News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE COUNTY — Riverside County Sheriff’s officials are asking for help with a months-long cyber stalking and extortion case involving young women they say were stalked and extorted by an unknown suspect. Since beginning their investigation last May, authorities have identified victims throughout Riverside County, and officials believe there may be more victims involved that have not yet come forward […]
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RIVERSIDE — In a move announced to employees in a Nov. 14 email, Amtrak officials said they will be closing their Riverside reservation center in January, laying off all 550 employees. Amtrak says the decision to close the Riverside call center was based on declining phone reservations, but employees and union representatives say the decision was based on Amtrak wanting […]
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NORCO — Authorities investigating numerous threats of violence against Norco High School that spanned several months announced the arrest of a teen they allege was responsible for the threats that officials say tied up Sheriff’s resources, delayed school schedules, and greatly inconvenienced students, faculty, and parents. Although investigating deputies later determined the threats were not credible the alleged suspect was […]
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SAN JACINTO — Grocery shopping in the San Jacinto valley is soon to get smarter, faster, and easier, according to ALDI executives who confirmed to RCNS today that San Jacinto’s newest grocery store will be opening Dec. 6. ALDI’s San Jacinto Grand Opening festivities, which begin at 8 a.m, will include an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, Golden Ticket giveaway to the first […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Nov. 16, 12 p.m. See original story, photos, and videos below. HEMET — Officials investigating yesterday’s fatal shooting of a man during a fight inside a residential Hemet neighborhood announced this afternoon the arrest of two suspects they say were involved in the fatal incident. Both have been booked into jail on various charges related to the incident, […]
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Redding PD announced today the arrest of an Anderson man they allege stole a trailer packed with tens of thousands of dollars worth of adventure gear from a Redding business Tuesday, Nov. 13. When officers tracked the man down at his residence he was also found to be in possession of a truck stolen from the Redding area last month. […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m. BURNEY — According to official radio traffic, a man who was seriously injured after being splashed with hot tar is being transported by ground ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Redding to rendezvous with a PHI Air Ambulance. Although PHI’s Med Flight 43 was initially dispatched to the Burney Sheriff’s Mountain Sub-Station, the flight […]
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JURUPA VALLEY — Two drivers escaped serious injury after a wrong way driver plowed head-on into another vehicle early Sunday morning, Nov. 11. The crash happened on the Van Buren Blvd on-ramp to the westbound 60 Freeway. According to CHP, DUI is suspected as a contributing factor in the crash. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Community chuckling after police Cpt. responds […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY — A Riverside County man serving a 20-year sentence at California State Prison in Lancaster was allegedly killed by his cell mate last Friday, Nov. 9, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation said Tuesday. Both men were from Riverside County and had been incarcerated at the prison since 2015, according to CDCR. It was not immediately known if […]
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RIVERSIDE — Authorities said this morning they are investigating the in-custody death of a man who was found unresponsive inside a secured jail cell at Riverside’s Robert Presley Detention Center, Saturday night, Nov. 10. According to officials, foul play is not suspected in the man’s death. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Community chuckling after police Cpt. responds to critical incident in […]
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