With speeds nearing 100 mph cited, San Jacinto speed enforcement operation nets 36

SAN JACINTO, Calif. — “Were you watching your speed this morning? We were,” deputies from San Jacinto said today after a two-hour speed enforcement operation yielded 36 speeding citations – with at least one driver caught driving more than 90 mph earlier today. The enforcement operation follows numerous recent major injury and fatal traffic collisions on Sanderson Avenue near Ramona Expressway […]

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One dead, one injured after San Jacinto crash

SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A San Jacinto man was killed and another person was injured after a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic collision that sheered a power pole early this morning, Sunday, Aug. 23. The deadly crash, which is still under investigation, happened in San Jacinto on Ramona Blvd, just west of Lyon Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Naked transient enters home, […]

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DUI suspected in major injury crash after car runs San Jacinto stop sign

SAN JACINTO — Two people were seriously injured, including one who underwent emergency surgery with major internal injuries, after a two vehicle crash in San Jacinto early this morning, Friday, July 19. The crash happened when a driver failed to stop at a posted stop sign at the intersection of Lyon Ave. and Ramona Blvd., according to officials who also […]

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Tasers, pepperballs, bean-bag shotgun used to subdue gun-wielding Hemet man

HEMET — A probationer who was seen walking through a Hemet neighborhood with a handgun was arrested after resisting officers Friday morning, April 19. According to witnesses at the scene, officials who responded to the incident used Tasers, pepperball rifles, and a bean-bag shotgun to subdue the uncooperative subject. Officers recovered a handgun at the scene and later reported the […]

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SJ domestic disturbance call leads to fatal shooting of knife-wielding man

SAN JACINTO — Deputies who responded to a domestic disturbance call involving a man reportedly threatening a woman with a knife led to the officer-involved shooting death of the armed suspect yesterday evening, Thursday, Dec. 20. The deadly shooting happened in the “5-Corners” area of S. Ramona Blvd. and E. Main St., in the City of San Jacinto. Last night’s […]

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SJ woman arrested after DUI crash sends Yucaipa man, 72, to hospital

SAN JACINTO — An allegedly intoxicated driver was arrested in San Jacinto after she plowed broadside into another car, seriously injuring an elderly man. The accident happened early yesterday morning, Saturday, Oct. 27, at the intersection of Ramona Expressway and State St. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Officials confirm body pulled from lake missing Menifee man, 34 UPDATED: Four victims […]

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HEMET: Officials investigating solo-vehicle rollover crash

HEMET — No injuries were reported after a single-vehicle rollover accident earlier this evening in Hemet. The crash happened in the area of Ramona Expressway/Mountain Ave and N. Soboba St. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: 3 SJ Valley men arrested for 2017 murder of Perris man – shot while sitting inside his home Temecula man accused of attempting to arrange sex […]

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SAN JACINTO: Woman pistol whipped and shot at during road rage incident, 2 arrested

SAN JACINTO — A woman who was pistol whipped and shot at during a “road rage” related incident later chased the alleged suspects until they crashed into a San Jacinto field, Tuesday afternoon, May 15. Sheriff’s officials who converged on the scene arrested a man and woman and the pair was later booked into jail on multiple felony charges, according […]

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UPDATED: Warned too intoxicated to drive, man ejected in crash, one of two killed, 5 injured

UPDATED: Monday, Apr. 30, 8:20 p.m., With link including updated information. UPDATED: Monday, Apr. 30, 5:05 a.m. With additional details and interviews as well as GoFundMe link for victim’s family. SEE ORIGINAL STORY AND ALL PHOTOGRAPHS BELOW. SAN JACINTO — More details have come to light in the tragic aftermath of a DUI-related, three vehicle, head-on collision that took the […]

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SAN JACINTO: Girl killed after suspected drunk driver runs stop sign, plows into other vehicle

SAN JACINTO — A 17-year-old girl died in a suspected DUI traffic collision that sent several others to area hospitals, late Friday evening, Feb. 2. The fatal crash happened at the intersection of Ramona Boulevard and Lyon Avenue in San Jacinto. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified Denise Canez as the juvenile who died in the accident. According to officials, Canez was pronounced […]

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