Tag: Hemet

UPDATED: Motorcyclist killed in fiery crash in Perris – Hemet driver of car hospitalized

UPDATED: 04/11/2016 3:40 p.m.   PERRIS – A motorcyclist died in a fiery crash involving another vehicle on Navajo Road in the city of Perris, Sunday, April 10, according to a sheriff official. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Perris Police Station and other emergency first responders rushed to the scene of the fatal collision after the sheriff’s emergency communications center received […]

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Hemet-Murrieta Police Regional SWAT – formed in 1996 – one of oldest in CA

All photos courtesy of Hemet PD and Murrieta PD.   The Hemet-Murrieta Police Regional Special Operations Unit recently conducted joint operations at an undisclosed location in the city of Hemet, according to a brief release from Hemet PD. The combined operation occurred on April 7. “The Hemet-Murrieta SOU began operating together in 1996. So our joint team is one of the […]

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PRCS probationer arrested after dangerous high-speed pursuit in Hemet

On-scene reporting and photographs: John Strangis   HEMET – Officers arrested an armed and dangerous probationer again on Wednesday, April 6, following a dangerous high-speed pursuit, according to a press release from a Gang Task Force – Region 3 official. The pursuit traversed residential neighborhoods of Hemet, sometimes hitting speeds in excess of 100 mph. At one point the suspect allegedly […]

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HEMET: Suspect arrested after attempting to ram officer during vehicle pursuit

HEMET – A Hemet resident was arrested on Monday, April 4, after he allegedly tried to ram an officer with his car before leading police on a high-speed pursuit through Hemet, according to police officials. The dangerous incident began at about 2:45 a.m., when a patrol officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a car in the 900 block of Johnston Avenue. The officer […]

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UPDATED: Vast “underground military complex and government testing facility” discovered under Hemet, officials confirm

HEMET – Less than one day after the discovery of what has been described as a “vast underground military complex and government testing facility,” officials from the City of Hemet, March Joint Powers Authority and Hemet Ryan Airport are scrambling to explain the presence of the “long abandoned” military complex, Hemet Police Chief David Brown and March’s JPA confirmed on April […]

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HEMET: Suspect arrested in brutal beating of elderly motel manager

UPDATED HEMET – Detectives from the Hemet Police Department arrested a man who has been accused of brutally beating an elderly motel manager on Wednesday, Mar. 9. The victim suffered significant injuries to his head and face and he remains listed in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Riverside County Regional Medical Center. Early in their investigation officers and detectives […]

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3 confirmed injured in Hemet shooting, including a juvenile female – 4th gunshot victim sought, officials say

HEMET – As many as three people, including a juvenile female, were believed to have been shot and a fourth was injured during a shooting incident on Mar. 9. Officers from the Hemet Police Department responded to numerous reports of shots fired at an apartment complex at 201 South Yale Street at 11:39 p.m. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s […]

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UPDATE: Driver who smashed into Hemet PD K9 patrol vehicle possibly intoxicated, officials say

On-Scene Photographs and Video: Miguel Shannon & R. Rippy / Epicenter News   HEMET – A Hemet Police K9 handler and a driver suspected of being under the influence were both injured in a traffic collision on Thursday, Mar. 3, when a patrol vehicle was rear-ended while stopped at a red light. The accident occurred at 2:18 a.m, according to a press release from Hemet […]

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Known felon arrested for numerous charges after Hemet Police detectives recognize him

HEMET – Detectives from the Hemet Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit arrested a known felon and probationer on Mar. 5. They arrested the man after they recognized him driving in the 800 block of North Lyon Avenue, according to a press release from Hemet Police officials. Detectives first spotted the subject, identified as John Loyal Runnels, 54, of Hemet, driving a […]

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Man arrested in Hemet after attempted carjacking and fighting with officers

Trevor Montgomery   HEMET – Officers arrested a San Diego man on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, after he attempted to steal a vehicle from an auto dealership and then tried to carjack at least one or more vehicles that were stopped at a light, at the intersection of West Florida and Cawston Avenues. The suspect then allegedly attacked and fought with responding officers […]

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