News From Around The County
UPDATED: Wednesday, Jan. 31, 3 p.m. PERRIS — Officials have identified a woman found murdered inside a Perris home, Thursday night, Jan. 25, and say they have also identified a man they suspect as the person who killed her. The victim was found with “significant injuries” at a residence on the 500 block of Iroquois Road, between Navajo and Tomahawk Roads and […]
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TEMECULA — Officials say driving under the influence and unsafe speed led to a deadly crash after a vehicle overturned and rolled 100 feet down an embankment before smashing into a tree, Sunday morning, Jan. 28. The fatal, single-vehicle rollover happened on Camino Estribo, between Via Gorrion and Camino Porto, in an unincorporated area west of Temecula. After an investigation, officials arrested Justyn Roland Cabunoc, 23, of […]
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SAN JACINTO — A man officials say refused to surrender to authorities attempting to serve an early morning search warrant caused an hours-long standoff at a San Jacinto residence, Tuesday, Jan. 30. The SWAT standoff continued until the alleged suspect exited the home and was arrested. Officials serving the search warrant later seized six weapons and more than 100 rounds of […]
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CORONA — A woman who was severely burned inside her apartment at a senior living facility Saturday morning later died after she was taken to an area burn center. The deadly fire erupted in the victim’s second-floor apartment at the River Run Senior Apartments on the 800 block River Road in Corona. Although there were no other victims injured in the fire, five other apartments were damaged […]
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TEMESCAL VALLEY — An off-duty Rialto police officer who formerly worked as a City of Bell police officer is facing at least five felony charges that officials say stemmed from a domestic violence-related incident over the weekend. The officer, who has worked for City of Rialto since Nov. 2013, was immediately placed on administrative leave after his department was notified regarding the […]
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REDDING — A good Samaritan trying to break up a fight between a man and woman was stabbed in the chest multiple times Friday evening, Jan. 26. The fight and subsequent stabbing happened in a Redding parking lot between a motel and large, commercial building that features a number of businesses. The parking lot located on the 4000 block of Westside Road, is situated […]
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NORCO — Officials are seeking the public’s help and are hoping surveillance footage assists in identifying and locating a man they allege brandished a knife while robbing a Norco business this weekend. The robbery happened Sunday afternoon, Jan. 28, on the 2700 block of Hamner Avenue. Deputies assigned to the Norco Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to an undisclosed business shortly before 3:30 p.m., after an employee […]
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MOUNTAIN CENTER — Two people were seriously injured – one critically – Saturday evening, when the driver of an SUV reportedly attempted to pass another vehicle on a winding mountain road and plowed head-on into an oncoming commercial vehicle. Firefighters spent nearly two hours cutting the victims from the wrecked SUV after the accident, which happened on Highway 74 near Mountain Center, […]
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HEMET — Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed an abandoned home in Hemet this morning. The blaze, which firefighters spent less than 30 minutes knocking down, happened on the 700 block of N. State Street, just north of E. Menlo Avenue. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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HEMET — Firefighters made quick work of knocking down a residential fire that was possibly started by children this afternoon. The fire was reported at a home on the corner of E. Menlo Avenue and Glenn Way in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments along with Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire and other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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