News From Around The County
PALM DESERT — Authorities identified, tracked down, and arrested a Palm Desert man they allege grabbed the buttocks of two teens on different days at the same Palm Desert business. Both alleged incidents happened at the Walmart located at 34500 Monterey Avenue in the city of Palm Desert. In both cases, officials say 45-year-old, Brian John Averett, grabbed the buttocks […]
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HEMET — Officers who responded to reports of a man walking in a residential Hemet neighborhood while waving two machetes quickly located and apprehended the man after a brief struggle earlier this evening. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: HEMET: Man detained after stabbing at apartment complex Officials warning of lighting danger after AZ teens struck by lightning UPDATED: Shovel-wielding man who […]
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HEMET — Officials are investigating a stabbing that happened earlier this evening at the Green Tree Park Apartments in Hemet. The complex is located on the 1000 block of Devonshire Ave., between N. Lyon and N. Palm Avenues. The victim, who was reportedly stabbed in the chest, was later transported to an area hospital and the alleged suspect was detained […]
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BURNEY — Firefighters managed to quickly knock down a small, half-acre, brush and tree fire that erupted earlier this afternoon on Burney’s west end, north of Highway 299. A man believed to be a transient was seen running from the area behind Las Colinas Mobile Estates, off Main St. in the area of Tamarack Ave., shortly after the fire broke […]
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RIVERSIDE — A mother and daughter heading to an area casino for a day of fun were killed early Friday morning, Aug. 10, after a suspected DUI driver entered the eastbound 91 Freeway heading westbound and plowed head-on into the victim’s car. After the impact, the victim’s car burst into flames and good Samaritans who were first at the scene […]
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From Murrieta PD/Facebook – Sunday night was busy. Officer Mehr was driving on California Oaks around 9:45 p.m. when the LOJACK in her vehicle was activated indicating that there was a stolen vehicle nearby. Additional officers responded to the area and began looking for the #g-ride. Like a game of Marco Polo, the officers swam trough the neighborhoods and parking […]
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ANDERSON — A deputy who stopped to talk to an Oregon transient loitering in the area of the Anderson Teen Center Sunday, Aug. 5, later arrested the man after learning he was a registered sex offender who had failed to register in California after leaving the Hillsboro, Oregon area. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATED: FRM “Hat Fire” at 2,500 ac. with 15% […]
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HEMET — A man who had been using a shovel to break down an apartment door late last night later resisted arrest was rushed to a hospital after reportedly suffering cardiac arrest. Hemet PD has released very little information related to the violent confrontation, which happened near the 100 block of N. Hamilton, between Florida and Latham Avenues. Video shot […]
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UPDATED: Aug. 10, 9 a.m. See originals story, updates, photos, and videos below. FALL RIVER MILLS — Cal Fire officials updated this morning that the Hat Fire burning in Fall River Mills had more than tripled in size overnight, growing from 800 acres shortly before 10 p.m., the 2,500 acres at 7:30 a.m. Firefighter’s efforts had managed to achieve 15% […]
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EL MIRAGE, Ariz. — Two teens are reportedly in stable condition after they were struck by lightning during a monsoon in El Mirage Wednesday night. The two boys, reported to be 13 or 14-years-old, were struck by lightning at a park as a large storm rolled through town, El Mirage Police Department said yesterday. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: HEMET: Toddler […]
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