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Woman steals Riverside fire engine while firefighters treat man who stopped breathing

October 3, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say an “extremely intoxicated” woman who stole a City of Riverside Fire Department truck and took it on a short joyride was arrested after crashing into at least two cars early Thursday evening, Oct. 1. Firefighters were handling a life-threatening medical emergency and helping treat an elderly victim who had stopped breathing when they realized someone had […]

HEMET: Area resident arrested after vandalizing fire truck

September 30, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET — Officials arrested a Hemet man after he allegedly caused about $1,500 in damage to a City of Hemet Fire truck Friday, Sept. 29. The damage was caused when the man threw several rocks at the passing fire truck at the intersection of Buena Vista Street and Latham Avenue in Hemet. The suspect, who was later identified as Jermaine Kevin Middleton, 38, of Hemet, […]