UPDATED: San Jacinto carjacking suspect pleads not guilty at arraignment

UPDATE: 09/23/2016 1 p.m. RIVERSIDE – A convicted felon accused of using a firearm to carjack a San Jacinto resident’s vehicle pleaded not guilty today to carjacking and using a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. Jorge Alejandro Ojeda Jr., 40, of San Jacinto, was arrested Friday, Sept. 9 after Riverside County sheriff’s officials conducted an investigation into the carjacking the occurred the […]

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HEMET: Truck smashes into, destroys light pole

HEMET – A man was slightly injured when he lost control of his truck, nearly sideswiped a tree, and then smashed into a light pole Tuesday, Sept. 13. The accident happened just east of the intersection of Florida and Palm Avenues. The 50-year-old driver, who was not identified, said he was driving westbound on Florida Avenue when another vehicle suddenly […]

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Three, including 1 juvenile, stabbed in French Valley

FRENCH VALLEY – Three people, including a juvenile, were stabbed at a house party Sunday, Sept. 11. The triple stabbing happened in the 38000 block of Sevilla Avenue in the unincorporated community of French Valley east of Murrieta. The residence where the incident occurred is north of Murrieta Hot Springs Road and east of Pouroy Road. It is also located adjacent to […]

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Two firefighters injured battling Beaumont strip mall blaze

The first arriving engine company reported a 15,000 square foot strip mall with a well-established fire burning in the attic space. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire photo BEAUMONT – Two firefighters suffered minor, but unspecified, injuries while battling a two alarm structure fire at a strip mall in the 400 block E. 6th Street in Beaumont Sept. 11. Both injured firefighters were transported by […]

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UPDATED: Woman arrested in Riverside hit and run of girl, 14

UPDATE: 09/12/2016 8:45 p.m. Upon further investigation into this traffic collision, Riverside Police detectives arrested Kelli Nguyen, 42, of Riverside Sept. 9. She was arrested at a residence on Primrose Drive in Riverside. She was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside for felony hit & run causing injury. She was released later the same day after posting $60,000 bail. […]

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Two arrested for weapons charges after Riverside nightclub brawl

RIVERSIDE – An early morning fight broke out Monday, Sept. 12 in the parking lot of the Sevilla Night Club located in the 3200 Block of Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside. During the fight, one man pulled out a handgun, leading to calls of shots fired at the club. Two men were arrested at the conclusion of an investigation into the violent incident. […]

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Firefighters save Temecula home during Saturday blaze, 2 displaced

TEMECULA – Firefighters spent just over 30 minutes knocking down a residential fire in the 36900 block Los Alamitos Drive in an unincorporated area east of Temecula Sept. 10. The fire was first reported to Riverside County emergency dispatchers at about 5:43 p.m. 25 firefighters from six engine companies, one truck company, and one water tender responded to the residential […]

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Shots fired at Winchester residence leads to 16-hour standoff

WINCHESTER – Multiple reports of shots fired from a residence in the 32000 block of Armoise Drive in Winchester led to a nearly 16-hour standoff Friday, Sept. 9, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Fredericks. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Southwest Station responded to home to check the welfare of those residing at the residence. When deputies arrived at the residential area […]

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Good Samaritans save tot crossing 210 Freeway in San Bernardino

Good Samaritans spotted a 3-year-old toddler crossing the 210 Freeway near State Street in San Bernardino Saturday Sept.10. Photo by Beatriz E. Valenzuela SBSun   SAN BERNARDINO – Concerned citizens came to the rescue of a 3-year-old they say was trying to cross the eastbound lanes of the 210 Freeway near State Street in San Bernardino Saturday Sept. 10. Juan Jose Panameno Castro […]

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RAOK: Homeless soldier’s sign offering his resume has community talking

FONTANA – Heather Nelson recently had an experience with a uniformed soldier she felt she needed to share on Facebook. Nelson explained that she made the post public so it could be shared as much as possible. By the end of the first day, Nelson’s post had been shared 3,424 times. Nelson wrote that on Thursday, Sept. 9 she was on her way […]

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