News From Around The County
MENIFEE – A teenager died in an early-morning, head-on traffic collision after he tried to pass slower moving traffic on Scott Road, east of Merrit Road, in Menifee, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The deadly accident happened just after midnight, Tuesday, March 21. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim as Peter Ely Sakr, 18, of Menifee. Sakr died about one […]
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DE LUZ – A woman who was ejected from her car after crashing into a tree died Thursday morning, March 23. The deadly, solo-vehicle crash happened in the 43400 block of De Luz Road, between Tierra Linda and Via Vaquero Road, in the unincorporated community of De Luz. Although a California Highway Patrol official described the accident as a “totally […]
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HEMET – After receiving a tip about a man spotted driving a stolen vehicle, Hemet police officers swooped in and arrested the driver – who also had several warrants – as he sat inside the car outside a CVS Pharmacy. The short but tense incident, which happened Monday, March 20 in front of CVS Pharmacy, sent several CVS employees and shoppers […]
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MORENO VALLEY – Four people were injured, including one who was left in critical condition, when a vehicle smashed into a tree Monday, March 20. Officials believe alcohol and/or drug intoxication were contributing factors in the collision. The major-injury accident happened on Iris Avenue west of Oliver Street in Moreno Valley. The accident forced the overnight closure of eastbound Iris Avenue, between […]
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TEMECULA – A Temecula motor officer suffered facial injuries while trying to subdue a probationer who was acting erratically and disrupting businesses Tuesday, March 21. The violent encounter happened near Promenade Temecula in the area of Ynez and Winchester Roads in Temecula. Devynald Joseph Morrison, 22, of Temecula, was arrested and booked into the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion […]
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EAST HEMET – A motorcycle that was abandoned after it caught fire at a gas station forced the temporary closure of the business Sunday, March 19. The blaze erupted at Shell gas station at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Stanford Street in the unincorporated area of East Hemet. Fire personnel responded to the fire after multiple people called 911 […]
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A man who was armed with a knife and physically assaulting a woman was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy Sunday, March 19. The deadly shooting happened in the area of Dillon Road and Johnson Road southeast of Desert Hot Springs, in the unincorporated community of Desert Edge. The incident began about 9:20 a.m., when deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Palm Desert […]
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BEAUMONT – Two City of Beaumont police officers were injured during a lengthy scuffle with a shoplifting suspect Wednesday, March 15. The violent encounter happened at Wal-Mart, in the 2nd Street Marketplace at 1540 E. 2nd Street in Beaumont. Both injured officers sustained minor injuries during the parking lot brawl and two women were arrested after the incident, according to […]
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MECCA HILLS – Three women had to be rescued after they became lost while hiking Sunday, March 12. The area where the trio were rescued is known as “Ladder Canyon” in the Painted Hills area of the Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, south of Interstate 10 and east of Highway 86. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Thermal Station responded to the area about […]
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TEMECULA – A man was injured in an early morning, single-vehicle traffic accident when his vehicle smashed head-on into a Southern California Edison pole Thursday, March 16. The pole, which is located in the area of Temecula Parkway west of Meadows Parkway in Temecula, was sheared in half from the impact. Deputies responded to the area about 4:18 a.m., after receiving […]
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