News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE – Officers arrested two juveniles after they allegedly started a fire at an abandoned building Thursday, Dec. 8. The suspected arson fire was started in the 4000 block of Brockton Avenue in the City of Riverside. City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received a call of a possible structure fire. A witness who had called 911 to report that she saw […]
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HEMET – A local charitable group, Hands Across Hemet, is seeking donations for their annual Christmas toy and present drive. Each year, the group puts together Thanksgiving meals for needy families in November and Christmas presents for local children and families in need in December. Hands Across Hemet also does random food giveaways throughout the year based on the needs of […]
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HEMET – Officials from the Hemet Unified School District are asking for the public’s help in creating food bags to be handed out to at-risk youth for the upcoming holiday break. The food bags will be distributed to students within the school district who might otherwise go without the daily nourishment that is so important to children. They are specifically […]
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HEMET – Three Hemet Unified School District bus drivers were recently honored by the School District for their actions during a fire-related emergency when the engine and engine compartment of a HUSD bus caught fire. (Click link to view original story) Sysonna Allen, Cristina Dever, and Gabriel Figueroa, all drivers for HUSD’s Transportation Department, received the School District’s Good Apple Award during […]
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SAN JACINTO – A second accident involving a tractor-trailer rollover on the same road happened this evening, Friday, Dec. 9. The accident happened at a curve on Ramona Expressway east of N. Warren Road. Wednesday’s rollover accident happened at the intersection of Ramona Expressway and N. Sanderson Avenue, less than two miles from where today’s big-rig rollover accident occurred. The […]
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A 19-year-old Moreno Valley woman was killed when a hit and run driver smashed into her car this morning in Riverside. Everardo Rodriguez photo UPDATE #3: 12/09/2016 9:38 p.m. An updated jail record search revealed Erasco Gomez, the alleged suspect in this morning’s fatal hit and run traffic collision that killed 19-year-old Linda Rodriguez, was booked into jail on suspicion […]
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LAKE ELSINORE – Deputies arrested three Orange County residents after they were caught stealing merchandise from a business Wednesday, Dec. 7. The theft and arrests occurred in the 18200 block of Collier Avenue in Lake Elsinore. At the conclusion of their investigation, deputies arrested Phillip Michael Gordon, 27, of Orange, Megan Elizabeth Donovan, 25, of Fountain Valley, and Jamie Bryn Jones, […]
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RIVERSIDE – At least two people suffered minor injuries during an early-morning, 5-alarm, high-rise structure fire at the Mt. Rubidoux Manor Thursday, Dec. 8. The fire began in an apartment on the tenth-floor, according to fire officials. Mt. Rubidoux Manor is an independent senior living building located in the 3900 block of Tenth Street in Riverside. The 16 story apartment complex houses […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officers arrested a burglary suspect after he was spotted by a Riverside police detective in the 3500 block of Central Avenue Wednesday, Dec. 7. After an investigation, officers arrested Shawn Michael Childress, 43, of Riverside. He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of burglary and other charges. Riverside police officers were notified by a Riverside […]
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JURUPA VALLEY – Deputies arrested a man after he was found in possession of a stolen pickup truck, possession of a stolen wallet and other charges Wednesday, Dec. 7. Deputies made the arrest in the 4000 block of Bain Street in Jurupa Valley. Deputies identified the man as Steven Anthony McCary, 31, of Jurupa Valley. McCary was booked into the for […]
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