News From Around The County
HEMET, Calif. — Authorities say a Hemet traffic stop led to the arrest of a felon on PRCS probation after he was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm and narcotics Friday evening, April 9. SEE OTHER RECENT RCNS HEADLINE NEWS: Idyllwild man arrested in child pornography investigation Second teen in Hemet sex trafficking case ID’s Corona man […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Authorities say a man who was shot by a Hemet police officer after trying to run the officer down during a traffic stop was arrested after crashing into two parked cars and then leading officers on a short vehicle pursuit early this morning, Thursday, March 25. The vehicle pursuit turned into a foot chase after the suspect […]
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Menifee, Calif. — Officials are continuing to search for the driver of a pickup truck who fled the scene after running over and killing a Hemet woman late Friday evening, March 5. Officials have described the vehicle as a large, full-size pickup truck, possibly a 4500 Dodge Ram, and have said the vehicle could possibly have driver’s side, front-end damage. The […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Authorities have announced the arrest of three men in connection with the murder of a Hemet man late last year. The victim’s lifeless body was discovered in the 34000 block of Bautista Road, in an unincorporated Riverside County area in the hills southeast of Hemet, Nov. 30, 2020. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Missing San Jacinto man, 21, […]
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MOUNTAIN CENTER, Calif. — Authorities today announced that the seven-month search for a missing Hemet woman tragically ended with the discovery of what was believed to be her remains in the Mountain Center area near Idyllwild earlier this month. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since confirmed that the discovered remains were that of 73-year-old, Rosario Garcia, who was reported missing […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Four people were reportedly hospitalized when a stolen vehicle pursuit that began in San Jacinto ended in a spectacular multi-vehicle crash in Hemet yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, Feb. 16. The alleged suspect, a felon on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) probation, was immediately arrested after the crash, which happened at the intersection of Menlo and Palm avenues. […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — A Vista man who allegedly led officers on three dangerous, high-speed pursuits in the Hemet/San Jacinto valley in one night and later fled the scene of a solo-vehicle, high-speed crash in Temecula was apprehended, according to California Highway Patrol; who said the man hit speeds in excess of 150 mph while fleeing from officers. At the […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities say a Riverside County man was arrested earlier this month after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a minor who was being sexually trafficked in Hemet. Based on the initial information gathered by the Hemet Police Department, the case was turned over to the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT), for further investigation of possible […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Out of jail on bail from other recent alleged crimes, a Lake Elsinore man was arrested again after deputies say he kidnapped a woman from the Hemet area Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 9. Authorities say the suspect eventually forced the victim out of his car in Lake Elsinore and stole her purse before driving off. LEADING THE […]
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MURRIETA, Calif. — Authorities say three Hemet residents were arrested in Murrieta after a quick-thinking resident spotted what appeared to be a vehicle burglary in progress early Saturday morning, Feb. 6. The citizen then called 911 to report the suspicious circumstances they were witnessing. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: CHP motor officer seriously injured after sideswiped on I-10 in Whitewater Driver […]
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