News From Around The County
REDDING — An alleged drunk driver who was wanted for a previous DUI was arrested early Sunday morning, Nov. 11, after leading officials from at least five area law enforcement agencies on a pursuit that traveled through Shasta County into Butte County. The man was apprehended after fleeing from his disabled car after officials successfully deployed spike strips, deflating both […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS — Two deputies were injured and hospitalized after separate violent incidents involving a wanted felon arrested during a domestic disturbance investigation yesterday evening, Nov. 12. Both injured deputies were treated at area hospitals and have since been released. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Community chuckling after police Cpt. responds to critical incident in 64-year-old squad car UPDATE: Hours-long […]
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Deputies at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Colorado River Station recently took possession of a new high-tech tool officials say will increase efficiencies in conducting operations along the Colorado River. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Community chuckling after police Cpt. responds to critical incident in 64-year-old squad car UPDATE: Hours-long standoff over after suspect shoots self – no officers injured during […]
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“Today’s Lighter Side of the News…” HEMET — When a City of Hemet police officer put out an emergency radio broadcast that he was being shot at while chasing a man who fled from a traffic stop yesterday morning, every available local, county, and state law enforcement officer in southwest Riverside County raced to the scene. Yesterday’s critical incident quickly […]
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FOUR CORNERS — A driver escaped serious injury after plowing into a tree in the Four Corners area of State Routes 89 and 299, about four miles west of Burney. The solo-vehicle, minor-injury accident happened after the SUV reportedly suffered a mechanical malfunction, early Friday evening, Nov. 9. LEADING THE BURNEY AND INTERMOUNTAIN AREA HEADLINES: Officials searching for driver after […]
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BURNEY — An air ambulance was requested but then later cancelled after an elderly Burney resident reportedly suffered a medical emergency this afternoon, Monday, Nov. 12. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Officials searching for driver after Burney hit and run San Francisco man arrested after exposing himself at Redding store Community in shock after Happy Valley woman found murdered, husband arrested […]
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BURNEY — Authorities are searching for the driver of a pickup truck who crashed into a tree this morning, Monday, Nov. 12. According to officials, the driver is unlicensed and well known to them and has been the subject of several previous hit and runs and interactions. The solo-vehicle crash happened in the area of Park Ave. and Long Leaf […]
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HEMET — A pair driving a stolen pickup truck chose the wrong day to drive through the city of Hemet earlier this afternoon, passing through just as countless officers and deputies were leaving the scene of an hours-long barricaded standoff that ended when the alleged gunman shot himself in the head. The couple was stopped on Florida Ave. near Inez […]
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UPDATED:, Sunday, Nov. 11, 1:07 p.m. See original story, photos, and videos below. HEMET — Officers at the scene of an ongoing barricaded standoff after an officer involved gun battle inside Whispering Pines Apartments reported hearing a single, muffled gunshot shortly after 1 p.m. Officers had previously reported the man had shot at them after a routine traffic stop near […]
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PERRIS — Firefighters made quick work knocking down a vehicle fire after an early morning crash yesterday, Friday, Nov. 9. No serious injuries were reported after the fiery wreck, which happened on Indian Ave., north of Harley Knox Blvd, in the city of Perris. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Officials seek woman who stole purse as elderly crash victim lay paralyzed […]
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