News From Around The County
HEMET — Authorities are searching for a woman they say fled the scene after hitting a middle school student as he was walking to school earlier this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 6. Although the teen was hospitalized with moderate injuries he has since been sent home where he is recovering, the victim’s mother later told RCNS. Police are now asking for […]
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HEMET — Two people in a stolen vehicle were taken into custody after a Hemet traffic stop yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, Jan. 30. Although it was not immediately known if either of the pair was arrested as a result of the stop, officers confirmed the silver Lexus the couple were driving had been reported stolen from Phoenix, Arizona. LEADING THE RCNS […]
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HEMET — A man who led Hemet police officers on a pursuit deemed so dangerous that officials called off their chase, was subsequently apprehended after apparently running out of gas and attempting to flee on foot last night, Tuesday, Jan. 29. Despite calling off their pursuit, officers who were still in the area when the alleged suspect fled on foot […]
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HEMET — Officials are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Hemet business earlier this afternoon. Witnesses reported the suspect flashed a gun while stealing several packs of cigarettes and a soda from Walgreens at the intersection of S. Sanderson and Stetson avenues. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Hemet woman ID’d after ejected in fatal Menifee DUI crash DUI […]
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HEMET — Reports of several squatters who refused to exit an abandoned and boarded up multi-family dwelling in Hemet and were reportedly throwing rocks at a pair of City of Hemet Code Enforcement officials who had responded to the home to check for trespassers led to a barricaded standoff this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 22. The abandoned multi-family building in the […]
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HEMET — Sheriff’s officials are searching for a man who was captured on a home surveillance camera peeping through a window into a couple’s bedroom while fondling himself early Monday morning, Jan 21. The peeping Tom was chased off by the victim’s husband, who ran outside to confront the alleged suspect. Although deputies responded to the home and searched the […]
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HEMET –Authorities are investigating a stabbing that was reported earlier today, Tuesday, Jan. 15, after a man walked up to a Hemet fire station with a stab wound. Firefighter/paramedics immediately began treating the victim and contacted Hemet PD, who responded to the station and began investigating the incident. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Man who murdered woman in front of officer […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Jan. 13, 1 p.m. See original story, video, and photos below. Family and friends have identified a young man who died after crashing into a tree on Hwy. 74, near Black Burn Rd., about a quarter-mile west of the Cranston Fire Station. The fatal crash that injured two others happened Friday night, Jan. 11. The victim has since […]
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HEMET — A local community reporter and photo journalist known for responding to San Jacinto valley law enforcement and fire incidents was instrumental in tracking down and locating a man wanted for questioning after a suspicious fire behind a Hemet business yesterday morning, Wednesday, Jan. 9. Although the man was detained and then arrested, it was not immediately known if […]
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This story is no longer viewable. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: BREAKING: MVPD Chief ousted, stripped of all law enforcement powers UPDATE: Cause of Anza fire that severely burned 3 still under investigation Man seriously injured during Hemet trailer park incident This story is no longer viewable. Contact the writer: [email protected] Trevor Montgomery, 47, moved last year to the Intermountain area […]
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