News From Around The County
Two Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies are being hailed as heroes after two separate recent incidents involving different 3-year-old’s, who – without the deputies’ intervention – might not be with their families to celebrate their fourth birthdays. One of the potentially deadly incidents happened in Eastvale, the other in Los Angeles. Both ended with children saved from the brink of death […]
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This was a great week of back to school nights. Thank you Estudillo Elementary, Megan Cope Elementary and San Jacinto Elementary for allowing sheriff’s officials to come by and speak with parents and students about traffic safety around the schools. There was a great exchange of questions, answers and concerns. RSO/SJPD photo Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit and Desert Search and […]
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After a recent spike of incidents in Riverside County involving phone-based, kidnapping scams, Riverside County sheriff’s officials are reminding citizens to be wary of and to immediately report any phone calls or texts from an unknown person claiming a family member or loved one has been kidnapped or is being held for ransom. The scams, which law enforcement officials and federal investigators first began […]
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UPDATE: Aug. 20, 12:30 p.m. NUEVO — Riverside County Sheriff’s Coroner’s officials have identified the victim killed in a fiery wreck between a small, two-door Honda and a big-rig, Friday, Aug. 18. According to a coroner’s release, Jarred Taverney, 18, of San Jacinto was injured at 6:20 p.m. He was pronounced dead minutes later, at 6:36 p.m., when officials arrived at the scene of the fiery […]
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HESPERIA — A car plowed into the rear of a school bus in front of shocked parents who were dropping off their children at Hesperia Junior High School, Friday morning, Aug. 18. The accident, which was reported about 8:30 a.m., happened on Willow Street, directly in front of the school, where the posted speed limit is 25 mph and there are at least two […]
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SAN JACINTO — Authorities arrested one of two men they allege beat and then robbed an elderly couple of their winnings after the couple left the Soboba Casino Wednesday, Aug. 16. The early-morning robbery and attempted murder happened in the area of Main and S. Hewitt Streets in San Jacinto. When the two suspects fled after first beating the elderly man and […]
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MENIFEE — Sheriff’s officials say they are reviewing an arrest that involved a “use of force” against a man they allege was acting “loud and aggressive” towards vehicles and other passersby Thursday, August 17. The incident and arrest happened in the area of Newport and Haun Roads in Menifee. Officials today addressed a partial video of the arrest that was posted to […]
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RIVERSIDE — Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating a man who allegedly stabbed another man during an argument in front of a Carl’s Jr. restaurant, Tuesday, August 15. The violent and bloody stabbing happened in the 3300 block of La Sierra Avenue near Indiana Avenue in Riverside. City of Riverside Police and Fire officials responded to the fast-food restaurant about […]
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MURRIETA — A Murrieta woman died when her car was rear-ended, Thursday, Aug. 10. The other vehicle involved in the deadly crash overturned, ending up on its side. The fatal accident happened at Hancock Avenue and Las Brisas Road North in Murrieta. Despite medical intervention, 52-year-old, Donna Montes, died after being flown to Loma Linda University Hospital in San Bernardino County for treatment. […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE — Employees came to the rescue of a mother and daughter after a Los Angeles man allegedly attempted to snatch the 9-year-old girl from her mother’s arms, Wednesday morning, Aug. 16. The attempted kidnapping happened at the checkout stands of a Gelson’s Market in the 36100 block of Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage. The man was arrested after leading authorities […]
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