News From Around The County
TEMECULA — At the direction of recently elected Sheriff Chad Bianco, Temecula Sheriff Station’s Special Teams coordinated and conducted a prostitution sting that targeted men and women soliciting sexual favors in exchange for money in the city of Temecula, this week. The Tuesday, Nov. 26 vice operation resulted in eleven people being arrested for prostitution and other charges, according to […]
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REDDING — A suicidal man who was armed with multiple firearms and told officials he wanted to “go down in a blaze of glory” was hospitalized for a mental health evaluation after a Sheriff’s hostage negotiator managed to calm the subject and convinced him to exit his parked vehicle, where he had been pointing a gun at himself and threatening […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Nov. 26, 3:50 p.m., With additional details. As the first snow of the season began falling in and around the Intermountain area, east of Redding and south of Mt. Shasta, CHP and area tow companies found themselves overwhelmed with numerous crashes reported throughout the region. Within hours of the season’s first snowfall in the area, CHP began receiving […]
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Writer’s Note: Due to the ongoing and sensitive nature of Redding PD’s continuing investigation, some details regarding this incident, including the vehicle involved and suspect details – which were heard over official radio traffic during this incident – have been left out of this report at the request of law enforcement officials. -TM REDDING — Authorities are investigating the shooting […]
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JURUPA VALLEY — A motorcyclist was fatally injured after being involved in a crash with another motorist in Jurupa Valley Saturday morning, Nov. 23. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of Rubidoux Blvd. and 24th St., according to authorities investigating the cause of the fatal incident. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Hemet woman killed in Cathedral City crash Hit by […]
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CATHEDRAL CITY — A Hemet driver was killed and her male passenger is in critical condition after a solo-vehicle crash in Cathedral City early Monday morning, Nov. 25. The deadly crash happened at Dinah Shore, east of Cathedral Canyon. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: I-15 big-rig blaze causes major delays Hit by car in Hemet, boy suffers broken leg, other injuries […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 25, 1:20 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING — Authorities have released the identities of an Anderson pair who died after their vehicle careened off the ramp connecting northbound Interstate 5 with westbound Highway-44, in Redding. Although the crash was discovered around 9 a.m. Sunday morning, officials believe the deadly accident happened sometime overnight. Officials who responded […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — An ongoing narcotics trafficking investigation and search warrant served at a City of Shasta Lake home led to the arrest of a Shasta County woman Saturday morning, Nov. 23. During the search warrant, which was served at a residence on the 3900 block of Red Bluff St., officers located and seized methamphetamine and heroin, as […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 25, 10:30 a.m. See Original Story below. REDDING — A man who officials say entered an elderly Redding woman’s home and robbed her of her money before stealing her vehicle was arrested several hours after the ordeal that left the 79-year-old victim shaken, but otherwise uninjured. Radio traffic at the time of the incident indicated the victim […]
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REDDING — Already on probation for carjacking, a Fall River Mills man who led officers on a short, high speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle was arrested again early Saturday morning, Nov. 23. The pursuit, which began when an officer spotted the stolen car leaving the Win-River Casino in Redding and hit speeds of 95 mph, lasted about three minutes […]
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