News From Around The County
CANYON LAKE – Sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of a Canyon Lake resident, charged in connection with an April 8, arson-related, attempted murder investigation. The incident that led to the search warrant and man’s arrest happened April 8 on the 22000 block of Giant Fir in Canyon Lake. It was the second arson-related incident to happen in the gated neighborhood […]
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MORENO VALLEY – A house was “severely damaged” and left uninhabitable after a major blaze burned much of the home to the ground Sunday, April 9, according to fire officials. The fire happened on the 12000 block of Zinnia Street, which is south of Ironwood Avenue and west of Heacock Street, in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley Fire and Police personnel […]
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MORENO VALLEY – An employee was injured when a fire erupted inside a busy Moreno Valley Wal-Mart Saturday morning, April 8. The store is in the 12700 block of Moreno Beach Drive in Moreno Valley. The fire, which reportedly began in the clothing section of the store, sent some shoppers scrambling out of the business. While store employees called 911 […]
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PERRIS – One person was injured and a home was badly damaged in an April 4 residential structure fire. Nearly two dozen firefighters battled the blaze, which left the home uninhabitable and displaced a family of three. American Medical Response medics treated one victim at the scene for minor smoke inhalation. The victim declined further treatment. Emergency first responders were […]
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UPDATE: April 5, 11:49 p.m. CANYON LAKE – Officials have announced the arrest of a man they allege started an April 4 fire at a Canyon Lake residence. A family of four was displaced and their pet dog died during the blaze that destroyed the family’s home in the 23000 block of Canyon Lake Drive North in the city of […]
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LAKE ELSINORE – Students were temporarily evacuated from their classes after a fire broke out at Elsinore Middle School Monday, April 3. Although roughly two dozen firefighters managed to quickly extinguished the fire, the blaze left an equipment room heavily damaged. “There were no injuries reported to firefighters, students or administrative staff,” Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer April Newman wrote in […]
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RIVERSIDE – A man police arrested after they say tried to light his neighbor’s vehicle on fire Friday, March 24 pleaded not guilty to the three charges filed against him at his arraignment. The attempted arson-related vehicle fire was set in the 2900 block of Market Street in Riverside. After the incident and a brief standoff, the alleged suspect, who officials identified […]
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HEMET – Firefighters quickly knocked down a backyard fire that damaged a shed and was threatening nearby residences Sunday, March 26. The fire broke out in the 1300 block of Leslie Drive, near S. San Jacinto Avenue in Hemet. Leslie Drive is in a quiet, tree-lined residential neighborhood south of E. Whittier and north of Johnston Avenues. All five City […]
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SAN JACINTO – A victim was burned and sustained major injuries when a house caught fire Sunday, March 26. The early-morning residential blaze broke out just after midnight in the 400 block of Shaver Street in San Jacinto. Twenty-six firefighters from seven engine companies responded to the fire, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Tawny Cabral explained in an incident report. They […]
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HEMET – During 2016, City of Hemet firefighters responded to nearly 17,000 calls for service. Many of those calls involved vehicle fires, residential blazes, wildland fires, fatal traffic collisions and other deadly incidents. In order to show many of the dangerous calls the firefighters responded to and handled, Hemet Fire Fighters Association, Local 2342 compiled helmet camera footage from throughout the […]
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