News From Around The County
MORENO VALLEY – A woman in a stolen SUV led deputies on a pursuit through Moreno Valley, Sunday, May 29. The pursuit began at 3:13 p.m. when a deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Police Station spotted a green 1995 Ford Escape that had been reported stolen being driven southbound on Rio Bravo Road. At the end of the pursuit, Ashley […]
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RIVERSIDE/PERRIS – Officers and deputies pursued a stolen vehicle, Friday, May 27. Riverside PD’s Aviation Unit “Air-1” assisted in the pursuit, that eventually ended in a fiery wreck on Ramona Expressway, in Perris. Riverside Police emergency communications dispatchers were notified by Galleria at Tyler security officers regarding a stolen vehicle they located at the mall, at about 6:48 p.m. Security officers monitored […]
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UPDATED With additional photographs SAN JACINTO – Very few details have been released after officials from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department served an early morning search warrant on the Soboba Indian Reservation today, Friday, May 27, according to a sheriff official. “At about 5 a.m. this morning, the sheriff’s SWAT team responded to the 23200 block of Soboba Road to […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officers arrested a Riverside probationer after a high-speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle, May 23, according to Riverside Police officials. Officers took the driver into custody in Carlson Park, near the Santa Ana River after he fled on foot from the stolen vehicle. Officers identified the alleged suspect as Alfredo Sanchez, 36, of Riverside. He was booked into jail for 14 […]
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HEMET – Two convicted felons were arrested and found to be in possession of a “loaded handgun and large amount of cocaine.” according to Hemet Police Police officials.The gun and narcotics were recovered by officers after a dangerous, high-speed pursuit Thursday, April 28. The two alleged suspects were later arrested and identified as Germaine Lavelle Scott, 25, of Murrieta and as Jerome Sims, […]
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HEMET – Officers arrested three Hemet residents and a child was taken into protective custody early Friday morning, following a dangerous, high-speed vehicle pursuit that wound its way through the city and surrounding areas. The pursuit began at about 12:35 a.m., after a Hemet Police officer saw a vehicle driving in the area of Thornton Avenue and Buena Vista Street “at […]
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On-Scene Reporting, photographs and video: John Strangis On-Scene Photographs contributed by Miguel Shannon / Epicenter News Riverside County Gang Task Force members arrested a Hemet resident after the man allegedly led officers on a dangerous, high-speed vehicle chase Thursday night, April 14. Even though pursuing officers twice called off the pursuit for safety reasons, the fleeing driver ended up crashing […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officers from Riverside Police Department arrested a man on Saturday, April 2, after he led officers on a high speed pursuit through the city of Riverside and onto the Interstate 91 freeway. The man, who was found to be under the influence, hit speeds in excess of 120 mph during the pursuit, according to police officials. Patrol officers […]
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HEMET – A Hemet resident was arrested on Monday, April 4, after he allegedly tried to ram an officer with his car before leading police on a high-speed pursuit through Hemet, according to police officials. The dangerous incident began at about 2:45 a.m., when a patrol officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a car in the 900 block of Johnston Avenue. The officer […]
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TEMECULA – Two juveniles in a stolen vehicle led officers on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit through Temecula and onto Interstate 15 on Tuesday morning, April 5, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Mike Lassig. The chase ended when the stolen vehicle crashed on the 15 freeway, rolling over several times. The two young suspects, who have not been identified due to […]
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