Local PD offers helpful advice for would-be bank robbers

And in “Today’s Lighter Side of the News…” TEMECULA — In the wake of a bungling bank robbery and arrest of a 56-year-old, San Diego man this last weekend, the ever-helpful deputies assigned to patrolling the southern-most Riverside County city of Temecula have offered some sage, seemingly obvious advice for other, would-be bank robbers looking to make a living off such […]

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MPD rolls out new cost-cutting single-wheeled patrol vehicles

And in “Today’s Lighter Side of the News…” See photos and video of the new COPS Team in action below. MURRIETA — Bicycle patrols are nothing new in law enforcement. It is well known within the law enforcement and bad guy communities that, much like foot patrols used in big cities, officers on bicycles can get to places normal patrol […]

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Agencies worldwide mourn with LPD after “devastating loss” of Krispy Kreme Donut truck

And in Today’s Lighter Side of the News… LEXINGTON, Ky. — Law enforcement agencies worldwide are feeling the pain along with Lexington Police Department in Kentucky after a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts delivery truck went up in flames, destroying the precious cargo of sugary sweet sinkers inside. After the “devastating” loss, the department Tweeted images of several officers mourning the krispy […]

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Masked bandits storm downtown Riverside PD station – leader, AKA “Trash Panda,” later cited and released

Today’s Lighter Side of the News… RIVERSIDE — A group of sharp-eyed police employees spotted and fended off a brazen takeover attempt at Riverside Police Department’s downtown police station earlier this week. (See RPD surveillance footage and booking photo below.) SEE OTHER POPULAR “LIGHTER SIDE” ARTICLES: Officer gets smelly surprise after spying sweet but stinky stow away stuck in his […]

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Bottled OJ baron gets big boost after being featured on Facebook news group page

Today’s Lighter Side of the News… Нажмите здесь, чтобы посмотреть русский перевод. HEMET — A young, Hemet area entrepreneur, selling “fresh squeezed orange juice” along busy Florida Avenue, got a huge boost in his OJ sales after he was recently interviewed by a San Jacinto Valley-based community news group on Facebook. Will Whelan, of Hemet Valley Incidents, spotted the bottled […]

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Today’s Lighter Side of the News: Big rig transporting cheese erupts into fondue inferno

In “Today’s Lighter Side of the News” (If you consider yourself a turophile, make sure to see if you are familiar with all 20+ varieties of cheese in this report and also check the full list of referenced cheeses at the bottom of the page.) SUN VALLEY — Fire officials found themselves in a sticky situation when they responded to […]

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