REDDING: Man tracked down, arrested after threatening others with replica gun

REDDING — A man who allegedly brandished a weapon at a group of people before fleeing from responding officers was tracked down and arrested by police officials July 26. The incident and arrest happened in downtown Redding near Riverside Drive. The “weapon” turned out to be a replica firearm, according to officials. At the conclusion of their initial investigation, officers arrested John […]

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TEMECULA: “Vigilant resident’s” 911 call results in arrest of felon with firearm, stolen laptop

If page fails to load properly, or displays as a plain-text document, try refreshing the page. I am working to resolve the problem. -TM   TEMECULA — Officials are crediting a “vigilant resident” who spotted and called in a report of suspicious activity Friday, May 26, as resulting in the early-morning arrest of a convicted felon. The man, who was […]

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UPDATED: SAN JACINTO: Suspect who shot victim “multiple times” identified, arrested

UPDATE: March 24, 6 p.m. (See original story, photographs and video below) SAN JACINTO – Sheriff’s officials have provided additional information regarding an argument that escalated into a shooting Thursday, March 23. The shooting, which left a 35-year-old victim with major injuries, happened at the Mountain View Garden Apartments at 850 E. Main Street in San Jacinto. At the end of […]

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HOMELAND: Felon with firearm, narcotics arrested after disturbance

HOMELAND – Deputies responding to a disturbance call arrested a felon, accused of being in possession of a firearm and a large quantity of concentrated cannabis Thursday, Dec. 29. The incident and arrest happened in the 25000 block of Avenida Ramada Drive near Alicante Drive in Homeland. The suspect, who was identified as Rodney Alexander Topkov, 34, of Homeland, was arrested […]

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EASTVALE: Man arrested with handgun and narcotics

EASTVALE – A Jurupa Valley resident was arrested with a loaded gun and narcotics after a deputy conducted an occupied vehicle check in Eastvale Friday, Oct. 28. The arrest happened after a deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Eastvale Police Station was proactively searching for suspicious activity in the parking lot of the Eastvale Gateway Shopping Center in Eastvale at about […]

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RIVERSIDE: Fleeing suspect ditches handgun, later arrested

RIVERSIDE – A Riverside area transient was arrested after leading Riverside police officers first on a vehicle pursuit and then on a foot pursuit Saturday, Oct. 28. While fleeing from officers the man allegedly tossed a firearm, which was located and recovered by officers. The alleged suspect, who initially evaded arrest, was later tracked down and arrested by Riverside Police […]

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Hemet traffic stop leads to arrest of felon with a loaded firearm

HEMET – Following a traffic stop Thursday, May 12, officers from the Hemet Police Department arrested a convicted felon for possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm. Following an investigation, officers arrested David Silas Palmer, 49, of Hemet. He was later booked into county jail. Just before 11 p.m., a Hemet Police officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a gray Mercedes […]

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SOBOBA: Man arrested for negligent discharge of a weapon after firing more than 200 rounds into the air

Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source   SOBOBA – A resident of the Soboba Reservation was arrested after firing more than 200 rounds into the air in the early morning hours of Jan. 1. Hemet Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 24000 block of Soboba Road, San Jacinto on the Soboba Reservation regarding multiple calls of shots being fired. According to […]

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