News From Around The County
NORCO, Calif., —Â Authorities say a homicide investigation is continuing after a man was found murdered in the 1500 block of Temescal Avenue, between First and Second streets, in the City of Norco Wednesday evening, Dec. 22. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Jurupa Valley bicyclist, 45, ID’d after fatal collision Murrieta pedestrian, 22, killed while crossing Winchester Road in Temecula UPDATE: DUI […]
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PERRIS, Calif., — Authorities who say a local man was murdered outside a Perris business Saturday evening, Dec. 18 are continuing to search for those responsible for the man’s shooting death, which occurred in the 2100 block of N. Perris Boulevard. Saturday night’s deadly shooting follows on the heels of another shooting and attempted murder of two men last month […]
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MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities say a man accused of killing his father and fleeing to Mexico on Sunday, Dec. 12 was apprehended after trying to re-enter the United States at the San Ysidro Border Crossing on Monday. Authorities also allege the accused murderer stole a neighbor’s pickup truck in his flight for freedom. Now charged with his father’s murder, the […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Dec. 10, 9:12 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have announced the arrest of a man now charged in the fatal June shooting of a local man at a Redding apartment complex. The victim, Patrick Baker, was gunned down in front of his wife and 8-year-old daughter during an argument with a group of men […]
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say a two-vehicle traffic collision in Moreno Valley left an elderly married couple dead Thursday afternoon, Dec. 2. The deadly crash, which resulted in the arrest of a Los Angeles woman, happened on Alessandro Boulevard, west of Heacock Street, and forced the hours-long closure of the roadway, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Perris […]
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ANZA, Calif., — Authorities today announced that a man accused in the October murder of an Anza man and was suspected to have fled to the North State region has been arrested and is awaiting extradition back to Riverside County. The initial murder investigation, which led to an hours-long lockdown and Shelter-in-Place order for area residents while deputies searched for […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Dec. 4, 8:17 a.m. See original Story below. PALM DESERT, Calif., — Authorities have announced an arrest in the ongoing murder investigation of a 93-year-old Palm Desert woman who was found deceased inside her home late last month. The victim, Jean Grace Willrich, was discovered murdered at her residence in the 77000 block of Michigan Drive, just southeast […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Dec. 1, 8:16 a.m., With release of victims’ names and other details. Originally Published: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 10:22 a.m. OAK RUN, Calif., — Officials have confirmed that what began as a suspicious death investigation has transitioned to a double murder investigation after two Oregon men were found deceased in the Oak Run area, south of Round Mountain, early […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Dec. 2, 12:22 p.m. See Original Story below. PERRIS, Calif., — Two Perris brothers have been arrested and charged in the November robbery-related murder of 25-year-old, George Torres, of Moreno Valley. Court documents reveal the brothers have also been charged with targeting two other victims the same morning. The pair accused in Torres’ slaying, 23-year-old Edgar Ortega-Sanchez and […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Accused in the fatal, December 2019 stabbing death of an acquaintance, a Hemet man pleaded guilty following a felony settlement conference at a Riverside County Superior Court on Friday, Nov. 19. In addition to his murder charge, 52-year-old Hyder Mahdi Jaffer, faced a now-dismissed sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a […]
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