News From Around The County
COTTONWOOD, Calif., — Authorities say a domestic violence related incident led to the fatal shooting of a Cottonwood man Sunday, August 7. According to officials, the woman alleged to have fatally shot the man suffered “severe” injuries at the hands of her attacker and was being “physically and mentally abused” by the man who ended up dead as the result […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a Redding woman was arrested after a domestic dispute spiraled out of control, resulting in the woman allegedly firing a shotgun blast through the window of a vehicle occupied by her husband and his two young children early this morning, Saturday, March 12. According to official accounts, the husband was attempting to diffuse the volatile […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Details are beginning to emerge after a sitting member of the San Jacinto Unified School District Board of Trustees – who was recently censured by other board members for alleged “unacceptable conduct” – was arrested last Saturday, March 5 on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. The arrest was related to violating a domestic violence restraining order, […]
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WHITMORE, Calif., — Authorities say a Whitmore man, already a convicted felon from a prior domestic violence-related case, was arrested after a violent attack that left his wife hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury and other serious injuries early Monday evening, Jan. 3. The violent encounter, which happened at a private residence in the 3100 block of Whitmore Road, northeast […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a domestic violence related assault led to a barricaded standoff that eventually ended with the apprehension of a local man at a San Jacinto residence Tuesday, Oct. 26. The standoff, which lasted a bit longer than an hour, happened at a private residence in the 600 block of South Rosario Avenue, between Main and […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities yesterday reported that a man was arrested after fatally shooting his girlfriend inside the couple’s Riverside residence Thursday afternoon, July 22. The fatal shooting, which was the result of an argument between the couple, happened in the 3300 block of Eucalyptus Avenue, in the city’s Eastside neighborhood. Riverside Superior Court and Riverside County Jail records indicate […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — On Wednesday, July 21, a Shasta County jury found 23-year-old, David Fuentes, of Shasta County, guilty of felony corporal injury to a spouse with a prior conviction for the same, felony false imprisonment, and two misdemeanor charges for child endangerment. The charges stemmed from a domestic violence-related incident that occurred in April 2021. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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By: Michelle Cardillo; As originally published in Mystic Mag Domestic violence exploded during the first two months of the Coronavirus outbreak. In the U.S., there was a 30% increase of spousal/partner abuse towards women, and the U.K. saw a similar increase as well – 25%; and still – there is no updated, comprehensive resource that tells you where to go if you are […]
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WHITMORE, Calif. — Authorities say a 16-year-old shot and killed a man during a violent domestic incident involving the deceased subject and a woman Friday evening, Sept. 11. Although officials have said the teen was related to both parties involved in the violent encounter, they have not specified exactly how the three were related. No arrests have been made in the […]
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CABAZON, Calif. — Authorities say a domestic violence incident on Interstate 10 east of the Cabazon Outlets near Haugen and Lehman Way, led to gunfire and the arrest of the alleged shooter Wednesday afternoon, May 20. Although the reported gunman was apprehended after the violent incident, officers are still searching for one of the victims, who they say the suspect […]
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