News From Around The County
HEMET – A person who was listed as a runaway juvenile was taken into custody after he led police on a dangerous motorcycle pursuit through city streets Friday, Nov. 4. During the wild pursuit, the subject fled without regard for the safety of other citizens or pursuing officers. Officers reported seeing the motorcyclist traveling on the wrong side of the road, […]
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BREAKING HEMET – At least two people were shot, one fatally, in a violent encounter that occurred Friday, Nov. 4. The shooting happened between at least one suspect and a group of several subjects who had been walking in the area. The shootings happened shortly before 1 a.m., in the area of Acacia and S. Western Avenues in Hemet. One […]
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RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials announced yesterday, Nov. 2, that they are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself to a gas station clerk last month. The incident happened Sunday, Oct. 16. The unidentified man entered the Shell Gas station located in the 3200 Block of Iowa at about 11:30 p.m. After purchasing a soda, […]
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CORONA – A man died when he was ejected from his truck in an early morning, rollover traffic accident Saturday, Oct. 29. The accident happened on Green River Road between Dominguez Ranch Road, south of the 91 freeway. The victim, described only as a 26-year-old male, has not yet been identified by coroner officials pending notification of the man’s family. The victim […]
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RIVERSIDE – A Riverside Police Department motor officer who heard gunshots Monday, Oct. 31, located the alleged shooter and arrested the man after a dangerous vehicle pursuit. The shooting happened Halloween night, in the area of Comer Street and University Avenue. Dion Martell King, 36, of Moreno Valley, led officers on a vehicle pursuit before he eventually yielded and was […]
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VALLE VISTA – Two people were injured, one severely, when a vehicle smashed into a moped in the area of Mayberry Avenue and Anawood Place Wednesday, Oct. 2. The accident was reported at 1:26 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other emergency first responders responded to the scene of the major traffic collision involving a vehicle and […]
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HEMET – Hemet police officials are investigating what they are calling an assault with a deadly weapon against a minor that occurred Halloween night. During the violent confrontation a 14-year-old boy was attacked by at least four subjects who hit the boy in the head with a bottle and kicked him in the head, causing him to lose consciousness. The […]
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UPDATE: 11/03/2016 1:45 p.m. RIVERSIDE – A man suspected of stealing wood pallets from a business died after officers took him into custody following a foot pursuit Monday, Oct. 31. The arrest that led to the in-custody death happened in the 8100 block of Mar Vista Court in Riverside. Coroner’s officials have identified the subject as Edward Hayes III, […]
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A large group of Hemet and San Jacinto residents gathered outside the Hemet Police Station Tuesday, Oct. 1, to show their appreciation to Officer Derrick Young and the entire Hemet police force for their continued dedication and service to the community. Ted Morgan, a retired deputy sheriff, organized the event to recognize Officer Young for a recent early-morning arrest where […]
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Ricardo Ruelas of Hemet News contributed to this report. HEMET – Numerous officers converged on Oltman Park near Cornflower Street and Eaton Avenue in Hemet after a juvenile became involved in a physical altercation with a Hemet police officer. Oltman Park is located across the street from Rancho Viejo Middle School and southeast of Tahquitz High School. A Hemet police […]
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