News From Around The County
WILDOMAR, Calif., — Authorities say a rifle-wielding man, who told emergency dispatchers that he was suicidal before opening fire in the back yard of a home he was trying to break into, was fatally shot by a deputy who was one of many who responded to the priority call Sunday afternoon, Jan. 2. The deadly shooting happened outside a private […]
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Re-Published: June 11, Due to technical glitch with original article. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A man who officials say was “obviously experiencing a mental health crisis” was talked back from the ledge of a freeway overpass where he was found with a cord wrapped around his neck in Riverside Tuesday afternoon, June 8th. City of Riverside Police Department officials later credited […]
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FALL RIVER MILLS — A shotgun-wielding man who threatened to shoot himself as well as any deputies who tried to approach his home was arrested following a tense standoff in Fall River Mills early Tuesday, Jan. 28. The man’s 11-year-old son was inside the residence with him when deputies responded to initial reports of a person who had the barrel […]
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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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SAN JACINTO — A suicidal man who had already slashed his own throat and was bleeding profusely by the time authorities arrived to help him had to be subdued with a Taser early Thursday evening, July 11. Despite life saving efforts by deputies as well as medical personnel, the suicidal and knife-wielding man later died from his self-inflicted knife wounds. […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Dec. 13, 5:45 p.m. PERRIS — A woman who had been threatening to leap from the Harley Knox overpass onto the I-215 is in protective custody, after officials coaxed the woman to return onto the safe side of the overpass’s fence tonight. The fence the woman had climbed over is intended to discourage people from jumping off the […]
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HEMET — Reports of an injured and wandering woman who may have tried to slash her own throat led to an hours-long search earlier this afternoon, Tuesday, Dec. 4. The victim was eventually located several miles from where she was first spotted, and she was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Today’s search included Hemet PD and CHP officers, […]
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NORCO – A reportedly depressed and suicidal woman jumped from an overpass onto the Interstate I-15 Freeway Tuesday, April 18. The tragic and deadly incident happened in the area of the Sixth Street overpass in Norco. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Norco Station and other emergency first responders rushed to the area about 12:48 p.m., “regarding numerous 911 calls reporting […]
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Writer’s note: The armed and suicidal man in this incident was not pictured or named, due to his status as a “victim.” All suicidal subjects are considered victims, not criminals or suspects. HEMET – After a brief, but tense standoff, City of Hemet police officers managed to safely detain a suicidal man who was reportedly armed with a handgun and […]
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HEMET – Hemet police officers managed to safely take a knife-wielding, suicidal subject into protective custody Saturday, Dec. 17. The volatile incident began shortly before 2:45 p.m. in the 200 block of S. State Street in Hemet. The incident began when City of Hemet emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a frantic citizen reporting a suicidal subject who was cutting […]
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