News From Around The County
MENIFEE — A 27-year-old Perris man died after he was struck while walking in the westbound lanes of Highway 74. The fatal hit and run happened early Saturday morning, May 12, between Briggs and McKinley Roads in Menifee. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene shortly after 1 a.m., after receiving reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision. […]
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TUSTIN — One person died after a car veered off the southbound 5 Freeway near the Tustin Ranch Road off-ramp and plowed full speed into the back of a tractor-trailer semi-truck. According to CHP, the big-rig had been stopped and legally parked, completely off the highway and on the freeway’s shoulder, when the small sedan smashed into the truck’s trailer. […]
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TEMECULA — A man wanted in connection with an ongoing stalking and “peeping” investigation was arrested after deputies responded to reports of a possible child annoyance outside a Temecula middle school, Friday, May 11. After an investigation, deputies arrested 26-year-old, Adam Paul Baumgartel. According to officials, Baumgartel is a “local Temecula transient.” However, according to friends and family, Baumgartel grew […]
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HEMET — A 52-year-old Moreno Valley resident in a stolen pickup truck was arrested after leading police on a dangerous, 30-minute pursuit, that wound its way throughout Hemet, Tuesday evening, May 8. The fleeing man was apprehended after officers used a set of spike strips to slow the stolen truck down and the driver eventually lost control, crashing onto the […]
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RIVERSIDE — Sheriff’s personnel assigned to the Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center sprang into action after a shooting was reported near the training facility’s south entrance, north of Nandina Avenue and Alexander Street. Although sheriff’s officials helped treat the shooting victim – who is expected to survive – another victim reportedly died from gunshot wounds at a home about […]
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HEMET — A man was reportedly taken into protective custody and held for a mental health evaluation, Thursday night, May 10, after refusing to exit a Hemet home where a loud fight was reported and a fire erupted, destroying a vehicle. In addition to the argument and raging vehicle fire, residents of the small neighborhood and other 911 callers reported […]
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Compiled from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. (UPDATING TO REPAIR BROKEN PHOTO LINKS – PLEASE CHECK BACK.) Click here to view available booking photos Press Release: Driving Under the Influence – Traffic Collision Agency: Rancho Mirage Police Station Area: Palm Desert Written Date: May 8, 2018 Time: 6:00 AM Incident Date: May 8, 2018 Time: 12:33 AM Incident Location: 72-000 block […]
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HEMET — Emergency first responders from multiple agencies raced to the scene of a single-vehicle crash earlier this evening, after receiving reports of a truck that plowed into a home at the intersection of East Menlo Avenue and Haley Way. Callers reported that several children were possibly inside both the destroyed truck and home, which sits between Buena Vista and N. Santa […]
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JOHNSON PARK — Residents of the small Intermountain community of Johnson Park, just east of Burney, were enjoying a quiet Saturday evening when they were “startled and surprised” after a dirt bike rider refused to stop for an officer and continued riding for several blocks along residential streets. The CHP officer had attempted to conduct a traffic enforcement stop after spotting the motorcyclist on […]
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PERRIS, Calif., — A man who officials say fatally gunned down his neighbor inside the victim’s own garage was later stopped and arrested while driving away from the deadly shooting, officials have confirmed. According to family members, witnesses, and area residents, the deadly confrontation was related to an ongoing neighbor dispute. The dispute and lingering hostilities have been occurring between […]
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