News From Around The County
HEMET — A reportedly unstable man who was armed with a knife and hammer while holding the knife to his own throat was safely apprehended without incident Sunday, June 4. The subject, who was heard by City of Hemet emergency dispatchers yelling that he wanted to die, was taken into custody at the Devonshire Downs Mobile Home park at 260 N. […]
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WILDOMAR – A property landlord – who was allegedly armed with a knife and a handgun while trying to illegally enter a rental residence – was shot and wounded by a deputy who responded to afternoon reports of the volatile and dangerous incident Friday, May 19. The shooting happened on the 21800 block of Waite Street, east of Almond and west of […]
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RIVERSIDE – A man who was allegedly armed with a “hunting-style knife” was arrested after fleeing from police officers during a robbery investigation Wednesday, March 29. The incident happened in the 7400 block of Indiana Avenue in Riverside. After he was apprehended, Patrick Lee Arguello Jr., 29, of Riverside, was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on […]
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HEMET – Hemet police officers managed to safely take a knife-wielding, suicidal subject into protective custody Saturday, Dec. 17. The volatile incident began shortly before 2:45 p.m. in the 200 block of S. State Street in Hemet. The incident began when City of Hemet emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a frantic citizen reporting a suicidal subject who was cutting […]
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MORENO VALLEY – A transient who tried to attack sheriff’s deputies with a knife was subdued and arrested for attempted murder of a peace officer and other charges Saturday, October 22. The incident happened outside a restaurant in the 24000 block of Sunnymead Boulevard, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Police Station responded to a […]
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SAN JACINTO – Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station arrested a man for attempted murder and other charges after a violent domestic violence incident Saturday, Sept. 10. The incident happened in the 600 block of E. Washington Avenue. During a subsequent investigation deputies learned Henry Estavillo, 33, of San Jacinto was already out of jail on probation. At […]
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HEMET – Two men suffered minor to moderate injuries during an assault where the victim defended himself and stabbed his attacker with a knife Friday, Sept. 2. The incident happened in the 26800 block of Via Sendero, in the unincorporated area of Hemet. The area is located to the east of the City of Hemet. At 7:52 p.m., deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s […]
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RIVERSIDE – A woman was arrested by Riverside Police officers after she allegedly slashed another person with a razor, Sunday, May 15, according to an official press release from the department. The slashing occurred at Kmart, located in the 3000 block of Iowa Avenue. During their investigation, officers identified the alleged suspect as Rena Anjel Downey, 34, of Riverside. Following an investigation, […]
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UPDATE#2 05/06/2016 3:37 a.m. TEMECULA – A knife-wielding man was shot and killed during a confrontation with deputies from Temecula PD May 4, according to Riverside Sheriff Public Information Officer Deputy Michael Vasquez. Coroner’s officials have identified the man killed in this officer involved shooting as Matthew Tucker, 18, of Temecula. The coroner’s release indicated Tucker’s time of injury was 5:43 p.m. […]
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HEMET – A sleeping Hemet resident who awoke to the sight of a knife-wielding burglar entering her bedroom as she slept refused to become a victim and fought back, according to Hemet Police Sergeant Glen Brock. The burglary occurred Friday, April 29. Although the young man entering into her bedroom was armed with a knife and approaching the victim in […]
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