumont emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a […]
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JURUPA VALLEY — Authorities have released very few details after a teen died when he was shot “multiple” times, Friday evening, Aug. 25. The deadly shooting happened in the 6900 block of Adele Lane, northwest of Armstrong Road and east of Sierra Avenue, in Jurupa Valley, according to sheriff investigators. SEE RELATED: JURUPA VALLEY: “Vehicle of interest” sought in connection with 17-year-old’s murder […]
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