News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE — Police have arrested a teen who was turned in by his own mother after the man admitted to her that he molested two young children at a Riverside hotel the previous evening. The man later confessed to molesting as many as 50 children over the last eight years while living in different cities throughout Southern California. Officials believe […]
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RIVERSIDE — A victim was critically injured when he was shot during an altercation Saturday evening, Nov. 25. The shooting happened at the intersection of Aralia Drive and Gibson Street, in the Arlington South neighborhood of Riverside. After an investigation, officers arrested Mark Kent Pritos McMichael, 35, of Riverside. He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of attempted murder. He […]
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RIVERSIDE — A sex offender who was being sought after allegedly cutting off his GPS ankle monitoring device was arrested after fleeing from officers, Friday, Nov. 24. The man was eventually apprehended by a police K-9 while hiding on the campus of an elementary school. After his capture, Gabriel Vasquez, 43, of Anaheim, was arrested for violating the terms of his probation […]
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RIVERSIDE — Four people were hospitalized after a major-injury, two-vehicle traffic collision, Monday morning, Nov. 20. The early morning accident happened on Hole Avenue, between Mobley and California Avenues, in Riverside. City of Riverside Fire and Police personnel along with American Medical Response medics responded to the accident about 12:15 a.m., after multiple people called 911 to report the crash; which involved a silver, 2008 […]
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RIVERSIDE — Officials are investigating the shooting of a 50-year-old bicyclist who was shot after refusing to give another man money, Monday evening, Nov. 13. The shooting happened on the 4000 block of Tyler Street, between Wells and Van Buren Boulevards, in Riverside. Riverside Police and Fire personnel responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Tyler Street and Cook Avenue at […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Nov. 5, 1:35 a.m. RIVERSIDE — Chopper, the 4-year-old, crocodile monitor lizard found sunning itself in a Riverside back yard, was returned safely to its thankful owner Friday, Nov. 3; two days after a Riverside County Animal Services official managed to safely lasso and apprehend the adventurous, five-pound, four-foot long, escape artist. Chopper’s grateful owner, DeWitt “Goldie” Vercher, of Riverside, and a mildly indifferent Chopper were reunited at the […]
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RIVERSIDE — Officers arrested a man they say led them on a vehicle pursuit on a motorcycle Monday morning, Oct. 30. The short pursuit, which covered about three miles, ended when the rider crashed into a fence and was apprehended by officers who had been chasing him. After the pursuit and crash officers arrested Glenn Ian Jenkins, 47, of Riverside. He was transported […]
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UPDATE #3: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 12:30 a.m. See original story, photographs and Riverside PD update below. RIVERSIDE — Riverside Police officials have identified a parent who was fatally shot by SWAT members when they stormed a classroom to rescue a 70-year-old teacher the man had held hostage for more than six hours. The barricaded stand-off and hostage crisis happened at Castle […]
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REDDING — Authorities arrested three Redding residents Thursday, Oct 26, after investigators found the charred remains of a missing, “at-risk,” Riverside man inside a burned-out vehicle in eastern Shasta County. The victim’s family had reported the man missing Oct. 20, and from the beginning of the investigation officials considered his disappearance as suspicious in nature. SEE RELATED: Officials seek help […]
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REDDING — Redding police officials are asking for the public’s help in their search for a missing, “at-risk” adult. The man was last seen in the city of Redding in the early morning hours of Oct. 20. UDATED: REDDING: Three arrested after missing Riverside man’s charred remains found in burned vehicle Authorities say the man, David Allen Borders, 47, of Riverside, was last […]
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