News From Around The County
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities say a local man has died after a solo-vehicle rollover crash into a ditch in the area of Ramona Expressway and Sanderson Avenue last night, Friday, Dec. 10. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Fleeing school bus crash, man, 87, arrested after second collision that killed girl, 9, & injured three other children UPDATE: Riverside woman charged with […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a felon on parole who was interrupted while burglarizing a San Jacinto residence Sunday afternoon, Dec. 5, was arrested the next day after a homeowner caught him inside her home and eating her food. Although the alleged burglar threatened the victim and fled the scene with property stolen from the woman’s home, he was […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a teen riding an off-road motorcycle on city streets in San Jacinto was killed in a three-vehicle crash when he plowed into the back of a passenger vehicle Friday afternoon, Nov. 19. That initial crash caused a second collision when the impact caused the car to collide with an SUV. The deadly accident, which […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a local woman was killed in a solo-vehicle crash north of San Jacinto after her pickup truck was discovered in a ditch early Saturday morning, Nov. 6. The deadly accident happened in the area of Hwy 79/Lamb Canyon Road and Gilman Springs Road, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Asleep at the wheel, […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted felon with outstanding warrants in multiple states fled from deputies during a warrant-related traffic stop, leading to an hours-long standoff after he was seen running into a vacant San Jacinto residence yesterday, Monday, Nov. 1. Although the standoff did not result in the wanted man’s immediate apprehension, after he was not found […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — A paraglider who crashed into a San Jacinto mountainside after launching from the Soboba Fly Park was plucked from the scene of the crash during a hoist rescue that took place Friday, Oct. 29. The injured paraglider survived the crash and was hospitalized with unspecified injuries after being rescued. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Middle school student […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — A Cal Fire-Riverside firefighter and his wife were both sentenced to four years in state prison yesterday after the couple pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a 2015 attempted insurance scam. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, the scam involved a pickup truck Eric Jabbar Norwood, 51, and Linda Lee Norwood, 57, both […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a domestic violence related assault led to a barricaded standoff that eventually ended with the apprehension of a local man at a San Jacinto residence Tuesday, Oct. 26. The standoff, which lasted a bit longer than an hour, happened at a private residence in the 600 block of South Rosario Avenue, between Main and […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities today are continuing to investigate the cause of a residential structure fire that destroyed a San Jacinto home, leaving a family of six displaced early Tuesday morning, Oct. 26. The early morning blaze that tore through the home and left a firefighter hospitalized with minor burn injuries, happened in the 2000 block of Tennyson Street, northeast […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say an attempted theft and brandishing of a firearm at a San Jacinto Walmart led to a large police presence and wide-scale search, both inside and around the business, early yesterday evening, Monday Oct. 25. Although several area media organizations reported last night’s incident as an active shooter situation, officials have since said that no […]
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