FBI statistics indicate Hemet PD’s efforts to clean up city might be working

HEMET — With a new police chief, an increase in police staffing levels, several new, resurrected or enhanced special teams, and new funding secured by recently passed Measure “U” all happening in the last few months, City of Hemet and Hemet Police Department officials were happy to report an overall decrease in total crime and an increase in felony arrests […]

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TEMESCAL VALLEY: Officer arrested, charged with kidnap, rape, sodomy of wife

TEMESCAL VALLEY — An off-duty Rialto police officer who formerly worked as a City of Bell police officer is facing at least five felony charges that officials say stemmed from a domestic violence-related incident over the weekend. The officer, who has worked for City of Rialto since Nov. 2013, was immediately placed on administrative leave after his department was notified regarding the […]

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SAN JACINTO: Mother, 6-week-old infant and on-duty deputy hospitalized after collision

SAN JACINTO — A mother was injured and her infant son is in intensive care after an accident between a San Jacinto PD patrol SUV and a sedan, Wednesday, Dec. 6. A deputy was also injured in the multiple-injury, traffic accident, which happened near the intersection of N. Brinton and S. State Streets in San Jacinto. At least one witness to the […]

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10 recent San Jacinto PD arrests

From the San Jacinto Police Station / Riverside County Sheriff’s Department *All arrests are public information and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.*   Violation of Court Order On 07/28/16, about 1:37 A.M., deputies with the San Jacinto responded to the 1200 block of Raintree Lane regarding a disturbing the peace. Charles Chacon, 40-year-old from San Jacinto, […]

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Suspect arrested in stolen car parked near Hemet Police Station

HEMET – A man wanted for stealing a car from a Walgreens in San Jacinto was located and arrested, while parked next to the Hemet Library, directly across from the Hemet Police Station Aug. 1. An officer on routine patrol located the stolen vehicle at about 4:30 pm. It was occupied by one person, who was later identified as 24-year-old […]

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Shoplifting Suspect Who Attacked Deputy While Being Arrested Had Brass Knuckles And a Felony Warrant

Written by Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source   San Jacinto, Calif., On October 22, 2015, a woman was arrested at a San Jacinto Walmart after kicking and spitting on a sheriff’s deputy, during a shoplifting investigation. The woman was later discovered to have a felony warrant and she was in possession of brass knuckles, a felony in California. At about 3:44 […]

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