Tag: San Jacinto

CORONA: San Jacinto man, 22, charged with 14 counts of sexually assaulting child under 10

CORONA — A 22-year-old, San Jacinto man, accused of 14 counts of sexually assaulting at least one young child, has been arrested and is being held on nearly $9.4 million bail. Citing their ongoing investigation, officials have released very few details, other than to confirm the alleged suspect’s Jan. 19 arrest. The day after his arrest, Benny Albert Zavala was booked into Riverside County Jail on suspicion of five […]

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Hemet family headed to Disneyland shot at during road rage incident, Perris woman arrested

A woman who officials allege fired a handgun at a family of seven headed to Disneyland was later located and arrested more than twenty miles from where the shooting happened. The violent encounter occurred in an unincorporated area on Highway 79, also known as Lamb Canyon, between the cities of San Jacinto and Beaumont. California Highway Patrol officers began investigating the road rage-related […]

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Active-shooter training at SJHS brings together multiple area police, fire agencies

SAN JACINTO VALLEY — Rather than cause fear or speculation, the recent sounds of simulated gunfire and sight of dozens of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics from agencies across the San Jacinto Valley and beyond at an area high school brought applause from around the community when valley first responders came together for a large-scale, multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional, active-shooter training exercise. SEE RELATED: “Shelter-In-Place” […]

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UPDATED: Four Hemet area residents arrested in connection with San Jacinto double homicide

UPDATED: Thursday, Jan. 11, 11:45 p.m. Sheriff’s officials have announced the arrest of four Hemet area residents in connection with last week’s double murder of Lauren Lopez and Patrick Powell Jr. The two men and two women arrested for the double homicide have been booked into jail and remain in custody – two held on bail ranging from $2 to $3 million and two held […]

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UPDATED: PALM SPRINGS: Body found on hiking trail ID’d as 60-year-old, San Jacinto resident

UPDATED: Friday, Dec. 22, 11:30 a.m. PALM SPRINGS — Officials have identified the body of a man discovered off a trail in the San Jacinto Mountains as a San Jacinto resident. The victim’s body was found over Thanksgiving weekend, near Palm Springs, last month Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified 60-year-old, Gregory Ferguson, as the man whose body was found Saturday, Nov. 25. Officials did not list […]

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SAN JACINTO: Mother, 6-week-old infant and on-duty deputy hospitalized after collision

SAN JACINTO — A mother was injured and her infant son is in intensive care after an accident between a San Jacinto PD patrol SUV and a sedan, Wednesday, Dec. 6. A deputy was also injured in the multiple-injury, traffic accident, which happened near the intersection of N. Brinton and S. State Streets in San Jacinto. At least one witness to the […]

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SAN JACINTO: Officials investigating after man attacks woman with baseball bat inside Walmart

SAN JACINTO —  Officials are investigating after a man allegedly beat a woman with a baseball bat inside a San Jacinto Walmart, Thanksgiving afternoon, Thursday, Nov. 23. The bloody bat attack happened inside the Walmart at 1861 S. San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station responded to the Walmart about 1:30 p.m., regarding reports of a man who […]

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HEMET: Hit and run suspect arrested after bizarre pursuit

HEMET — A hit and run suspect led officers on a bizarre, twenty-minute long pursuit that ended about one mile from where the incident began, Sunday morning, Nov. 19. During the early morning pursuit, the man who led officers on the slow-speed chase made about one dozen U-Turns on Florida Avenue, never driving much further than about one mile from […]

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UPDATED: SAN JACINTO: SJ woman killed when shot multiple times identified

UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. SAN JACINTO — Officials have released the name of a San Jacinto woman who died in the street after she was shot multiple times Sunday afternoon, Nov. 12. The deadly shooting happened on the 100 block of N. Dillon Avenue between W. Cedar and Main Streets. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials identified Anna Meza, 31, of San Jacinto […]

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SAN JACINTO: Two arrested after “long running” feud leads to shooting, stand-off

SAN JACINTO — Authorities arrested two men for attempted murder after a “long running” feud led to a shooting and two hour long stand-off with sheriff’s deputies who were investigating the incident, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 14. The shooting and stand-off happened in the 300 block of San Jacinto Avenue in San Jacinto. After the stand-off, deputies arrested Daniel Sanchez Bambo, 35, and Edward […]

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