News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say a five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash left one woman dead and another driver arrested for DUI in Riverside Sunday morning, Dec. 5. Officials have since said that heavy, early morning fog may have played a contributing role in the fatal collision. The deadly crash, which happened after a motorist stopped on the freeway due to a flat […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Dec. 7, 8:31 a.m., With additional details from Redding Police Department Originally Published: Sunday, Dec. 5, 5:42 p.m. REDDING, Calif., — Officials say that bones found at a Redding construction site have been confirmed to be human and today members of the Chico State University’s Anthropology Department have been invited to the location to continue working to recover […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Now named in the ongoing Riverside County search for two elusive elves who snuck into the office of the County’s top lawman – leaving a mysterious note in their wake, the slick pair of Santa’s Helpers continue to evade law enforcement efforts to track them down. As reported exclusively by RCNS earlier this week, Riverside County […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a local man who attempted to steal thousands of dollars worth of high-value merchandise from an Anderson Walmart led to the man’s arrest Saturday evening, Dec. 4. With retail thefts, smash and grab robberies, and tag team group-thefts on the rise throughout the nation, retail outlets and businesses around the country are beginning to tighten […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — A slow-speed pursuit led to the arrest of a wanted parolee after a police K-9 was used to apprehend the combative and uncooperative man Friday evening, December 3. Although the wanted suspect sustained minor dog bite-related injuries while being apprehended, no other injuries were reported after the incident, which ended at a Circle K convenience store at […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — No injuries were reported when the driver of a pickup truck swerved to avoid a collision with another vehicle and lost control on an icy section of SR-89 near Lake Britton early Friday morning, Dec. 3. The accident, which happened at the Lake Britton Bridge northeast of Burney, left the pickup truck dangling precariously from the bridge, […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Dec. 7, 9:53 a.m., With additional details from Menifee PD. See Original Story below. MENIFEE, Calif., — Officials have released additional information about a deadly head-on collision in Menifee that killed a Perris woman and injured her juvenile passenger early Saturday evening, Dec. 4. The fatal crash happened in the 27000 block of Encanto Drive, near Rouse Road and […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Created last September, Redding Police Department’s new Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT) has already been put to the test numerous times – with great success – while responding to critical incidents and 911 calls for service involving citizens experiencing a mental health crisis. One such incident occurred yesterday afternoon, Friday, Dec. 3, when Redding police officers were dispatched […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a near collision with a patrol deputy led to the arrest of a City of Shasta Lake woman after she was found to be in possession of a significant quantity of narcotics Friday evening, Dec. 3. During a traffic enforcement stop after the near-collision, deputies located more than one hundred pounds of marijuana, seven grams of […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — One person was killed and three others were hospitalized after a 19-year-old Compton man lost control of his vehicle and plowed into a Riverside retaining wall Thursday afternoon, Dec. 2. The impact with the wall caused the sedan to burst into flames and overturn on top of another vehicle, crushing its roof in. Another vehicle was also […]
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