News From Around The County
HEMET — A Hemet man was killed while crossing a dark and poorly lit Hemet street Thursday evening, July 12. The victim was struck while attempting to cross the 700 block of E. Menlo Ave., between Buena Vista and N. Santa Fe Streets, in Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials later identified Jesse Herrera, 32, of Hemet, as the man killed […]
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HEMET — Emergency first responders from multiple agencies raced to the scene of a single-vehicle crash earlier this evening, after receiving reports of a truck that plowed into a home at the intersection of East Menlo Avenue and Haley Way. Callers reported that several children were possibly inside both the destroyed truck and home, which sits between Buena Vista and N. Santa […]
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HEMET — A motorist who plowed head-on into a Hemet power pole walked away uninjured earlier this evening. The wreck, which happened at Menlo Avenue west of State Street, sheared the pole in half and Southern California Edison employees are not expected to finish repairing the pole until tomorrow afternoon. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were […]
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HEMET — Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed an abandoned home in Hemet this morning. The blaze, which firefighters spent less than 30 minutes knocking down, happened on the 700 block of N. State Street, just north of E. Menlo Avenue. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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HEMET — Firefighters made quick work of knocking down a residential fire that was possibly started by children this afternoon. The fire was reported at a home on the corner of E. Menlo Avenue and Glenn Way in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments along with Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire and other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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HEMET – A man who was reportedly armed with a gun was arrested after a short vehicle pursuit sped through Hemet Tuesday, April 4. Details are still emerging but the pursuit, that hit speeds in excess of 70 mph and lasted about three-minutes, happened after the armed subject fled from an officer during a traffic stop. The incident began about […]
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SAN JACINTO – A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a vehicle Friday, Jan. 13. The major-injury traffic collision happened in the 2100 block of S. San Jacinto Avenue between Midway Street and E. Menlo Avenue in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police station and Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters were dispatched to the scene […]
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UPDATE: 12/12/2016 10:14 p.m. With video report from scene (See below.) HEMET – A recreational vehicle fire and multiple reports of explosions caused a flood of citizens to call 911 to report the blaze Saturday, Dec. 11. The fire, which was contained primarily to the RV parked on the east side of AWF Performance Smog and Auto Repair, was reported […]
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UPDATE: 10/20/2016 11:08 a.m. SAN JACINTO – Officials from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station are asking for the public’s help in identifying the car and driver who struck and killed an elderly pedestrian in San Jacinto October 10. The victim of the hit and run was transported to a local hospital where he remained in critical condition […]
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HEMET – Hemet Police officers investigated a homicide that occurred in the area of Menlo Ave. East of Buena Vista St., in the city of Hemet Nov. 28. Police officials are asking for the public’s assistance regarding this incident. The Hemet Police Department dispatch center received a call from a citizen about 3:50 a.m., who was reporting a man down. […]
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