News From Around The County
MENIFEE — A convicted felon who walked away from Folsom State Prison on Dec. 22 was apprehended Wednesday, Jan. 16, after leading officials on a vehicle pursuit in Menifee. The inmate was one of two men who escaped from California prison facilities within a 24-hour period. The other escaped inmate was apprehended in the Wrightwood area Dec. 25. An officer […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Jan 18, 2:50 p.m., With additional details. BEAUMONT — A tow truck driver who was left pinned underneath a vehicle after he was struck Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17, was eventually pulled from under the vehicle, fire officials have reported. The crash happened on Beaumont Ave., south of California Ave., in Beaumont. The tow truck driver, believed to have […]
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FALLBROOK — When former Army Specialist Joseph Paulk, Jr. joined the Army in 2004 he wanted to serve his community and create a better future for himself. While Joey understood and accepted the danger he faced while serving his first tour in Southern Afghanistan with the 546th Military Police Company, he never imagined how much his life would change in […]
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LA QUINTA — A La Quinta Cove residential burglary investigation ended with the non-fatal shooting of a probationer who officials allege attacked them Wednesday evening, Jan. 16. The reported burglary and subsequent shooting happened in the 77300 block of Avenida Montezuma, northwest of Eisenhower Dr. and Calle Sinaloa. The alleged suspect, later identified by jail records as 23-year-old, Christopher John […]
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REDDING — A man driving a motorized wheelchair in traffic was critically injured when he was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon, Jan. 14. Redding PD later reported the accident happened at the intersection of Placer and Willis streets. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Car plummets 50 ft off 299E into Cedar Creek CHP reporting snow, rock slides, on 25-mile stretch […]
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California Highway Patrol is reporting dangerous, weather-related, roadway conditions along a 25-mile stretch of Highway 299E, between the Intermountain communities of Hatchet and Ingot. A CHP incident log indicated motorists had reported several fresh inches of snowfall near Hatchet Summit and a rock and mud slide near Ingot. The road remains partially open as of this report, but at 10 […]
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HEMET –Authorities are investigating a stabbing that was reported earlier today, Tuesday, Jan. 15, after a man walked up to a Hemet fire station with a stab wound. Firefighter/paramedics immediately began treating the victim and contacted Hemet PD, who responded to the station and began investigating the incident. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Man who murdered woman in front of officer […]
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RIVERSIDE — Officers on routine patrol in Riverside witnessed two males shoot into a crowd of people, injuring two of the victims, late Sunday night, Jan. 13. Officers returned fire at the two alleged suspects – one of whom was just 16-years-old – before taking them into custody after the shooting, which happened in the 3300 block of Iowa Ave. […]
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OAK RUN — California Highway Patrol is investigating a non-injury, solo vehicle crash near the unincorporated community of Oak Run after a vehicle plummeted about 50 feet down a steep embankment and ended up in Cedar Creek. The accident happened along Highway 299E, just west of Oak Run Rd., according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE BURNEY & […]
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ONTARIO — A Riverside man is in custody after officials allege he torched the vehicle of a woman he had been stalking, which was parked at an Ontario hotel early Sunday morning, Jan. 13. A total of seven vehicles were damaged or destroyed by the ensuing blaze, which officers say was purposely set at Azure Hotel & Suites at 1945 […]
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