News From Around The County
COACHELLA – Sheriff’s officials arrested a man Friday, Dec. 23, after an investigation into allegations of lewd acts with a minor. The alleged suspect was arrested in the 52-000 block of Las Palmas in Coachella. Sheriff’s investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Thermal station began the investigation Thursday, Dec. 22, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Jessica Vanderhoof. After their investigation, […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officials announced the arrest of an alleged pimp who has been charged with human-trafficking of a 16-year-old girl and advertising her services as a prostitute in multiple online publications. The man, identified as Lawrence Gunn Jr., 32, was arrested without incident Nov. 29, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant John Sawyer. The charge of child sex trafficking carries a […]
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HEMET – A boy was struck by a truck when he ran into traffic on Florida Avenue near Buena Vista Street Monday, Nov. 14. The child, who has not been identified, was transported to a trauma center with head injuries. His current condition has not been updated. According to witnesses at the scene the juvenile and several other boys, whom […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE – Sheriff’s officials have arrested a 16-year-old who has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman near the Michael F. Wolfson Park in Rancho Mirage. The park is southeast of the intersection of Frank Sinatra and Da Vall Drives. The assault was reported Thursday, Nov. 3. The teen was arrested four days after the alleged incident occurred on Nov […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS – A man accused of trafficking at least one juvenile for the purpose of sexual exploitation was arrested in the 12800 block of Maui Way in Desert Hot Springs Nov. 3. Investigators believe there are possibly additional victims who have not yet been identified and their investigation is ongoing, according to sheriff officials. Members of the Riverside County […]
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HEMET – A person who was listed as a runaway juvenile was taken into custody after he led police on a dangerous motorcycle pursuit through city streets Friday, Nov. 4. During the wild pursuit, the subject fled without regard for the safety of other citizens or pursuing officers. Officers reported seeing the motorcyclist traveling on the wrong side of the road, […]
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BREAKING HEMET – At least two people were shot, one fatally, in a violent encounter that occurred Friday, Nov. 4. The shooting happened between at least one suspect and a group of several subjects who had been walking in the area. The shootings happened shortly before 1 a.m., in the area of Acacia and S. Western Avenues in Hemet. One […]
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HEMET – A 15-year-old juvenile male was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed and critically injured a man Thursday, Sept. 8. The stabbing incident happened in the area of Valley View Drive and West Latham Avenue. City of Hemet emergency dispatchers received a 911 call at about 1:56 a.m. regarding the report of a man down in the area […]
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TEMECULA – A Hemet resident was apprehended by deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station Friday afternoon, Aug. 12. The man was arrested after “an alert, off-duty law enforcement officer observed a suspicious adult male driving slowly alongside a 12-year-old female pedestrian,” according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Fredericks. The incident happened at about 3:50 p.m., near the […]
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HEMET – Officers responding to the report of a domestic violence incident in the 900 block of Roxanne Drive Friday, June, 24. The officer’s investigation led to a violent confrontation and short but dramatic foot pursuit over fences and through backyards in the residential neighborhood. The suspect – who was later determined to be a 17-year old, juvenile male – has […]
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