News From Around The County
MEAD VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say an intoxicated driver who may have been trying to flee from a pending traffic stop in Mead Valley fatally struck a pedestrian before slamming head-on into another vehicle on Sunday afternoon, March 27. The pedestrian died at the scene and the alleged drunk driver along with several occupants of the involved vehicles were all […]
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INDIO, Calif., — A driver was critically injured in a head-on, hit and run collision in Indio early this morning, Wednesday, July 21. The victim remains hospitalized since the crash, which occurred on Avenue 48 near Jackson Street, according to reports. This morning’s hit and run was the second such incident to occur in Indio in the last five days, after […]
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REDDING — Citing jail overcrowding and lack of proper funding, officials say an alleged Montgomery Creek drug dealer was arrested for the second time in one week after spending barely half a day in jail following his earlier arrest. Despite being caught with heroin, marijuana, scales, prescription drugs, $1,200 cash and a loaded 9 mm handgun on Feb. 27, and […]
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LA QUINTA — More than five dozen firefighters spent about two hours knocking down a swift-moving blaze that erupted at a large property in the unincorporated community of La Quinta yesterday afternoon, March 26. One of two homes on the property was destroyed by the fire, but firefighters managed to save the other structure – although not without significant damage. […]
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HEMET — A woman was arrested yesterday, Thursday, Sept. 27, after she allegedly stabbed an acquaintance at a Hemet apartment complex. The stabbing, which left one man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, stemmed from an argument the two had earlier in the day, according to officials investigating the bloody incident. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Murrieta PD’s Weekly Roundup 9/20 Officers injured […]
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MENIFEE – More than two dozen firefighters spent about one and one half hours knocking down a structure fire involving several vehicles, structures and outbuildings at a local business Sunday morning, April 23. The blaze broke out at the Menifee Collision Center in the 27700 block of Jackson Street in Menifee. Twenty-seven firefighters from six engine companies and two truck companies responded to […]
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RIVERSIDE – A man was arrested after he allegedly ran over and killed a 60-year-old pedestrian Friday, Feb. 3. According to officials the driver intentionally struck the victim. The man has also been accused of ramming his car into an occupied vehicle while trying to flee from the scene. The fatal incident happened in a Carl’s Jr. parking lot driveway […]
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COACHELLA – A man was arrested after he allegedly kidnapped a woman during a domestic violence related incident Saturday, Jan. 14. The arrest happened about 7:49 a.m., near the intersection of Jackson Street and Avenue 52 near the Coachella Valley Cemetery in Coachella. While on routine patrol, “a sheriff’s sergeant observed a female waiving and screaming for help as she […]
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UPDATE: 1/5/2016 1 p.m. INDIO – Riverside County coroner officials identified the victim of last night’s fatal incident on the Interstate 10 Freeway east of the Jackson Street overpass as 15-year-old Elizabeth Castro Leon. Castro Leon, a resident of Indio, died when she either fell or jumped onto the I-10 Freeway from the Jackson Street overpass. A California Highway Patrol […]
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A Chevrolet Silverado that ran a red light was destroyed after it collided first into a Nissan and then smashed into a tree. Alexander Nguyen photo RIVERSIDE – Four people were injured in a two-vehicle traffic collision after a pickup truck ran a red light and smashed into an SUV New Year’s Eve. The accident, that left one person in […]
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