San Jacinto valley GTF enforcement activities yield multiple arrests

HEMET, Calif. — Gang Task Force personnel working in the San Jacinto Valley earlier this month announced yesterday the arrests of three felons for a variety of weapons and drug-related charges. All three arrests were the result of traffic stops and other enforcement activities that ultimately led to the seizure of several firearms, including four handguns – one of which […]

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Search continuing for man after hours-long Hemet standoff

HEMET, Calif. — Authorities are continuing to search for a man who managed to elude capture despite an hours-long standoff that happened at a Hemet RV park in the 3600 block of W. Florida, Thursday, Sept. 10. Although the standoff, which took place at the Golden Village Palms RV Resort, caused the park to be shut down for about ten […]

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Yreka couple arrested with shotgun & drugs at Eastvale park

EASTVALE, Calif. — A couple from the North State area of Yreka were arrested at an Eastvale park in southern California, after they were found to be in possession of a loaded shotgun, narcotics and drug paraphernalia Sunday morning, Aug. 2. The pair, 41-year-old, Joseph Edward Garibay and 28-year-old, Rebeccah Fleming, both of whom are on felony probation, remain in […]

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Hemet woman, 61, killed after vehicle hit broadside

HEMET — A 61-year-old Hemet woman died after her small car was hit broadside by a pickup truck early yesterday evening, Sunday, June 9. Two other victims were hospitalized after the collision, which happened at the intersection of N. Lyon and Commonwealth avenues. Last night’s deadly crash was the first of two fatal accidents in Hemet that happened less than […]

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