News From Around The County
HEMET — Authorities are investigating an incident that left one man unresponsive, with “serious head injuries” at a Hemet trailer park early Friday evening, Jan. 4. The incident happened at Cozy Trailer Court and Apartments in the 200 block of E. Kimball Ave., just east of State St. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Teen in stolen car shot during Hemet traffic […]
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HEMET — Details are beginning to emerge after a teenager was shot and injured during a Hemet traffic stop of a stolen vehicle Wednesday evening, Jan. 2. The teen who was shot was treated at an area hospital for his injuries before later being turned over to the custody of his family, according to Hemet PD. The traffic stop and […]
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HEMET — A woman was hospitalized after another driver in a pickup truck ran a Hemet stop sign and plowed into her small sedan earlier this afternoon, Thursday, Jan. 3. The man reportedly told officers he was distracted when he failed to stop at the four-way, stop sign-controlled intersection of S. Palm and W. Acacia avenues. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Jan. 1, 8:30 a.m. See original story, 25 photos, and 4 videos below. HEMET — A suspicious residential blaze that left two women dead has been confirmed by fire and police officials to have been a murder-suicide. The pair was reportedly related as aunt and niece, ages 79 and 54, with one of the two acting as caretaker […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Jan. 1, 11 a.m., With GoFundMe information and other details. UPDATED: Monday, Dec. 31, 11 a.m. With additional information from Hemet PD See original story and photos below. HEMET — Officials have confirmed that a Hemet man who was shot in the chest and arm last Friday night, Dec. 28 has succumbed to his injuries and passed away. […]
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HEMET — A man saying he wanted to commit “suicide by cop” before shooting at officers who responded to his Hemet home managed to walk away – in handcuffs and with only superficial injuries – after responding officers fired a hail of bullets back at the gun-wielding suspect early Wednesday evening, Dec. 26. Officials are now investigating the standoff and […]
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Three hundred families throughout the Hemet, San Jacinto, Menifee, Murrieta, and Temecula areas, had their Christmas’ brightened a bit this year when they received holiday meal boxes from three area Masonic Lodges. The boxes each contained everything necessary for a memorable holiday meal; including meats, such as ground beef and turkey, bacon, and roasts; two bags of potatoes; corn on […]
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HEMET — An officer was hospitalized and will be off duty for at least a few days after a routine annoyance and trespassing call at a Hemet restaurant turned into an extremely violent struggle Friday evening, Dec. 21. During the incident, which happened at Applebee’s at 2515 W. Florida Ave., a transient physically attacked an officer, punching him in the […]
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HEMET — A parolee who was arrested yesterday afternoon, Friday, Dec. 21, after allegedly stealing a woman’s purse while she shopped at a Hemet business, later made an unsuccessful attempt to escape from Hemet Jail; reportedly injuring a Hemet PD officer in the process. Despite his attempted break for freedom, the local resident only succeeded in adding a number of […]
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HEMET — Citizens are being credited with chasing down and helping detain an alleged purse snatcher this morning, Thursday, Dec. 20. According to numerous witnesses, the man reportedly went into a vehicle as it was being refueled at a Hemet gas station and stole a woman’s purse that was inside the cab of the truck. The incident began at Super […]
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