News From Around The County
HEMET, Calif., — Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of a solo-vehicle crash after a driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a tree in front of the Shadow Canyon Apartments at 3030 W. Acacia Avenue in Hemet, between S. Sanderson Avenue and Kirby Street Sunday evening, Jan. 2. Although an air ambulance was initially requested for the […]
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HEMET, Calif., — A Hemet family had their Christmas saved after a mother’s plea for information about a woman seen stealing packages from her porch – packages that contained Christmas presents for her children – led to the swift arrest of the alleged porch-pirate and another person in the days leading up to Christmas. The alleged suspects, both wanted felons […]
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HEMET, Calif., — A pedestrian was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a rural Hemet street during heavy rainfall early Monday evening, Dec. 27. The accident happened on S. Kirby Street, between W. Esplanade Avenue and Colby Street, near the Hope in the Valley Baptist Church. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Yucaipa motorcyclist, 29, ID’d after deadly […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 26, 10:30 a.m., With additional information from Hemet PD. CORRECTED: Sunday, Dec. 26, 3:32 p.m., To reflect that the involved vehicle was proceeding into the intersection with a green light, and had not first stopped for a red light as was initially reported in this update. Originally Published: Saturday, Dec. 25, 5:32 p.m. HEMET, Calif., — Authorities […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Dec. 16, 12:42 p.m. Originally Published: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 4:26 a.m. See Original Story below. HEMET, Calif., — A Hemet man has been sentenced to six years in state prison for the fatal October 2020 shooting of an elderly Hemet woman. The 75-year-old victim died after being struck by a bullet inadvertently discharged while the man was handling […]
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HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a traffic enforcement stop in Hemet led to the discovery and seizure of a loaded handgun and several loaded magazines Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 30. A felon and documented criminal street gang member was arrested as a result of the stop, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Multiple victims come forward in Riverside high school rape […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Accused in the fatal, December 2019 stabbing death of an acquaintance, a Hemet man pleaded guilty following a felony settlement conference at a Riverside County Superior Court on Friday, Nov. 19. In addition to his murder charge, 52-year-old Hyder Mahdi Jaffer, faced a now-dismissed sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a […]
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HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a local man was killed while crossing a Hemet street at the intersection of Stetson Avenue and Sanderson Avenue early Monday, Nov. 15. Officials have since said that although the victim was using a marked crosswalk when he was fatally struck, he was crossing against a red light and was at fault in the accident that […]
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HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a shooting in an unincorporated part of Hemet led to the death of one man and arrest of another Tuesday, Nov. 9. The fatal early morning shooting happened in a residential neighborhood in the 26400 block of Columbia Street, between Mayberry and E. Whittier avenues, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Perris machete attack […]
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HEMET, Calif., — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group (NNLG) announced today it has completed the $9.55 million sale of Shops at KPC Towne Centre located at 2375 – 2465 W. Florida Avenue in Hemet, CA. Situated on two acres, the fully occupied three-building property totals 20,167 square feet and includes eight tenants and this sale marks one of the […]
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