News From Around The County
GREEN ACRES — Authorities arrested a Hemet man after they say he killed another Hemet man yesterday evening, Wednesday, July 10. The deadly incident happened at a residence in the 26000 block of Green Ave, south of Hwy 79, in the unincorporated area of Hemet known as Green Acres. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: AT-4 rocket launcher among weapons seized from […]
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REDDING — A Redding parolee was arrested after stabbing another woman early this morning, Thursday, July 11. The “unprovoked attack” happened where the victim had been camping, near the Turtle Bay East Open Space, along the Sacramento River Trail, at the dead-end of Bechelli Ln. According to authorities, the alleged suspect and victim are both transients who knew each other […]
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PERRIS — Officials have identified a Fontana man who died early Monday morning, July 8, after his vehicle overturned and crashed into the Home Depot Perris Distribution Center, just east of the “T” intersection of Nance St. and Indian Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: AT-4 rocket launcher among weapons seized from Menifee home Bicyclist dies after slamming into Rancho Mirage […]
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LAKE ELSINORE — A man who officials say was driving a stolen truck that had been used in a previous crime was arrested after a Lake Elsinore traffic stop, Wednesday afternoon, July 10. During the man’s arrest deputies found he was in possession of a large amount of methamphetamine, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Body found inside car […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE — A bicyclist sustained fatal injuries and passed away after riding his bicycle into a pole in Rancho Mirage, Wednesday morning, July 10. The fatal accident happened in a parking lot near the intersection of Dinah Shore Dr. and Monterey Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: AT-4 rocket launcher among weapons seized from Menifee home Body found inside car […]
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WRITER’S NOTE: RCNS has learned that the rocket launcher seized by the sheriff’s department was inert and could not even be fired. According to Mr. Rutledge’s friends and family, “it posed no danger whatsoever to anyone, other than as a big club that, at worst, could bonk someone on the head.” While speaking with Mr. Rutledge’s family members I have […]
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BEAUMONT — Officials are conducting a death investigation after a person’s lifeless body was discovered over the weekend inside a vehicle in the Lamb Canyon area, on Highway 79 just north of California Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Injured paraglider airlifted after San Jacinto crash Two seriously injured in Hemet road rage incident Elsinore woman ID’d after fatal Wildomar hit […]
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RIVERSIDE — Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey will be heard on board Metrolink trains on the 91/Perris Valley line as the mayor serves as a “Guest Train Conductor.” Bailey’s message will welcome Metrolink travelers aboard in a recorded message, while giving important information about the rail system, announcing upcoming stops, and providing information on points of interest along the way. LEADING […]
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SAN JACINTO — A paraglider suffered moderate injuries after the person crashed near San Jacinto’s Soboba Paragliding early Sunday evening, July 7. Soboba Paragliding has been the site of several other accidents that ended with skydiving and/or paragliding enthusiasts injured or killed, including a paraglider who was killed after crashing at the site last September. In a sad coincidence another […]
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WILDOMAR — A Lake Elsinore woman was struck and killed in Wildomar and her lifeless body was later discovered just minutes after midnight, on the morning of Friday, July 5. The deadly hit and run happened near the intersection of Mission Trail and Sylvester Rd., and officials are now searching for the driver who fled the scene of the fatal […]
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