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HEMET – Officers arrested a Hemet area resident, during a violent encounter at a CVS Pharmacy, Friday, May 6. The pharmacy is at 3055 W Florida Avenue, in Hemet. The man, who was later identified as Luis Alvarado, 34, a resident of unincorporated Hemet, was found to be armed with a loaded handgun and two knives. He was arrested following a violent confrontation […]
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HEMET – A Hemet resident was arrested after police officers found narcotics, narcotics-related paraphernalia and an illegal and loaded assault-style weapon during an early-morning traffic enforcement stop, Wednesday, April 20, according to a Hemet Police official. The arrest came after a Hemet Police officer saw a vehicle in the area of Santa Fe Street and Whittier Avenue at 1:30 a.m. When […]
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UPDATED: 04/19/2016 7:45 p.m. Hemet – The report of a man seen carrying a rifle today brought an immediate and overwhelming response from Hemet Police officers and caused Shelter In Place protocols to be activated for about an hour at nearby Cawston Elementary School. The subject was reportedly seen carrying what a passer-by believed to be a rifle. The […]
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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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*All arrests are public information and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.* Felony warrant / possession of an illegal weapon / violation of probation narcotics offenses On 03/29/15, at approximately 3:12 p.m., an officer with the San Jacinto Police Department responded to the area of Ramona Boulevard and State Street reference a wanted subject. Allen Martinez (40 […]
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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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UPDATE 04/07/2016 8:30 p.m. RIVERSIDE – Riverside Police are investigating what they referred to as a “suspicious death,” after a woman was found dead in a Riverside apartment, according to police officials. No information has been released regarding who found the deceased woman, who police described as a mother of five children. The investigation began on Wednesday, March 30, at about […]
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RIVERSIDE – The Riverside Police Department’s Community Services Bureau set up their “Safety City” interactive display this morning, at the Catholic Charities Center of Hope daycare in the Casa Blanca neighborhood, in Riverside. During the interactive presentation, officers taught the children about the different traffic signals and signs, railroad crossings, cross-walks, and other obstacles the may encounter while walking in […]
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Officers reportedly shot and killed a man who had been holding his ex-girlfriend hostage on Thursday, March 24. The fatal shooting followed a tense, hours-longs stand-off, during which the man was holding his girlfriend hostage at gunpoint, according to law enforcement officials. (See initial story here) Redlands Police officers and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies initially responded to a report of […]
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RIVERSIDE – A distraught man armed with a large knife had to be physically subdued after he approached a running police helicopter on Thursday, March 17. According to Riverside Police officials, the helicopter was preparing to take off from the downtown Riverside Convention Center after being repaired following an emergency landing. The incident began when Riverside PD’s Air Support Unit (AIR-1) was forced […]
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