Bus driver & 2 special needs students injured after car hits SJUSD bus

HEMET — An unlicensed and uninsured motorist driving an unregistered vehicle plowed into the side of a San Jacinto Unified School District bus carrying special needs students Thursday afternoon May 9. Yesterday’s minor-injury collision happened in the 700 block of E Fruitvale Ave., between Santa Fe and Buena Vista streets in Hemet. The collision caused minor injuries to the bus […]

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Probationer arrested, stolen car recovered, after Hemet stop

HEMET — A probationer was arrested after Hemet police officers conducted a traffic stop and found him to be in possession of a stolen vehicle early Sunday morning, March 31. Officers arrested Jesus Trejo Arzate, 28, and he was later booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and violation of probation. Jail records […]

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HEMET: No injuries after bus carrying 4th graders to Ramona Pageant rear-ended

HEMET — A busload of 4th grade students from an area elementary school being transported to Hemet’s Ramona Pageant this morning were delayed more than an hour after a sedan plowed into one of several buses transporting them to the iconic and long-running outdoor play. Although none of the students were injured and all students eventually went on to the […]

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HEMET: Woman sustains minor injuries after single-vehicle rollover

HEMET — A woman had to be cut free from a vehicle that overturned after leaving the road and clipping a large tree, Sunday night, Jan. 14. The accident happened just north of the intersection of N. Palm and W. Fruitvale Avenues in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]

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HEMET: Subject arrested after high-speed pursuit, crash

HEMET — Officer’s arrested an alleged car thief at the end of an early-morning vehicle pursuit this morning, Saturday, May 27. The 15-minute-long pursuit ended when the driver of the stolen car lost control and crashed into a fence. The alleged suspect was arrested after he fled from the car and was later apprehended by officers while he was hiding in […]

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HEMET: Hit and run leads to lengthy search for suspect

HEMET – At 5:20 p.m. HPD received multiple calls from RP’s regarding a head on traffic collision in the area of Santa Fe x Fruitvale. The initial report was two vehicles had collided head-on and that the driver of one of the two vehicles ran on foot into the adjacent apartment complex. Upon arrival HPD found a multicolored older model Chevy […]

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HEMET: DUI related traffic collision leads to arrest

By Miguel Shannon of Epicenter News Hemet – On Sept. 23 around 7 a.m. multiple callers reported a vehicle crashed into a power pole on State Street just south of Fruitvale Avenue. The Hemet Fire Dept responded with the Hemet Police Department. The fire department checked the driver for injuries and found she had none. After doing multiple field sobriety […]

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