HEMET: Bomb squad called for suspicious package lodged under government vehicle at recruiting center

HEMET — City and County law enforcement officials and members of the Sheriff’s bomb squad who responded to reports of a suspicious looking package found under a vehicle later determined the box had been empty and posed no danger. Despite that fact it was not immediately known if the empty box, which was found lodged under the driver’s door of […]

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TEMECULA: City invites community to join annual “Patriotic Salute to Veterans”

TEMECULA ─ City of Temecula officials are inviting all active-duty and veteran military personnel as well as the entire community to come out for an evening of food, entertainment and fun at the City’s annual Patriotic Salute to Veterans. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Temecula Civic Center, at 41000 Main Street in Temecula.  The event will begin with a free picnic dinner that will be served from 5 until […]

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Deputies stop machete-wielding vet suffering PTSD from killing himself in Shingletown

SHINGLETOWN – Deputies confronted a suicidal military veteran who was armed with a machete and a large knife, Friday, May 6. Despite having already written a suicide note and threatening to slash his own throat, deputies were successful in calming the man and detaining him. Deputies determined the man was a military veteran suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was […]

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UPDATED: Vast “underground military complex and government testing facility” discovered under Hemet, officials confirm

HEMET – Less than one day after the discovery of what has been described as a “vast underground military complex and government testing facility,” officials from the City of Hemet, March Joint Powers Authority and Hemet Ryan Airport are scrambling to explain the presence of the “long abandoned” military complex, Hemet Police Chief David Brown and March’s JPA confirmed on April […]

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