News From Around The County
HEMET — Four people were arrested, and officers seized more than 20 grams of methamphetamine, Fentanyl and Xanax packaged for sales, and ammunition for two types of weapons, when law enforcement officials from multiple agencies served a search warrant at a Hemet apartment complex yesterday evening, Aug. 15. SEE OTHER RECENT HEMET HEADLINES: Reports of gun-wielding man in Hemet lead […]
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HEMET — A “dangerous and violent” felon who was wanted for crimes allegedly committed in the cities of San Jacinto, Banning, Beaumont was apprehended following a month-long investigation initiated in San Jacinto. Although the man tried to flee from officials as they moved in to capture him, he was caught and arrested in Hemet, Wednesday morning, Aug. 14. SEE OTHER […]
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HEMET — The City of Hemet announced they will begin LED retrofitting of over 4,200 streetlights with the months-long project scheduled to begin today, Thursday, Aug. 15. The retrofit project is expected to bring a variety of benefits to Hemet; including providing a longer lifespan for street lights, lowering regular scheduled maintenance costs, minimizing light pollution, and providing better visibility […]
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HEMET — As part of their ongoing efforts to clean up Hemet, on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, officers contacted twelve people seen loitering in and around an RV parked outside an abandoned and unoccupied home. The empty residence, located on the 300 block of Long St., has been the source of numerous recent complaints and yesterday’s targeted enforcement operation resulted […]
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HEMET — A probationer who was reportedly seen waving a gun near a Hemet restaurant was arrested without incident after numerous Hemet police officers converged on the scene, Tuesday, Aug. 13. Although the weapon the man was seen with turned out to be a realistic-looking replica firearm, the alleged suspect was arrested for violation of probation. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: […]
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VALLE VISTA — Two families barely made it out of their home alive and one victim was hospitalized after an enormous blaze ripped through their Valle Vista residence early Saturday morning, Aug. 3. The fire – which happened on the 43000 block of Nola St., just northwest of Chicago and Olive avenues – destroyed the home, two cars, and all […]
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HEMET — Authorities are investigating the cause of a two-vehicle collision that hospitalized a motorcyclist with serious injuries this morning, Saturday, July 27. The major injury crash happened on Florida Ave., between Harvard and State streets. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: One dead after fire rips through San Jacinto home Murrieta teen dies after two-vehicle Elsinore wreck Drunk Elsinore parolee nabbed […]
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HEMET — A couple was hospitalized this morning, Sunday, July 14, after a vehicle reportedly ran a red light and plowed broadside into their car as they were leaving Hemet’s Winco parking lot at the intersection of Florida Ave and Promenade Dr. LEADING THE SAN JACINTO VALLEY HEADLINES: SJ man arrested after double shooting that killed man, wounded boy, 10 […]
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HEMET — Authorities in Hemet are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead and a 10-year-old boy hospitalized with a gunshot wound, Thursday afternoon, July 11. The deadly shooting happened in the 400 block of S. Carmalita St. A man on PRCS probation for felony evading police and weapons violations has since been arrested and charged in the […]
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HEMET — A pair of alleged shoplifters who were already known to authorities due to the countless calls for law enforcement service the couple has caused was arrested yesterday afternoon, Friday, July 12, after store employees and police officers thwarted their attempt to steal merchandise from Hemet’s Target store on Florida Ave. According to witnesses and others familiar with the […]
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