News From Around The County
Written by Robert Socha The Huffington Post quoted me (1). The quote came from a published reply in the Hillsdale Daily News(2) to a call for my resignation from Hillsdale City Council. “Welcome to the big leagues,” said a friend and mentor when I asked for advice on how to respond to the emails and posts received in the aftermath […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Feb. 22, 12:30 p.m. See Original Story below. ANDERSON, Calif. — Two men were arrested and three females, including a 17-year-old girl, were rescued during a multi-agency human trafficking operation in Anderson Saturday evening, Feb. 20. The purpose of the operation was to target human sex traffickers and also focused on providing resources to suspected victims of human trafficking, […]
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Think Together, a Santa Ana-based and California’s leading nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning and school improvement programs, is proud to announce the National AfterSchool Association (NAA), has named Think Together Regional Operations Analyst Helen Welderufael, as one of NAA’s 2021 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders. Welderufael joined Think Together in 2018 as the Regional Operations Analyst for the […]
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LAKEHEAD, Calif. — Authorities attempting to serve a civil warrant at a Lakehead residence Thursday morning, Feb. 18, instead were able to once again arrest Camren James Taylor, an oft-arrested felony probationer who was wanted on eight outstanding felony charges and considered armed and dangerous. A woman who provided a false name and was later found to have multiple outstanding […]
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PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities say a Perris High School teacher was arrested Thursday, Feb. 18, after an investigation revealed he had committed lewd acts with two former students between 2013 and 2016. Officials did not specify if the alleged victims were boys or girls and did not reveal their ages; however, the man’s charges indicate at least one of his […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Already on felony probation, a convicted arsonist was arrested again after a series of incidents that included lighting two fires, vandalizing a video dispensing machine, and then resisting arrest in the Intermountain area town of Burney Friday afternoon, Feb. 19. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Proposed Wiley Project intended to reduce fire dangers in the Lassen National Forest […]
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MOUNTAIN CENTER, Calif. — Authorities today announced that the seven-month search for a missing Hemet woman tragically ended with the discovery of what was believed to be her remains in the Mountain Center area near Idyllwild earlier this month. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since confirmed that the discovered remains were that of 73-year-old, Rosario Garcia, who was reported missing […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Saying his department strives to share as much information as possible with his community, Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez today released a Critical Incident review of an officer-involved shooting that happened in Riverside last October. The shooting happened at the end of a stolen vehicle pursuit when the driver, a felon on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) […]
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The Fall River Resource Conservation District (RCD) recently announced a newly proposed project aimed at reducing fire dangers in the Lassen National Forest in Siskiyou and Modoc Counties. The area of the Wiley Project has a history of large and devastating fires, including Pondosa, Scarface, Day, and Hors 4 Corners. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Victim hospitalized after Redding area quad […]
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REDDING, Calif. — The Redding Police Department yesterday announced the addition of a new armored rescue vehicle to the department’s fleet of official vehicles, saying, the new vehicle “is an extremely valuable addition” to their department. The new armored rescue vehicle will be used during critical incidents, SWAT callouts, and other dangerous situations and will allow officers to enter active, […]
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