News From Around The County
LAKE ELSINORE — A man officials allege pointed a rifle at another person Thursday, Dec. 21, first barricaded himself inside a residence and then attempted to flee from deputies before he was apprehended on the 200 block of E. Graham in Lake Elsinore. After an investigation, the alleged suspect, identified as Raymundo Gomez, 24, of Lake Elsinore, was later booked at the Cois […]
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BEAUMONT — A 911 call reporting two white, male juveniles who were believed to be in possession of at least one rifle caused an immediate response from Beaumont police and other law enforcement officials, Thursday, Oct. 12. SEE RELATED: BEAUMONT: Detectives investigating reported assault of H.S. student by “staff member” The response was called for “out of an abundance of caution,” a Beaumont PD official […]
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Writer’s note: The armed and suicidal man in this incident was not pictured or named, due to his status as a “victim.” All suicidal subjects are considered victims, not criminals or suspects. HEMET – After a brief, but tense standoff, City of Hemet police officers managed to safely detain a suicidal man who was reportedly armed with a handgun and […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officers arrested a man who was allegedly breaking into mail boxes and threatened to shoot neighbors who tried to intervene with a rifle Tuesday, Jan. 3. The incident and arrest happened in the 5600 Block of Portola Way in Riverside. The incident began about 8:15 p.m., when officers responded to 911 calls from citizens reporting a man threatening […]
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HEMET – Officers arrested a man who was armed with an illegally modified rifle after a foot pursuit Sunday, Nov. 6. The incident and arrest happened near the rear of Target at 3527 W. Florida Avenue in Hemet. The incident began after a concerned citizen flagged down a Hemet police officer regarding a suspicious person walking in the area at […]
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WINCHESTER – Multiple reports of shots fired from a residence in the 32000 block of Armoise Drive in Winchester led to a nearly 16-hour standoff Friday, Sept. 9, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Fredericks. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Southwest Station responded to home to check the welfare of those residing at the residence. When deputies arrived at the residential area […]
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HEMET – A Hemet resident on PRCS probation out of San Bernardino County was arrested while driving a stolen vehicle during a traffic stop Friday, Sept. 9. During the early morning traffic stop, an officer located a sawed-off rifle inside the stolen car. The traffic stop and subsequent arrest occurred at the Hemet Valley Hospital in the 300 block of North San […]
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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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Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source RIVERSIDE – On Dec. 14, Riverside Police officers faced down a reportedly suicidal man, who was armed with a rifle with bayonet attached to it. The incident occurred after a brief stand-off at a residence located in the 2000 block of Blenheim Street, in the city of Riverside. At about 3:30 p.m., the […]
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