Social media helps deputies track down illegal dumper

HEMET — A Hemet man trying to save a few dollars worth of dump fees is facing an entire community’s scrutiny, anger, and frustration, after cell phone footage of him dumping an entire trailer load of building and construction waste material was posted to social media. The short, 24-second video quickly led to the man’s identification and the illegal dumper […]

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Bottled OJ baron gets big boost after being featured on Facebook news group page

Today’s Lighter Side of the News… Нажмите здесь, чтобы посмотреть русский перевод. HEMET — A young, Hemet area entrepreneur, selling “fresh squeezed orange juice” along busy Florida Avenue, got a huge boost in his OJ sales after he was recently interviewed by a San Jacinto Valley-based community news group on Facebook. Will Whelan, of Hemet Valley Incidents, spotted the bottled […]

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Hemet PD, RSO officials investigate report of suspicious device

HEMET – Fears of a possible explosive device found in the 3100 block of West Florida Avenue, near the intersection of Sanderson Avenue, prompted a large response from law enforcement personnel, Monday, June 13. Officials later determined the device was drug-related paraphernalia and posed no threat to the public. The item was later described as a piece of PVC pipe […]

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