News From Around The County
HEMET — Hemet Police Department’s newly promoted police chief, Rob Webb, recently discussed the Department’s R.O.C.S. Team and how their efforts are bringing improvements to the city and department. SEE RELATED: Newly released FBI statistics indicate Hemet’s violent crime down by 32%, felony arrests up by 40% Today’s message from Chief Webb follows on the heals of a Nov. 30 Hemet PD […]
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REDDING — A man claiming to be an angel attacked and stabbed three people – including one person he claimed was the devil – at a bar and nightclub, late Wednesday evening, Dec. 27. The attacks happened at Castle Lounge on the 1600 block of Hartnell Avenue in Redding, according to Redding police officials. Officers were dispatched to the bar about 11:14 p.m., […]
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REDDING — Officials are investigating after a 58-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer semi-truck on Interstate 5 Wednesday evening, Dec. 27. The deadly accident happened near the Cypress Avenue exit in Redding. California Highway Patrol officials along with City of Redding Police and Fire personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the fatal collision about 8:40 p.m., after […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Dec. 4, 3:35 p.m. See Writer’s Note below. (Writer’s Note: Shasta County Superior Court records indicate that all charges against the person accused in this incident were dismissed May 4, 2018. As such the person’s name, identifying characteristics and other personal information have been removed from this article.) REDDING — An allegedly intoxicated and combative person was arrested […]
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UPDATE: Friday, Dec. 29, 3:52 p.m. INDIO — Officials have identified a man who reportedly died while in custody after suffering an unspecified medical emergency, Wednesday, Dec. 27. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Michael Mijarez, 44, of Coachella, as the inmate who died after being transported to an area hospital. The victim was rushed to the hospital after correctional staff working at […]
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SHASTA LAKE CITY — Sheriff’s officials arrested five people while investigating a stolen vehicle that was found parked in front of a residence at 4404 Vallecito Street in Shasta Lake City, Friday evening, Dec. 15. The alleged suspects, including four men and one woman, were later booked into jail on a variety of charges. The investigation began about 11 p.m., when a […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Dec. 27, 9:15 p.m. PERRIS — Officials are investigating a fatal, vehicle versus pedestrian, hit and run traffic collision that took the life of a 68-year-old, Moreno Valley resident, early Christmas morning, Monday, Dec. 25. The man was found unconscious along the side of the road in front of Camper Resorts of America, on the 300 block of Ramona Expressway, in Perris. The […]
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MORENO VALLEY — A woman who suffered a lower extremity injury while hiking with a group was rescued from a remote, mountain hiking trail, Monday afternoon, Dec. 25. The trail the woman was rescued from is east of Krameria Avenue and Lasselle Street and northwest of Lake Perris, in Moreno Valley. Eleven firefighters from two engine companies and one truck company responded to the remote area […]
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NUEVO — Sheriff’s officials are investigating after the charred remains of a body were found by firefighters after extinguishing a dumpster fire, Tuesday, Dec. 26. The body was found inside a dumpster at the Four Winds Pheasant Club in the area of Bridge Street, north of Ramona Expressway, in the unincorporated community of Nuevo. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Perris […]
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REDDING — A motorcyclist died after crashing broadside into a vehicle exiting a shopping center, Thursday evening, Dec. 21. The fatal accident happened on the 800 block of Browning Street in Redding. Redding Police and Fire personnel along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the deadly wreck about 7:30 p.m., after SHASCOM received several 911 reports of a traffic […]
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