Kidnapped from Temecula, toddler recovered safe after high-speed pursuit, woman’s arrest

UPDATED: Sunday, April 17, 5:14 p.m., With additional details from current and former neighbors of the alleged suspect. Originally Published: Sunday, April 17, 10:38 a.m. TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities say a kidnapping investigation involving a toddler who was taken from a Temecula apartment complex sometime early Thursday morning led to a high-speed pursuit and woman’s arrest. The kidnapped 4-year-old, who […]

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Toddler safely recovered after left inside vehicle stolen from outside Redding home

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a 3-year-old who was inside a vehicle when it was stolen from outside a Redding residence was later found safe and reunited with their mother when the vehicle was located in Shasta Lake Friday, October 15. Official reports indicate the mother had left the toddler inside her vehicle while she ran back into her home […]

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Teens arrested after trio of violent Hemet & Perris home invasion robberies

PERRIS, Calif., — A trio of teens were arrested and are now facing charges of home invasion robbery, kidnapping for ransom with injuries, vehicle theft, weapons violations, criminal conspiracy and other allegations after a series of overnight and early morning incidents at three southwest Riverside County area residences Monday night and early Tuesday morning, Oct 4th and 5th. Some of […]

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Neighbor thwarts attempted kidnapping of 5-year-old San Jacinto child – Local man arrested

SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a 5-year-old was saved from being snatched off a San Jacinto street after a citizen saw a man on a bicycle grab the young victim and try to drag the child away from their home yesterday afternoon, Monday, Sept. 13. Seeing what was happening, the citizen intervened and stopped the kidnapping, at which time […]

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Unregistered Shingletown sex offender arrested after attempting to lure Redding girl into van

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an out-of-compliance and unregistered sex offender from the Shingletown area was arrested after attempting to lure a juvenile girl into his van and then challenging a group of children who came to her aid to fight Friday evening, Aug. 20. The young victim managed to flee to a nearby group of friends, where the alleged […]

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Home’s doorbell camera footage helps lead to conviction of repeat domestic violence offender

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — On Wednesday, July 21, a Shasta County jury found 23-year-old, David Fuentes, of Shasta County, guilty of felony corporal injury to a spouse with a prior conviction for the same, felony false imprisonment, and two misdemeanor charges for child endangerment. The charges stemmed from a domestic violence-related incident that occurred in April 2021. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]

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Man accused of killing San Jacinto girlfriend, kidnapping son arrested – Child safely recovered

UPDATE: Wednesday, July 7, 8:30 a.m., With additional details regarding suspect’s apprehension. LAKELAND VILLAGE, Calif. — Authorities say the search for a Lakeland Village man accused of killing his San Jacinto girlfriend and kidnapping the couple’s child before fleeing the state on Monday ended when the alleged murderer was located and apprehended in Las Vegas, Nevada last night, Tuesday, July […]

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“Battered and bruised, but alive,” Hemet PD rescues N. Hollywood kidnap victim, arrests murder suspect

HEMET, Calif. — Authorities say a 37-year-old man who was wanted on suspicion of fatally shooting a man during the June 6th kidnapping of a North Hollywood woman was arrested during a traffic stop in Hemet Tuesday afternoon, June 8th. The victim who was fatally shot had attempted to intervene during the woman’s kidnapping, according to the Los Angeles Police […]

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Kidnapped, viciously beaten and knocked unconscious, elderly man robbed of casino winnings

REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a felon, who was already on probation for prior theft convictions, was arrested again after he allegedly beat an elderly man unconscious and robbed him of “a substantial amount of money” he had just won at the Win River Casino in Redding earlier today, Saturday, May 15. Today’s robbery was the second such incident involving […]

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Sought after attempted kidnapping, wanted felon fatally shot in Corona

CORONA, Calif. — Authorities say a wanted felon who was being sought in connection with an assault with a firearm and attempted kidnapping the night before was fatally shot when officials from multiple agencies attempted to arrest him Friday evening, April 2. The deadly shooting, which occurred during a surveillance operation, happened at the Welcome Inn at 1248 West Sixth […]

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