News From Around The County
JOHNSON PARK — Residents of the small, unincorporated Intermountain community of Johnson Park, whose nerves were already rattled after a home invasion and shots fired last night, were further shaken – quite literally – by what early reports have indicated was possibly the controlled detonation of a “WWII bomb” earlier this evening, Wednesday, April 3. The detonation occurred in the […]
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HEMET — A pair of Hemet police officers earned the appreciation, admiration, and respect of numerous area residents, who saw a recent social media post about the officers’ handling of an American flag they found wadded up in a ball and thrown on the floor of a Hemet home, last Friday, March 29. Although the two officers – who both […]
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PERRIS — The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Forensic Center – West was briefly evacuated yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, April 2, after coroner officials discovered a suspicious device inside the belongings of a deceased individual whose body was taken to the location. The bomb scare forced the temporary closure of the office at 800 S. Redlands Ave. in Perris, as well as several […]
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LA QUINTA — An Indio convicted felon was arrested after leading deputies on a dangerous pursuit in a stolen pickup truck Tuesday evening, April 2. The man was wanted for questioning in connection to “several thefts, burglaries, and stolen vehicles,” according to sheriff’s officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Released 3 days earlier, sex offender arrested again after incident with child, […]
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BURNEY — An allegedly intoxicated man who officials say fired a handgun at several people while drunkenly searching for his estranged ex-girlfriend was eventually located and apprehended Tuesday evening, April 2. Last night’s shooting happened at a private residence in the 38000 block of Highway 299E, just outside the town of Burney and southwest of the unincorporated community of Johnson […]
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TWENTYNINE PALMS — A convicted kidnapper and sex offender who had just been released from custody March 28, was arrested again early Sunday evening, March 31. The man was arrested after he allegedly tried to break into a Twentynine Palms home, where a terrified 12-year-old girl was inside the home alone at the time, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s […]
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HEMET — A probationer was arrested after Hemet police officers conducted a traffic stop and found him to be in possession of a stolen vehicle early Sunday morning, March 31. Officers arrested Jesus Trejo Arzate, 28, and he was later booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and violation of probation. Jail records […]
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RIVERSIDE — After several weeks spent exhaustively investigating an alleged sexual assault that a woman reported happened at a popular Riverside park last February, authorities announced they had “conclusively determined” the woman’s account was fabricated and never happened. According to the alleged victim, the assault happened near the dead-end of the 5000 block of Tequesquite Ave. along the north side […]
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RIVERSIDE — Three people were hospitalized, including a woman and teenage girl who suffered critical injuries, after a man suffered a medical emergency that ultimately led to his death, Saturday evening, March 30. The crash happened at the intersection of Van Buren Blvd. and Arlington Ave. in Riverside. Within moments of arriving at the scene of the deadly incident, officials […]
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ANDERSON — Anderson police officers teamed up with a Fish & Game warden to conduct an illegal encampment enforcement operation along Anderson Creek Friday, March 29. The operation yielded five arrests, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Man brings toddler to Anderson to sell ecstasy to girl, 15 Burney traffic stop yields stolen rifle, drugs – 1 arrested Officers […]
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