News From Around The County
FONTANA — Officials say jealousy over a girl led to the intentional hit and run of a Fontana resident. The victim died after being transported to an area hospital, Wednesday, Nov. 22. The fatal incident happened at a 7-11 on the 17700 block of East Foothill Boulevard, on the northeast corner of Alder Avenue, in Fontana. San Bernardino County Coroner officials later […]
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REDDING — A registered sex offender who was placed on probation last February after being convicted of using the internet to solicit sex with a minor was arrested again after officers found firearms at his residence, in violation of the terms of his probation. Officers with the City of Redding Police Department’s Neighborhood Police Unit arrested Clifford Jay Markhart, 54, of Redding, after […]
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WINCHESTER — Sheriff’s and fire officials are investigating the cause of a fatal fire after the bodies of two people were found by firefighters, Wednesday, Nov. 22. The victim’s bodies were discovered by firefighters after extinguishing an early morning, recreational vehicle fire The deadly fire happened on the 31000 block of Olive Avenue, between Leon Road and Memory Lane, in the unincorporated […]
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MEAD VALLEY — Sheriff’s officials are investigating after a body was found by firefighters while extinguishing a vegetation fire, early Friday morning, Nov. 24. The deadly fire happened in the area of Cajalco Road and Haines Street in the unincorporated community of Mead Valley. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to the scene of the early morning fire at 5:32 a.m., after a […]
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VALLE VISTA — Two young men were arrested after they fled from deputies responding to a residential burglary, early Wednesday morning, Nov. 22. After an investigation officials linked the two alleged teenage suspects to a series of other residential burglaries throughout the Valle Vista area. Wednesday’s burglary happened at the Linda Vista Mobile Home Park at 45055 E. State Highway 74 in […]
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HEMET — An intoxicated and belligerent man who could barely stand without help was arrested after crashing into a van, fleeing and then crashing again. The incidents and arrest happened Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 23. The initial hit and run collision happened on N. Tahquitz Avenue, where the man struck a mini-van before fleeing in a Dodge dually pickup truck. Witnesses who had followed the […]
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HEMET — Two people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle, head-on collision, Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 22. The accident happened at the intersection of E. Florida and N. Buena Vista Street in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire personnel along with American Medical Response medics were dispatched to the scene of the injury crash just after 1 p.m., after other motorists and witnesses […]
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SAN JACINTO — Officials are investigating after a man allegedly beat a woman with a baseball bat inside a San Jacinto Walmart, Thanksgiving afternoon, Thursday, Nov. 23. The bloody bat attack happened inside the Walmart at 1861 S. San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station responded to the Walmart about 1:30 p.m., regarding reports of a man who […]
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HEMET — Two people died in a suspected DUI-related collision when a speeding sedan that was reportedly traveling over 100 mph in a residential neighborhood failed to slow or stop for a posted stop sign at an intersection and plowed into a pickup truck Thursday morning, Nov. 23. The deadly, early morning wreck happened at the intersection of S. Buena Vista […]
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HEMET — A man who ran from and fought with officers while armed with a large wrench and brick was arrested after officers chased him down and apprehended him, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 21. After an investigation, officers arrested Antonio Smith, 34, of Hemet. Smith was booked into Riverside County Jail on suspicion of obstructing a police officer using force and trespassing, Hemet Police Lieutenant Dickson explained […]
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