News From Around The County
BEAUMONT, Calif., — Authorities say an early morning gas leak reported in a Beaumont neighborhood forced the hours-long evacuation of nearly a dozen homes and the closure of a roadway yesterday morning, Sunday, Nov. 21. Firefighters and other emergency personnel spent several hours searching for the source of, and then mitigating the leak, which did not result in any reported […]
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HEMET, Calif. — A Hemet neighborhood was evacuated and bomb squad members were called in to assist after “suspected destructive devices” were found inside a home yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, June 10. Officers had responded to the private residence on the 900 block of S. Palm Ave. to investigate reports of a man who was possibly suffering from a mental health […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, March 5, 10:15 a.m., With Coroner’s release of information. HEMET — Officials are investigating after a woman operating a motorized mobility wheelchair was fatally struck while traveling on a Hemet street Monday afternoon, March 2. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of W. Mayberry Ave. and S. Palm Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Go “Behind the Badge” […]
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HEMET — Three people were hospitalized after a two vehicle, broadside collision at the intersection of W. Stetson Ave and S. Elk St., Saturday evening, Jan. 5. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Victim, 63, ID’d after deadly Aguanga crash – Suspect on the run Lake Elsinore search warrant yields more than 11 pounds of meth, heroin UPDATE: Four arrested after […]
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HEMET — Officers who conducted a high-risk felony traffic stop on a stolen vehicle last night, Saturday, Nov. 18, were shocked to learn a young child was asleep in the back of the car. Officers conducted the stop in a parking lot in the area of Florida and Palm avenues in Hemet. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Murrieta Marine Sgt. […]
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HEMET — A man is in critical condition after an early morning crash between a bicycle and SUV this morning, Monday, Sept. 17. The major injury accident happened in the area of Florida and Palm avenues in Hemet. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: One airlifted after Anza head-on crash Authorities investigating Perris murder after man found dead in car UPDATED: Officials […]
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UPDATE: Sunday, June 17, 3 a.m. (See original story, all photos, and videos below.) HEMET — A bedridden woman who was burned after a lit cigarette caused an oxygen tank explosion inside her bedroom continues to recover at an area burn center. The victim’s husband, who was burned trying to save his wife returned home Saturday evening after receiving treatment […]
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HEMET — A woman had to be cut free from a vehicle that overturned after leaving the road and clipping a large tree, Sunday night, Jan. 14. The accident happened just north of the intersection of N. Palm and W. Fruitvale Avenues in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]
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HEMET — An intoxicated and belligerent man who could barely stand without help was arrested after crashing into a van, fleeing and then crashing again. The incidents and arrest happened Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 23. The initial hit and run collision happened on N. Tahquitz Avenue, where the man struck a mini-van before fleeing in a Dodge dually pickup truck. Witnesses who had followed the […]
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HEMET – Details are still emerging after the City of Hemet Police Department’s newest K-9 handler was involved in a minor injury traffic collision Friday evening, April 28. The officer was injured while responding to another officer’s emergency call for assistance. The officer who called for priority assistance was struggling to apprehend a combative subject during an arrest. In the […]
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