News From Around The County
HEMET — In spite of several 911 calls reporting a suspected drunk driver, officials did not arrive in the area in time to stop a man from being injured when he smashed head-on into a railroad crossing signal and barrier arm earlier tonight. The wreck, which sent the vehicle’s driver to the hospital, happened at a railroad crossing on S. Sanderson Avenue, just south of Wentworth Drive […]
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THERMAL — Officials from a multi-agency task force conducting a stolen vehicle investigation arrested a man after finding and recovering six stolen vehicles at a residence on the Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation, Friday, Mar. 23. After their investigation Malcom Luis Morreo, 37, of Thermal, was arrested and later booked into Indio Jail on suspicion of possession of stolen property as well as two […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 25, 8:30 p.m. HEMET — Officials have identified a man who died after a two-vehicle, rollover traffic collision last night. The deadly accident happened on Ramona Expressway/Mountain Avenue, between N. Hemet and N. Soboba Streets, in Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Timothy Gibbons, 23, of Hemet, as the passenger of a Ford Focus who died in the wreck. A coroner’s release indicated […]
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THERMAL — Deputies conducting a stolen vehicle investigation yesterday morning got more than they bargained for when an area resident directed them to a man’s lifeless body in a nearby irrigation canal. Within hours of the discovery authorities had arrested a 50-year-old Thermal man. After an investigation, authorities arrested Saul Valenzuela Mayoral and he was booked into Indio Jail on suspicion of murder. He was […]
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MENIFEE — A man accused of molesting at least one child younger than 10-years-old was arrested yesterday afternoon at his Menifee home on Via Valeroso, a small cu-de-sac that only features ten homes, northeast of Bradley and Newport Roads. He was later booked into jail on several felony charges related to the incidents, which occurred over a prolonged period, according to booking […]
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MENIFEE — A man arrested near a middle school and popular Menifee sports park Wednesday morning after allegedly exposing himself to a child was not charged in court today and was released without charges related to the incident. In spite of being released without charges from Wednesday’s incident and arrest, the man, Ra-Id Shakir William Debose, 25, of Menifee, remains in custody after he pleaded guilty today […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Mar. 26, 1:20 a.m. LAKE ELSINORE — Officials have identified a man killed in a two-vehicle, head-on collision in Lake Elsinore, last Thursday morning, Mar. 22 Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Joshua Brownell, 33, of Lake Elsinore, as the driver who died in the wreck. According to a coroner’s release, the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene of the […]
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MEADOWBROOK — A Perris-area woman who died after reportedly darting in front of traffic along busy SR-74 Wednesday afternoon had been stepping “in and out” of traffic just prior to being hit and darted in front of the passenger vehicle that hit her, according to officials investigating the deadly collision. The accident happened near Meadowbrook/Greenwald Avenue, in the unincorporated community of […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 25, 11:45 p.m. MENIFEE — Officials have identified a pedestrian fatally struck while reportedly walking in the lanes of traffic on Murrieta Road near Floyd Avenue, early last Wednesday morning. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Zena Greenhalgh, 51, of Homeland as the pedestrian who died after she was hit by a vehicle. A coroner’s release indicated Greenhalgh succumbed to her […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Mar. 22, With additional information (See original and updated stories below.) HEMET — Details are still trickling in from the scene, but a man who numerous victims and witnesses allege hit several cars before fleeing the scene – was arrested for several charges related to the incident. He was later cited and released with a date to appear […]
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