News From Around The County
HEMET – A man who fled from and then fought with local officials was arrested in a dramatic downtown incident after officers used a Taser less lethal weapon to subdue the fleeing and combative subject. The arrest happened Tuesday afternoon, April 11, near the intersection of Florida Avenue and Juanita Street in Hemet. The incident – which happened on the City […]
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HEMET – Several bus riders sustained minor injuries when an RTA bus was involved in a hit and run accident Tuesday, April 4. Details are still emerging, but the accident happened at the intersection of E. Florida Avenue and S. Harvard Street in Hemet. The vehicle that fled the scene after the collision was described as a white sedan, possibly a […]
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Hemet police officers closed down all lanes of traffic on Florida Avenue, between S. Hamilton and S. Western Avenues during the ruptured gas main emergency. Melanie Lee photo HEMET- A major roadway through Hemet was shut down for several hours after a vehicle crashed into a high-pressure, above-ground, main gas line. Florida Avenue between S. Western and S. Hamilton […]
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HEMET – Details are still emerging after several people suffered minor injuries in a four-vehicle, rollover traffic collision this morning, Wednesday, March 29. The accident – that happened at the intersection of Florida and Lyon Avenues in Hemet – slowed morning commuters to a crawl through the area. City of Hemet Fire and Police personnel were dispatched to the multiple-vehicle […]
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UPDATE: March 9, 9:30 a.m. HEMET – City of Hemet police officials are seeking the public’s help identifying a hit and run driver who struck and killed an elderly pedestrian Tuesday evening, March 7. The victim was fatally struck while he was walking across a busy Hemet Street. The fatal accident happened about 6:18 p.m., in the middle of the roadway […]
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HEMET – A driver was left trapped inside his vehicle after a two-car, injury traffic collision Monday, Feb. 27. The accident happened in the area of Warren Road and Florida Avenue in Hemet. Hemet Fire and Police officials responded to the accident after City of Hemet emergency dispatchers received several calls from other motorists reporting the collision. Callers advised the driver […]
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HEMET – A driver sustained critical injuries in a two-vehicle collision Monday, Feb. 20. The accident happened at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Hemet Street in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police officials were dispatched to the scene of the major-injury crash about 4:00 p.m., after multiple people called 911 to report the wreck. Callers told emergency dispatchers the driver […]
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HEMET – At least two people were injured in a two vehicle traffic collision Sunday, Jan. 8. The accident happened in the intersection of Florida Avenue and Buena Vista Street in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police officials responded to the accident shortly after 2:30 p.m., after several citizens called 911 to report the injury collision between a black […]
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Robert Carter of Public Safety Incidents contributed to this report HEMET – A pedestrian attempting to legally cross Florida Avenue in an established cross walk was struck by a hit and run driver Thursday, Jan. 5. The vehicle versus pedestrian hit and run happened at the intersection of Florida and Palm Avenues about 7:30 p.m. City of Hemet Police and […]
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HEMET – A pedestrian was seriously injured when he was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy street during rush hour traffic Monday, Jan. 2. The vehicle versus pedestrian accident happened in the 1200 block of W. Florida Avenue between S. Elk Street and S. Hamilton Avenue in Hemet. The accident was reported to City of Hemet emergency […]
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