News From Around The County
EAST HEMET – A man who had a felony warrant for assault with a deadly weapon was captured and arrested after he ran from deputies who were investigating reports of a domestic dispute Sunday, March 26. The incident, that began in the 41300 block of Sequoia Lane in the unincorporated area of East Hemet, led to a long search for the […]
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GOOD HOPE – One person was killed and two other were injured in a single-vehicle, roll-over accident Saturday, March 25. The deadly accident happened in the 22000 block of Ellis Avenue, near Marshall Street, in the unincorporated community of Good Hope. Good Hope is located southwest of Perris and north of Lake Elsinore. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim killed […]
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MECCA HILLS – Eight people were rescued in two separate incidents that happened just two hours apart in the Painted Hills area of the Mecca Hills Wilderness Area Sunday, March 26. The area where the victims were rescued from is known as “Ladder Canyon.” The remote hiking area is south of Interstate 10 and east of Highway 86. In both […]
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LA QUINTA – Sheriff’s officials arrested a woman who was allegedly involved in a DUI-related hit and run traffic collision Friday, March 24. The hit and run happened on Washington Street and Ave. 47 in La Quinta. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s La Quinta Police Station responded to reports of a hit and run traffic collision about 5:10 p.m. […]
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HEMET – Firefighters quickly knocked down a backyard fire that damaged a shed and was threatening nearby residences Sunday, March 26. The fire broke out in the 1300 block of Leslie Drive, near S. San Jacinto Avenue in Hemet. Leslie Drive is in a quiet, tree-lined residential neighborhood south of E. Whittier and north of Johnston Avenues. All five City […]
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SAN JACINTO – A victim was burned and sustained major injuries when a house caught fire Sunday, March 26. The early-morning residential blaze broke out just after midnight in the 400 block of Shaver Street in San Jacinto. Twenty-six firefighters from seven engine companies responded to the fire, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Tawny Cabral explained in an incident report. They […]
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SAN JACINTO – Four people sustained minor to moderate injuries in a four-vehicle pileup Saturday, March 25. The accident happened in the area of N.Sanderson Avenue and Ramona Expressway in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the wreck about 9:45 p.m. When officials […]
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BEAUMONT – Police officials announced the arrest of four people who were allegedly involved in the March 4 murder of 21-year-old Banning resident, Jasmine Zuniga. Officers arrested the four suspects Thursday, March 23, while serving homicide-related search warrants in the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa and Yucaipa. SEE RELATED: 21-year-old woman fatally shot while sitting inside vehicle ID’d Zuniga was fatally […]
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HEMET – During 2016, City of Hemet firefighters responded to nearly 17,000 calls for service. Many of those calls involved vehicle fires, residential blazes, wildland fires, fatal traffic collisions and other deadly incidents. In order to show many of the dangerous calls the firefighters responded to and handled, Hemet Fire Fighters Association, Local 2342 compiled helmet camera footage from throughout the […]
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Authorities conducted dozens of AB 109 compliance checks and made numerous arrests Wednesday, March 22, during a coordinated, region-wide operation. The sweeps comprised of unannounced compliance searches of individuals who are on Probation, Mandatory Supervision, Parole and Post Release Community Supervision. During the operation, the teams conducted 64 compliance checks, which resulted in the arrest of 15 subjects. “Drugs, drug paraphernalia, numerous […]
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