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From San Jacinto Police Department/Riverside County Sheriff’s Department *All arrests are public information and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.* Assault On 09/25/16, about 6:42 P.M., a, officer with the San Jacinto Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Country Fair Court regarding an assault. Kitty McGee, a 21-year-old from San Jacinto, was arrested for Assault […]
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UPDATE: 10/05/2016 9:45 p.m. SAN JACINTO – A person travelling in a motorized wheelchair across S. San Jacinto Avenue was struck and killed by a passing motorist Wednesday, Oct. 5, according to sheriff’s officials. The accident happened directly across the street from the San Jacinto Unified School District building, just north of E. Midway Avenue and south of E. Commonwealth Avenue […]
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WRITERS NOTE: THE NAME OF THE DRIVER, WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY A WITNESS AT THE SCENE AND THE DRIVER’S WIFE, HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS REPORT, PENDING VERIFICATION AND RELEASE FROM THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. WRITERS NOTE #2: A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS REPORT INCLUDED A STATEMENT FROM THE WIFE OF THE DRIVER INVOLVED IN THIS COLLISION. THAT STATEMENT AND HER […]
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UPDATE: 09/23/2016 1 p.m. RIVERSIDE – A convicted felon accused of using a firearm to carjack a San Jacinto resident’s vehicle pleaded not guilty today to carjacking and using a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. Jorge Alejandro Ojeda Jr., 40, of San Jacinto, was arrested Friday, Sept. 9 after Riverside County sheriff’s officials conducted an investigation into the carjacking the occurred the […]
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HEMET/SAN JACINTO – A joint enforcement saturation and AB109 compliance operation was conducted in the Hemet and San Jacinto Valley September 1. The compliance sweep took place in the cities of Hemet, San Jacinto, and the unincorporated areas of Hemet. The operation consisted of saturation patrol, attempt warrant services, and compliance checks on subjects on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS), Mandatory Supervision, Parole, […]
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SAN JACINTO – A man was fatally shot while inside his own home Monday, Aug. 29. The deadly shooting happened in the 400 block of W. 2nd Street in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station responded to the residence about 1:52 a.m., after receiving reports of shots being fired in the area. Emergency dispatchers also received a […]
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Sanderson Avenue was blocked for several hours while deputies conducted an accident investigation. Amber Guerlin photo-Facebook UPDATED: 08/30/2016 10:00 a.m. The coroner’s office has identified Lisa Cherry, 57, of Hemet as the victim who died yesterday Aug. 29 when she was struck by three vehicles. Officials listed her tie of injury as 5:41 a.m. Her time of death was listed as 5:50 a.m. […]
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From the San Jacinto Police Department / Riverside County Sheriff’s Department *All arrests are public information and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.* Assault/Resisting Arrest On 08/09/16, about 10:50 P.M., deputies with the San Jacinto Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Santa Fe Avenue, regarding a disturbing the peace. Tina Perez, 41-year-old from San […]
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HEMET – A man in a stolen vehicle – who has had 22 criminal cases filed against him in Riverside County since 2002 – was arrested once again August 16. The alleged suspect was arrested hiding in a watermelon field after leading Hemet Police officers on a vehicle pursuit. The watermelon field is located on S. Hewitt Street in the city […]
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From Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station *All arrests are public information and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.* Driving Under the Influence On 07/31/16, about 10:20 P.M., deputies with the San Jacinto Police Department responded to Villines Avenue and Avenida Roundelay regarding a possible drunk driver. Henry Najera, 19-year-old from San Marcos, was arrested for […]
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