News From Around The County
HEMET – A Hemet resident – who has been accused of human trafficking, pimping and other sex crimes – was arrested Wednesday, May 10, according to sheriff’s officials. The alleged sex crimes occurred in the areas of Hemet, San Bernardino, Pomona and Palm Springs. “The prostitution activities were advertised online or occurred on the streets of well-known prostitution corridors of […]
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HEMET – Officials are investigating a shooting after a residence was struck by gunfire Wednesday, May 10. The early-morning shooting happened on the 100 block of N. Inez Street, south of Latham Avenue and north of Florida Avenue, in Hemet. A City of Hemet police officer, who happened to be on patrol one street to the west on Alessandro Street, […]
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CORONA – Officials are asking for the public’s help locating one of two people who were allegedly involved in a fatal hit and run collision, Saturday, May 6. The fatal crash happened on the 800 block of Avenida Del Vista in Corona. “Traffic investigators have identified both men and are seeking the public’s help in locating Eduardo Lopez, a 20-year-old resident […]
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UPDATE: May 10, 4 p.m. City of Hemet police officials provided updated information regarding the condition of the three teenagers who were injured when a stolen vehicle they were fleeing from police in smashed backwards into a tree at high-speed. The major-injury collision left at least one of the three young car thief’s with serious, traumatic injuries. “All three occupants […]
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EAST HEMET – One man died and another was airlifted after a two-vehicle, rollover traffic collision, Monday, May 8. The fatal accident happened on the 47000 block of Highway 74 just east of Doe Canyon Road and the San Bernardino Forest Service’s Cranston Station #54, in the unincorporated area of Valle Vista. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim as Bernardo Santana-Brito, 52, of […]
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Robert Carter of Public Safety Incidents contributed to this report. HEMET – A man was arrested for driving under the influence after he attempted to flee from an early-morning wreck, Tuesday, May 9. The accidents happened on S. Santa Fe Street near Mayberry Avenue in Hemet. Officials have not released the name of the alleged drunk driver, who was described as […]
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REDLANDS – A driver was killed in a solo-vehicle traffic accident that sent a car soaring through the air before it smashed midair into an Edison power pole Monday, May 7. The vehicle was traveling westbound on San Timoteo Canyon Road, east of Entranz Boulevard, in an unincorporated area of Redlands. The area where the early-morning accident happened, which is […]
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HEMET – Several Hemet area schools were placed on temporary lock down today, after law enforcement officers received “911 calls” in connection with one of the schools, Monday, May 8. Officials lifted the lock downs just after 1:20 p.m., according to a school district official. There were no reported injuries or incidents related to the short lock down. The incident […]
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RIVERSIDE – Details are still emerging after Riverside police officials arrested a man, accused of fatally shooting a family member Sunday night, May 7. The deadly shooting happened in a quiet neighborhood just blocks from the Riverside Plaza on the 3500 block of Timothy Way near San Diego Avenue in Riverside. Early information from the scene indicated that two of […]
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HEMET – A traffic accident between two vehicles sent a car careening into a sign and through a residential fence Sunday, May 7. There were no reported injuries related to the two-vehicle crash, that happened at the intersection of N. Hamilton and W. Latham Avenues in Hemet. Hemet Fire and Police personnel responded to the scene of the accident about […]
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