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HEMET — A Hemet Police Community Service Officer was involved in a two-vehicle traffic collision while on-duty and driving a marked patrol vehicle, Monday, Nov. 27. The non-injury accident happened on the 400 block of E. Acacia Avenue, between S. Buena Vista and S. Franklin Streets, in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire personnel along with American Medical Response medics rushed […]
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HEMET – Some would say law enforcement officers are not given enough recognition for their actions during a normal shift. It would be safe to say that those behind the scenes, such as emergency dispatchers and volunteers, get even less recognition. That all changed for one City of Hemet 911 dispatcher, Cindy Clausen, Monday, March 27. Clausen, who is scheduled to […]
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UPDATE: 12/23/2016 11:30 a.m. With additional information from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department SAN JACINTO – Details are still emerging about a major-injury, multiple-vehicle, rollover traffic collision that happened Thursday, Dec. 22. The wreck happened at the intersection of N. State Street and Cottonwood Avenue in San Jacinto and involved seven vehicles, including one vehicle that had been involved in a dangerous, […]
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Written for Valley News. Click link for full story. Officials notice resurgence of PCP use in Hemet
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HEMET – A Hemet Police officer was seriously injured in an altercation and foot pursuit of a suspect during a traffic stop, Sunday, June 26, at about 3:15 a.m. The violent confrontation began in the area of Lyon and Latham Avenues when a Hemet Police officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop after observing a vehicle code violation. During the stop, […]
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HEMET – Hemet Police Officers arrested three men for different charges after two of the men allegedly robbed Hemet’s Depot Deli, at 200 W Florida Avenue, Saturday, June 25. The robbery was reported at about 3:20 a.m., according to police officials. An investigation revealed two of three suspects entered Depot Deli and assaulted the employee while in the process of […]
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HEMET – Two Hemet residents were arrested after Hemet Police officials served a search warrant in the 400 block of Vernal Lane, in Hemet. Members of the Hemet Police Department served the warrant at about 6:30 pm, Thursday, June, 10, according to police officials. Luis Braulio Ojeda, 29, and Desiree Monique Escalante, 31, both of Hemet, were arrested Thursday evening after […]
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HEMET – A citizens’ 911 call regarding suspicious activity at Gibbel park, led to a violent confrontation with a suspect who attacked and injured a Hemet Police officer and led officers on a tense foot pursuit Friday, June 24. The park is located at 2500 W Florida Avenue. Officers eventually located and arrested Jimmie Taylor, a 43-year old transient, who is […]
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HEMET – Officers responding to the report of a domestic violence incident in the 900 block of Roxanne Drive Friday, June, 24. The officer’s investigation led to a violent confrontation and short but dramatic foot pursuit over fences and through backyards in the residential neighborhood. The suspect – who was later determined to be a 17-year old, juvenile male – has […]
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HEMET – With tomorrow being the last day of National Police Week, Hemet Police Chief David Brown took some time out of his busy schedule to write about what police week means to him. In a post to social media, Brown shared his thoughts. In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day. He also designated […]
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