News From Around The County
TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities say a Temecula man was arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual penetration with a foreign object as part of an ongoing, months-long investigation that began in Lake Elsinore in January. The suspect, 43-year-old Jubran Thabit, has since been released after posting $55,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned next August. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a Victorville man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault and robbery that occurred in Riverside on Monday, March 7. According to officials, the alleged suspect had used a popular dating app to lure the victim to a location where he attempted to rape and then robbed her at gunpoint. Officials say that […]
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WILDOMAR, Calif., — Authorities say a months-long investigation into the alleged rape of a drugged woman in Wildomar has culminated in the arrest of two men. Official records indicate the alleged rape happened at a private residence in the 22000 block of Country Hills Drive, northeast of Lemon and Orange streets, last September. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: DUI & excessive […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a months-long investigation into several allegations of past sexual assaults involving three victims at a Riverside High School has led to the arrest of a former Riverside man. The alleged sexual assaults occurred at Martin Luther King High School during the 2018-2019 school year when the suspect, 20-year-old Thailar Christian Patterson, was in his senior […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a man who allegedly strangled and raped an underage female in Redding was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 10. The young victim survived the harrowing attack and later reported the violent encounter to law enforcement officials. The suspect, Joseph Paul Hornbeck, 20, of Redding, remains in custody. Information obtained during Redding PD’s investigation revealed there may be […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities have arrested a man they say used the Internet and social media to lure at least one teenage girl to an isolated location where he then allegedly raped and sodomized the young victim over the weekend. Officials believe the suspect had help from an as-yet unidentified woman in locating and luring additional teen victims during similar […]
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Authorities yesterday announced that former Shadow Hills High School basketball coach Ryan Towner, 35, was arrested Thursday morning, June 10th, after accusations that he raped a teenage girl surfaced last April. The incidents reportedly occurred between August 2017 and July 2018, and although the 16-year-old victim is a former player, it was not immediately clear if Towner was her coach […]
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PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities say a Perris High School teacher was arrested Thursday, Feb. 18, after an investigation revealed he had committed lewd acts with two former students between 2013 and 2016. Officials did not specify if the alleged victims were boys or girls and did not reveal their ages; however, the man’s charges indicate at least one of his […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say a naked transient who entered a Riverside home and sexually assaulted a mother and her adult, developmentally disabled daughter was arrested after responding officers caught the man in the act of brutalizing the two women early this morning, Thursday, Aug. 20. The alleged suspect, since identified as Manuel Paul Benavente, 34, of Riverside, was booked […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Authorities arrested a man they say dragged a 61-year-old woman into the back of a Moreno Valley business where he sexually assaulted, attempted to rape, and then robbed the employee Thursday morning, Feb. 21. The victim was hospitalized after the violent and traumatizing encounter, which happened at an unspecified business in the 24000 block of Sunnymead Blvd., […]
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