News From Around The County
HEMET – City of Hemet police officials have announced the arrest of two people, accused of shooting two victims including a juvenile, killing one of them. The deadly shooting, which was highly publicized throughout Hemet and the Inland Empire, happened in the area of Acacia and S. Western Avenues in Hemet shortly before 1 a.m. (Click here to view original story.) […]
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Officers provide first-aid to 55-year-old shooting victim Bruce Baily. Baily crashed his truck after losing consciousness when he was shot during a civil dispute involving a vehicle late Saturday night. John Strangis photo UPDATE: April 11, 1:30 p.m. (See original story, photo and video below.) HEMET – Officials have released additional information about last Saturday’s late-night shooting that resulted […]
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MORENO VALLEY – Officials are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating three subjects after they were caught firing paintballs at shoppers as they walked through a parking lot. One of several victims who were reportedly struck by the fired paintballs was a child, according to sheriff’s officials. The three subjects reportedly threatened witnesses before they fled from the […]
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HEMET – A golfer was hit by what officers believe was a stray round while playing the links at the Hemet Golf Club Wednesday March 29. The golf course is located at 7575 World Cup Avenue, near California Street on Hemet’s west end. “The victim was transported to a local hospital and is expected to make a full recovery,” Hemet Police Lieutenant […]
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UPDATE: March 30, 5:45 p.m. With video filmed from the scene. (See video below) HEMET – A City of Hemet police officer fired his weapon while attempting to detain four subjects during an early morning disturbance call Thursday, March 30. The shooting, which occurred just after midnight, happened at the Sun Valley Estates mobile home park in the 1400 […]
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BEAUMONT – Police officials announced the arrest of four people who were allegedly involved in the March 4 murder of 21-year-old Banning resident, Jasmine Zuniga. Officers arrested the four suspects Thursday, March 23, while serving homicide-related search warrants in the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa and Yucaipa. SEE RELATED: 21-year-old woman fatally shot while sitting inside vehicle ID’d Zuniga was fatally […]
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UPDATE: March 26, 9 p.m. With additional information from sheriff’s department. CHERRY VALLEY – Sheriff’s officials provided more information about Saturday’s deadly barricaded standoff that ended with two people dead, March 25. Authorities are calling the incident a murder-suicide. The victim was later identified as Jose Leon, 46, of Cherry Valley. The suspect was identified as John Malicek, 67, of […]
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UPDATE: March 24, 6 p.m. (See original story, photographs and video below) SAN JACINTO – Sheriff’s officials have provided additional information regarding an argument that escalated into a shooting Thursday, March 23. The shooting, which left a 35-year-old victim with major injuries, happened at the Mountain View Garden Apartments at 850 E. Main Street in San Jacinto. At the end of […]
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A man who was armed with a knife and physically assaulting a woman was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy Sunday, March 19. The deadly shooting happened in the area of Dillon Road and Johnson Road southeast of Desert Hot Springs, in the unincorporated community of Desert Edge. The incident began about 9:20 a.m., when deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Palm Desert […]
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TEMECULA – Deputies arrested a Menifee resident for assault with a deadly weapon after the man allegedly fired a weapon at a motorist, Saturday, March 11. The shooting, which struck a vehicle, happened in the area of Calistoga Drive and Murrieta Hot Springs in an unincorporated area north of Temecula. After an investigation, deputies arrested 21-year-old, Andre Edwin Alvarez. He was booked […]
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