News From Around The County
HEMET — A teenage boy learning how to drive a stick shift with his mother reportedly got confused regarding which pedal to use and lost control – crashing into the corner of a home earlier this afternoon. The non-injury accident happened at the corner of Bordeaux Ln. and N. Meridian St. in Hemet. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: RIVERSIDE: Elk’s Lodge […]
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SAN JACINTO — Firefighters spent about one hour battling a residential structure fire that broke out in the garage of a private residence, Thursday, Sept. 28. The fire happened on the 1800 block of Villines Avenue near Yeats Place in San Jacinto. Cal Fire/Riverside County and Soboba firefighters were dispatched to the scene of the blaze about 12:57 p.m. Eighteen firefighters from three engine […]
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REDDING — Authorities arrested a recent parolee they allege resisted arrest after allegedly trying to set fire to a garage while other people, including children, were inside it Friday, Aug. 18. After briefly holding officers at bay, he was apprehended with help from a Redding PD K-9. John Strong, 31, of Redding, who is on parole for robbery, was later booked into Shasta […]
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HEMET – Several juveniles were detained and a stolen purse was recovered after numerous juveniles ran into an open garage, snatched a purse and ran off into a dark neighborhood. The residential burglary happened in the 900 block of Mayberry Avenue at the intersection of S. Santa Fe Avenue in Hemet. City of Hemet police officers were dispatched to the home […]
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UPDATED: April 15, 7 p.m. RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials announced the arrest of a man who was wanted for allegedly attacking a woman in the City of Riverside’s Downtown Entertainment District. The suspect punched the woman in the face, causing her to suffer “significant injuries,” after she “rebuffed his sexual advances toward her,” according to police officials. The victim’s name has […]
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HEMET – City of Hemet firefighters responded to multiple reports of a residential structure fire Friday, Jan. 6. The fire was reported in the 3600 block of W. Sydney Street near the intersection of Melbourne Court in Hemet. Firefighters were first dispatched to the residential fire about 10:50 a.m., after numerous citizens called 911 to report the fire to City of […]
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UPDATED: 07/08/2016 5:30 p.m. With interview from the fire victim. Vanessa Marie Fuentes, whose home and car were destroyed by last night’s fire talked about her harrowing ordeal and how her family lost everything they owned, including their 8-week-old puppy, named Rosie. Fuentes explained she first became aware her home was on fire when her fiancé woke her up […]
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