Tag: Murder

UPDATE: More details released after deadly Redding shooting – Suspect arrested after fleeing scene

UPDATED: Thursday, March 17, 4:36 p.m. Originally Published: Wednesday, March 16, 10:42 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a local man who fatally shot another man outside his Redding home was arrested after fleeing the scene of the deadly shooting last night, Wednesday, March 16. The victim has since been identified as 47-year-old, James Wade Schwerdt, […]

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Hemet murder leads to local man’s swift arrest

HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a man was arrested for murder after an assault with a deadly weapon left another man dead in an unincorporated part of Hemet late Tuesday evening, March 8. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Motorcyclist airlifted after Aguanga crash Local man, 28, ID’d after Riverside 3-vehicle rollover collision DUI alleged after local man seen recklessly driving at […]

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Oasis teen arrested after Mecca man, 28, found murdered

MECCA, Calif., — Authorities say an Oasis teen was arrested for the murder of a local man, who lifeless body was found in the 91800 block of Avenue 66 in Mecca early Monday morning, Feb. 7. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Lake Elsinore motorcyclist who officials say ran red light ID’d after deadly crash Man arrested for DUI after wrong-way 91 […]

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Mead Valley murder investigation continuing – Arizona victim, 55, ID’d

MEAD VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities are continuing to investigate the murder of a man whose lifeless body was found in the unincorporated Mead Valley area southwest of Perris Thursday morning, Feb. 3. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: RCNS EXCLUSIVE: Grieving family calls for justice after felon’s second fatal DUI crash kills Nuevo woman, 65 Hemet theft investigation leads to pair of […]

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RCNS EXCLUSIVE: Grieving family calls for justice after felon’s second fatal DUI crash kills Nuevo woman, 65

Family and friends of a 65-year-old Nuevo woman who was killed in an early morning head-on collision in Mead Valley late last month are calling for accountability and justice after learning this week that the felon and alleged drunk driver now charged in her death has a lengthy criminal history, including a prior DUI/manslaughter conviction that he served prison time […]

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Years-old Hemet missing person case turned homicide investigation leads to boyfriend’s arrest

HEMET, Calif., — Riverside County Sheriff’s officials yesterday announced the arrest of a man suspected of murdering his girlfriend and dumping her body west of the Lake Elsinore area near Highway 74, commonly referred to by locals as the Ortega Hwy. The murder investigation began as a missing person’s case in December 2019, after the victim’s family reported the woman […]

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UPDATE: Hemet K-9 injured during apprehension of murder suspect accused of shooting family member

UPDATED: Thursday, Jan. 27, 7:22 a.m. See Original Story below. HEMET, Calif., — A man suspected of gunning down a family member during a heated argument inside a Hemet home early Tuesday morning is in custody following a violent struggle yesterday afternoon that left Hemet PD’s newest police service dog, K-9 “Bosco” injured. Both the K-9 and suspect, 24-year-old Koron […]

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Missing since 1977, remains found in Lake Elsinore in 1986 ID’d as Tustin woman

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — Authorities today announced that a woman reported missing from Tustin in 1977 has been identified through the efforts of the Riverside County Regional Cold Case Homicide Team. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, in 1986 a Caltrans crew doing survey work along the Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore located partial skeletal remains, including a skull, […]

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Mecca man arrested for DUI/Murder after Moreno Valley crash that killed local woman, 52

UPDATED: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2022, 2:06 p.m., With updated details and arrest information. Originally Published: Dec. 17, 2021, 4:42 p.m. See Original Story below. MORENO VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities have arrested a man who fatally struck a Moreno Valley woman who had just minutes earlier narrowly avoided an earlier collision involving a vehicle that struck and killed a burro in […]

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Oregon man arrested for DUI/murder after Palm Springs five-vehicle wreck kills one, injures six

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., — Authorities say an Oregon man was arrested for murder, gross vehicular manslaughter, and DUI, after a five-vehicle, chain-reaction collision in Palm Springs that left one man dead and six other victims injured early Monday evening, Dec. 27. The fatal accident occurred at the intersection of N. Palm Canyon Drive and Alejo Road and forced the hours-long […]

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