News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE – A 26-year-old Riverside resident was left in critical condition after a vehicle the man was driving lost control and smashed into two palm trees and a utility pole Tuesday, Jan. 31. The early-morning accident happened in the area of Brockton Avenue and Terracina Drive west of Evans Park in Riverside. City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about […]
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Hundreds of people, including 18 alleged suspects in Riverside County, were arrested during “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild,” an annual law enforcement effort intended to combat human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of women, children, and other victims. This was the operations first coordinated statewide effort. In total, 474 people were arrested throughout California during the three-day operation that took place last week. […]
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UPDATE: Jan. 26, 2:10 p.m. RIVERSIDE – Coroner’s officials have identified the 17-year-old driver who was killed when his truck smashed into a utility pole Wednesday, Jan. 25. Officials identified the victim as Paul Napier, a resident of Jurupa Valley. Napier was transported to Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Riverside with major traumatic injuries. According to the coroner’s release, Napier succumbed to […]
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RIVERSIDE – A man driving a stolen Mercedes Benz was arrested after he led officers on a wild pursuit Tuesday, Jan. 17. The pursuit began in the area of Lincoln Avenue and Madison Street in Riverside and ended on the 91 Freeway, just west of 14th Street. During the pursuit a woman, who was “an unwilling passenger” according to police officials, leaped […]
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CORONA – Authorities arrested two subjects after a dangerous pursuit wound its way from the city of Corona to the city of Riverside Sunday morning, Jan. 15. The pursuit eventually ended in the area of La Sierra and Indiana Avenues after the fleeing suspect crashed into another car and the two occupants fled from the disabled vehicle on foot into a […]
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RIVERSIDE – A naked man who was walking in traffic stating he wanted to die was safely detained by officers Monday, Jan. 16. The man was hospitalized for his own protection after he was apprehended. The incident happened in the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Chicago Avenue in Riverside. Officers responded to the area about 6:20 p.m., after City […]
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RIVERSIDE – Police officials are investigating reports of an attempted kidnapping after a woman told authorities two men attempted to pull her into their truck Sunday, Jan. 15. The victim managed to break free and run away from the two men involved in the incident, which occurred in the area of Market Street near the river bottom bridge, north of Rivera […]
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UPDATE: Jan. 15 2:30 a.m. RIVERSIDE – City of Riverside police officials have provided additional information about a body found floating in a Lake Evans retaining pond at Fairmount Park in the city of Riverside. The body was discovered Saturday morning, Jan. 14, “along the north shore of Lake Evans,” an official said in a press release from the department. “The […]
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RIVERSIDE – Authorities arrested two suspects for carjacking, impersonating police officers, and other charges, after the men allegedly attacked a motorist and a security guard during a violent carjacking Monday, Jan. 9. The incident happened in the 7600 block of Railroad Avenue in the Casa Blanca neighborhood of Riverside. During the violent attacks and attempted carjacking, the suspects claimed they […]
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RIVERSIDE – Authorities arrested a man after he fled on foot from a stolen car, leading officers on a foot pursuit Tuesday, Jan. 10. The man was eventually apprehended by a police K9. The incident began after officers located the stolen car in the area of Babb Avenue and Chapel Street. Officers arrested Diego Valenzuela Jr., 23, of Riverside after he […]
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