Man’s hand blown off after igniting explosive device outside Hemet 7-Eleven

HEMET — Authorities are investigating after a man had part of his hand partially amputated when he allegedly ignited an explosive device – possibly a firework – outside a Hemet 7-Eleven convenience store early this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 21. The explosion, which officials say blew part of the man’s hand off and caused “severe, but non-life-threatening injuries,” happened in the […]

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BREAKING: Body found inside car behind Valle Vista shopping center

UPDATED: Sunday, May 19, 3:40 p.m. VALLE VISTA — Sheriff’s officials have confirmed that a “suspicious death” investigation is underway in Valle Vista, after a man’s body was found in a sedan parked behind a Stater Bros and Dollar Tree, northeast of E. Florida and New Chicago avenues and west of Ramona Expressway. According to witnesses at the scene, the […]

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Two women arrested during Menifee undercover burglary suppression operation

MENIFEE — Two women, including one who had four burglary-related warrants, were arrested during a coordinated undercover surveillance operation at a Menifee grocery store yesterday evening, Wednesday, Oct. 17. Both women were apprehended at Stater Bros at 29061 Newport Rd. The six-hour burglary suppression operation was in response to an increase of reported thefts at various grocery stores in the […]

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MENIFEE: High-profile theft from 85-year-old shopper results in two arrests

MENIFEE — A relatively minor theft of an elderly woman’s wallet – stolen right from inside the victim’s purse as it sat in a shopping cart while the victim shopped at a Menifee Stater Bros. Market – gained attention throughout the Inland Empire and beyond and resulted in the arrest of two San Bernardino women yesterday. The two alleged suspects […]

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MENIFEE: Officials conducting death investigation after body found in parked SUV

MENIFEE — Authorities have released little information other than to confirm they are conducting a death investigation after a man’s body was found inside a parked vehicle Thursday, Feb. 15. According to witnesses, the white SUV the man was found in was parked in the Stater Bros Markets parking lot, southeast of the intersection of Newport and Menifee Roads, in Menifee. Deputies assigned to the Riverside […]

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Man robs San Jacinto Stater Bros. – flees with cash after firing gun

On-Scene Reporting: Hemet Eye News Eddie George and Laurie Cain   SAN JACINTO – An unidentified gun-toting subject robbed a business before fleeing from the location – possibly on a bicycle – Saturday, April 30, sheriff’s officials confirmed. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station responded to the Stater Bros. Market located in the 1200 block of North […]

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Two arrested following Moreno Valley armed robbery, officials say

MORENO VALLEY – Deputies arrested two people on March 27, after one of the pair allegedly brandished a rifle during an armed robbery at a Moreno Valley Stater Bros., according to Riverside Sheriff Sergeant James Rayls. The business where the incident occurred is located in the 25000 block of Sunnymead Blvd. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Moreno Valley Police Station responded […]

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