News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE – A pedestrian died after he was hit by a vehicle in the area of Columbia Avenue west of Mulberry Street Saturday, Oct. 1. After the accident the driver of the sedan fled the scene, leaving the victim dying in the roadway. The Riverside Police Department’s Dispatch Center received several calls from citizens reporting the vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision at […]
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HEMET – A local resident was arrested after allegedly breaking into a home and leading officers on a foot chase Wednesday, Oct. 5. The arrest and incident began in the 300 block of S. Juanita Street. Hemet police officers arrested Ellis Smith, 21, of Hemet, and he was later booked into county jail. According to a press release from Hemet PD, Smith […]
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HEMET/RIVERSIDE – Two women were arrested after they allegedly hit a total of four Target stores throughout the day stealing baby formula. One of the incidents occurred at Target in the 2700 block of Canyon Springs Parkway Wednesday, Sept. 28. Loss prevention officers stopped he two women as they were leaving the store while trying to steal over $1,000 in baby formula from the Canyon […]
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The driver of the Toyota that caused the nearly head-on collision sustained major traumatic injuries. She was later arrested for DUI. Aric Bell photo HEMET – A woman sustained major injuries when a vehicle she was driving drifted into the opposing lanes of traffic and collided nearly head on with a vehicle occupied by a family of five, according to […]
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WILDOMAR – A Cal Fire/Riverside County fire engine sustained major damage while working on a traffic collision call when it was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 15 in Wildomar Sunday morning, Oct. 2. Firefighters were providing medical aid for those injured in the first collision when it was struck from behind. The first accident was reported just before 7 a.m. Paramedic Engine E-94 from the City of Lake […]
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UPDATED: 10/02/2016 1:15 p.m. BEAUMONT – Riverside County coroner’s officials have identified a man who was shot and killed by a Beaumont police officer Saturday, Sept. 17. The deadly shooting happened in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant in the 1600 block of E. Sixth Street near Highland Springs Avenue in Banning. According to coroner’s officials the man was identified […]
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HEMET – Multiple 911 reports of shots being fired in the parking lot of a Chase Bank brought several officers rushing to the scene of what some callers reported as a possible bank robbery Saturday, Oct. 1. The bank is located at 1800 E. Florida Avenue between N. Mayflower and N. Yale Streets The incident was reported to City of Hemet dispatchers at […]
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MORENO VALLEY – A man associated with three different former children’s daycare facilities in three different inland empire cities was arrested for child molestation related charges Sept. 22. Riverside County sheriff’s investigators from the Moreno Valley Police Station arrested the man after two victims came forward alleging that they were molested by an associate of one of the former facilities that […]
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A City of Hemet firefighter from Engine Company 2 – one of the first to arrive at the fire – is seen battling the residential blaze. Courtesy photo from Hemet Fire Department – by Joe Fanaselle HEMET – City of Hemet firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to a residential fire in the area of West Whittier Avenue and South Santa […]
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The wrecked motorcycle as seen in an image from NBC4 Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES – A local motorcyclist was killed in an early morning accident after colliding with a Metro Expo Line west of downtown Los Angeles Monday, Sept. 26. The deadly collision happened at a rail crossing in the area of Washington Boulevard, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Matthew King. The train operator […]
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