News From Around The County
MURRIETA – Two men were arrested after they allegedly shot at Murrieta police officers in a residential neighborhood during a dangerous, early-morning, vehicle pursuit Friday, May 5. At least one of the pursuing police vehicles was struck by gunfire. Although no officers were injured by the fired rounds, several officers were later injured while taking one of the suspects into custody, according […]
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CORONA – A hatchet-wielding man, who attacked several people, including an off-duty Corona police officer, was arrested after a vehicle pursuit wound its way from Corona to Garden Grove, in Orange County Friday, April 7. The initial hatchet attacks happened in a business in the 200 block of DuPont Street in Corona. At the end of the vehicle pursuit, officers identified […]
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RIVERSIDE – A Moreno Valley resident was arrested after leading police on a dangerous vehicle pursuit along city streets and a local freeway Thursday, April 13. During the pursuit, the fleeing man allegedly tossed a stolen assault rifle out of his stolen car. Officers later located and recovered the discarded weapon. After the vehicle pursuit and a subsequent foot pursuit, […]
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Reported by Robert Carter of Public Safety Incidents and Gary Rainwater of Hemet News HEMET – A man was apprehended after running from officers during a traffic stop Tuesday, April 11. After pursuing officers put out a priority call for assistance, countless officers, deputies and agents from multiple agencies, including members of Riverside County’s Region 3 Gang Task Force converged […]
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HOMELAND – A suspected residential burglar was arrested after leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit while riding a stolen motorcycle Tuesday, April 4. The man was eventually tracked down by a sheriff’s K9, after he initially managed to elude authorities. The suspect, who was later identified as Jesse Wayne Osburn, 35, of Menifee, was booked into the Southwest Detention Center on suspicion […]
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HEMET – A man who was reportedly armed with a gun was arrested after a short vehicle pursuit sped through Hemet Tuesday, April 4. Details are still emerging but the pursuit, that hit speeds in excess of 70 mph and lasted about three-minutes, happened after the armed subject fled from an officer during a traffic stop. The incident began about […]
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RIVERSIDE – A Riverside area transient was arrested after leading police on a vehicle and foot pursuit Thursday, March 30. The incident began in the area of Anacapa Place and Tulsa Avenue in Riverside. Tony Roy Richard Moya, 24, of Riverside, was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, two counts of recklessly evading […]
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MENIFEE – A Menifee resident was arrested after an incident that began when the alleged suspect physically assaulted another man then hit the victim with his car in a Menifee parking lot. After the attack, the suspect led a sheriff’s motorcycle officer on a pursuit that ended when the fleeing man crashed into two cars at the intersection of Scott and Leon Roads in […]
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PALM SPRINGS – Details are still emerging after a short, high-speed pursuit ended in a two-car wreck Thursday, March 16. The collision forced the temporary closure of the intersection of North Sunrise Way and East Racquet Club Road in Palm Springs. The crash happened about 5 p.m., after Palm Springs police officers responded to a private residence in the 1300 block of Francis […]
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A burglary suspect was arrested after leading sheriff’s deputies and police officers on a pursuit that traveled through several cities and unincorporated communities in southern Riverside County Sunday, Feb. 19. The pursuit began in Temecula and ended in San Jacinto where the man was arrested after fleeing from his vehicle into an apartment complex. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San […]
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