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MURRIETA – In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, Murrieta Police officials spent the entire week dedicating tributes to their dispatchers with photographs and posts on social media about the hardworking and dedicated members of the team. Dispatchers are the voice in the darkness and sometimes act as a literal lifeline; not only to the citizens they serve, but […]
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MURRIETA – Murrieta Special Enforcement Team detectives arrested a man on April 7, for his alleged involvement in selling illegal narcotics in Murrieta, according to a Murrieta Police official. Special Enforcement Team detectives were conducting an ongoing narcotics-related investigation when the man allegedly conspired in arranging to sell psilocybin to undercover SET detectives, according to Murrieta Police Sergeant Reid. At about […]
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All photos courtesy of Hemet PD and Murrieta PD. The Hemet-Murrieta Police Regional Special Operations Unit recently conducted joint operations at an undisclosed location in the city of Hemet, according to a brief release from Hemet PD. The combined operation occurred on April 7. “The Hemet-Murrieta SOU began operating together in 1996. So our joint team is one of the […]
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MURRIETA – A man was arrested by Murrieta Police officers on Thursday March 31, after he allegedly caused numerous traumatic injuries to a woman he was involved in a relationship with. The nature of their relationship has not been released by police officials. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment, according to Murrieta Police Detective Sergeant Phil Gomez. At […]
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MURRIETA – A Murrieta Police officer and a suspect both sustained minor injuries during a foot pursuit and arrest that occurred on Mar. 15, according to Murrieta Police Lieutenant Tony Conrad. The incident began at about 1:00 a.m., when a Murrieta Police officer observed an adult male acting suspiciously in front of the 7-11 store on California Oaks Road, in the city […]
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MURRIETA – Murrieta Police officers arrested a man on Mar. 4, after he allegedly used a handgun to rob a Walgreens in Murrieta. The man reportedly stole a large quantity of prescription medication before fleeing the business, according to Murrieta Police Sergeant Steve Dyer. The Murrieta Police emergency communications center received a 911 call at 5:29 p.m., regarding an armed robbery in progress […]
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Trevor Montgomery MURRIETA – Murrieta Police officers arrested two subjects after they allegedly stole over $700 from a Home Depot in Murrieta. One of the subjects reportedly hit and knocked down a female employee while fleeing the location. On Feb. 22, Murrieta Police Dispatch received a call at about 7:30 p.m., from the Home Depot located on Madison Avenue. The […]
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Trevor Montgomery MURRIETA – Toxicology reports from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office and a press release recently issued from the Murrieta Police Department have finally begun to shed new light into a fatal accident in Murrieta that took the lives of three young Hemet residents. The coroner’s office identified the three teens killed in the fatal traffic collision […]
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Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source UPDATE #3 See Original Story Below More questions than answers remain in the triple fatal rollover traffic collision that occurred on Winchester Road in the City of Murrieta on Jan. 16. The deceased have been identified by the coroner’s office as Kile Kennedy the III, who turned 13 on the day of the tragic, early […]
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Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source MURRIETA – A search warrant in Murrieta led to an arrest and numerous charges related to identity theft, forgery, counterfeiting and other felony charges. In a press release issued by Sergeant Steve Dyer of Murrieta Police Department, Dyer wrote that detectives have been conducting an ongoing investigation involving narcotics activity, identity theft, check […]
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