News From Around The County
REDDING; Calif. — Redding Police Department officials yesterday were sad to announce that one of their department’s K-9s passed away “after a brief battle with a suspected aggressive form of cancer.” K-9 “Hank” – the well-loved and highly successful, two-and-a-half year old police service dog – passed away July 9. SEE OTHER RECENT SCNS HEADLINE NEWS: UPDATE: Third Shingletown shooting […]
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PERRIS, Calif. — Riverside County Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating a man suspected in an August, 2016 cold case murder investigation involving a man whose body was found at Foss Field Park in Perris. Although the case was initially classified as a “suspicious death” investigation, based on evidence gathered at the […]
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PERRIS, Calif. — Two Perris residents were killed after an allegedly drunk driver slammed into their vehicle, killing them Monday afternoon, July 13. Although the driver fled the scene of the fatal collision, he found hiding a short time later and arrested. The deadly accident, which forced the hours-long closure of the intersection, happened at the intersection of Harley Knox […]
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PALM DESERT, Calif. — Authorities investigating a deadly two-vehicle crash that fatally ejected one driver and injured two other people say alcohol intoxication was possibly a contributing factor in the fatal collision Saturday evening, July 11. Despite life saving efforts the victim ejected from his vehicle died at an area hospital several hours after the accident, which happened at the […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — No injuries were reported after a 300 foot crane collapsed while working at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, at 10800 Magnolia Ave., yesterday afternoon, Saturday, July 11. Witnesses to the collapse later said from the scene that the fact that no one was injured was likely due to safety precautions being adhered to when the potentially deadly accident happened. […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, July 11, 1 p.m. See Original Story below. LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Hwy 74 has been re-opened after deputies concluded their initial, on-scene investigation into a fatal, three-vehicle collision that happened on Hwy 74 at Riverside St., earlier this morning. No further details have been released regarding the sheriff’s ongoing investigation. Original Story: LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Law […]
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. — Authorities investigating a copper theft from a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar tower that occurred last month have identified and arrested a Thousand Palms man they say was responsible for the theft. The theft caused more than $50,000 in damages to the radar tower, according to officials who investigated the incident, which occurred near the Edom […]
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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities say a man was killed and five other people, including two infants, were hospitalized after a deadly Jurupa Vally crash Thursday, July 9. The fatal, two-vehicle collision happened adjacent Jurupa Valley High School, at the intersection of Etiwanda Ave. and Ryder Rd., between Bellgrave Ave. and Cantu Galleano Ranch Rd. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Perris […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say a probationer was arrested during an early morning traffic stop in Anderson today, Friday, July 10, after officers found he was in possession of methamphetamine and items typically used during the sales of narcotics. The alleged suspect, who has since been identified as Mark Anthony Toms, 44, of Redding, was already on Post Release Community […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say a K-9 trained to sniff out narcotics was instrumental in the arrest of two men after an Anderson traffic stop led to the discovery of two pounds of methamphetamine Thursday, July 9. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Third Shingletown shooting victim dies – Search continuing for gunman’s missing father, 80 UPDATE: More details released after […]
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