News From Around The County
MENIFEE — An 8-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was struck by the side of a car after chasing a ball into a street, Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 19. The accident happened in the area of Stillwater and Halcyon Drives, south of Newport Road and west of Menifee Lakes, in the city of Menifee. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the area about […]
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PERRIS — Officials are investigating the cause of a fatal traffic collision between a sedan and a tractor-trailer, big-rig that happened Monday morning, Dec. 18. The deadly crash that killed a 25-year-old, Perris resident, happened on Highway 74, between Festus Circle and Ethanac Road, in an unincorporated area south of Perris and north of Lake Elsinore. California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire […]
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REDDING — A man who fled from a patrol officer was eventually apprehended after officials found him hiding inside a small dog house, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17. The man was found to be in possession of heroin and methamphetamine and was arrested for a variety of charges. After an investigation, officers arrested Brandon Shane Reynolds, 25, of Redding, Redding Police Sergeant Brian […]
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VALLE VISTA — A person who witnesses described as a male between 16 and 23-years-old, was shot and killed while riding with another male on a moped scooter, Tuesday morning, Dec. 19. The fatal shooting happened on De Waide Avenue near Earle Court, north of E. Florida and west of Fairview Avenues, in the unincorporated community of Valle Vista. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire, […]
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MORENO VALLEY — A 20-year-old, Moreno Valley resident who has been hospitalized since being shot Friday, Dec. 8 succumbed to his injuries and died Thursday, Dec 14. A man who was arrested the day of the fatal shooting remains in custody, held on $1 million bail. He now faces murder charges related to the deadly incident. The shooting happened at the Santiago Estates Sunnymead […]
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RIVERSIDE — Officials successfully apprehended a distraught man who locked himself inside a surgical center bathroom and threatened to shoot officers, Tuesday evening, Dec. 12. The tense situation forced the evacuation of Riverside Community Hospital’s DeAnza Surgery Center, on the 4400 block of Magnolia Avenue, in Riverside. Several officers responded to the surgical center about 6 p.m., after receiving reports of a man […]
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HEMET — City of Hemet police officers arrested at least two people and detained a third person after they located three men inside a stolen vehicle, Sunday morning, Dec. 17. Officers found the vehicle near the intersection of S. Buena Vista Street and E. Central Avenue in Hemet. Officers located the stolen vehicle, described as a white Honda sedan, shortly before 8 […]
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DESERT CENTER — Firefighters spent more than three hours battling an oil-fed, tanker truck blaze and vegetation fire early Sunday morning, Dec. 17. Inmate firefighters from Chuckawalla State Prison assisted in bringing the fire under control after the truck burst into flames along Interstate 10, west of Eagle Mountain Road, near Desert Center. The tanker truck was carrying about 26,000 gallons of motor oil, at least some […]
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LA QUINTA — Sheriff’s officials have made two arrests and closed at least three residential burglary investigations that involved suspects who officials allege broke into victims’ homes at night while they slept and stole personal items from their residences. The burglaries happened in La Quinta, between Nov. 12. and Nov. 16, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant David Smith explained after the arrests. Deputies […]
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SAN JACINTO — A pedestrian crossing a busy street died after being struck by a car late Friday evening, Dec. 15. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of W. Ramona Expressway and Eagle Road, east of N. State Street, in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]
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