News From Around The County
NORCO, Calif. — Authorities say twenty men were arrested as a result of a day-long, Anti-Human Trafficking related prostitution sting at a hotel on the 3000 block of Hamner Ave. in Norco, Thursday, Aug. 13. The 12-hour “sex trafficking demand reduction” operation was conducted by members of the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT), in partnership with personnel from […]
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NORCO — Already out of jail on bond from another recent crime, a Norco man was arrested again after he was found sleeping with a female companion in a stolen motorhome, early Wednesday morning, Nov. 27. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Eleven suspected prostitutes swept up in Temecula sting Hit by car in Hemet, boy suffers broken leg, other injuries Hemet […]
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NORCO — A wanted Lake Elsinore felon was arrested after he was found asleep in a stolen car in Norco early Wednesday morning, Nov. 20. While speaking with the man deputies learned he had a no-bail warrant for violation of his PRCS probation and he was subsequently booked into jail on felony charges. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Winchester couple, 56 […]
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NORCO — Reports of a foul odor emanating from an overheated asphalt tank caused the evacuation of at least seventy-five people from five Norco businesses earlier yesterday, Wednesday, Aug. 21. Although officials determined the “strong but unharmful” odor did not pose an immediate danger to those in the area, fire officials and Air Quality Management District officials warned that any […]
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NORCO — A Norco man died after his speeding vehicle struck a pickup truck, causing it to overturn in Norco Thursday evening, July 4. Yesterday night’s fatal accident happened at the intersection of Sixth St. and Temescal Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Motor officer rams fleeing stalking suspect, both hospitalized Helping trapped big-rig driver, good Samaritan’s car stolen Two seriously […]
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NORCO — A man already on probation for burglary was arrested again Wednesday, May 8, after he was found in possession of counterfeiting equipment and hundreds of dollars in counterfeited US currency. The man, who had a felony warrant for his arrest on an unrelated case, was arrested at his Norco home on the 4100 block of Old Hamner Rd. […]
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EASTVALE — Three people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle head-on traffic collision in Eastvale yesterday morning, Saturday, May 4. The major-injury crash happened in the area of River Road and Baron Dr., on the bridge between Eastvale and Norco at the south end of Archibald Ave. The collision left one of the three victims with “life-threatening injuries,” City of Eastvale […]
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UPDATED: Monday, April 22, 3:20 p.m., With confirmation of plane involved, witness accounts, and other details UPDATED: Monday, April 22, 4:11 p.m., With confirmation of pilot’s death See Original Story and updates below NORCO — As officials are beginning to investigate today’s crash of a plane into the prison grounds of Norco’s California Rehabilitation Center, FAA officials have confirmed the […]
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NORCO — Deputies arrested a man they allege was brandishing a firearm while threatening other people at a Norco sports bar early Monday morning, Jan. 28. Yesterday’s incident and arrest happened in the 1900 block of Four Wheel Dr. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Hemet woman ID’d after ejected in fatal Menifee DUI crash Officials searching for gun-wielding man who […]
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NORCO — Fire officials released video and photos of a dramatic fire that consumed a travel trailer in Norco Friday evening, Nov. 2. The blaze, which destroyed the recreational trailer and spread to nearby vegetation on the property, happened in the area of Temescal Ave. and Seventh St. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Couple arrested after Murrieta child custody dispute leads […]
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