Man walking in freeway traffic dies after CHP Taser deployment

UPDATED: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1:30 p.m., With victim’s identification. RIVERSIDE — A Riverside man who was reportedly creating a hazard while walking in the lanes of traffic on the 91 Freeway during heavy, lunchtime traffic died after a CHP officer used an electric Taser device on him. CHP officials later explained the officer used the Taser while trying to prevent […]

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SAN JACINTO: Intoxicated woman armed with knife tasered, apprehended

HEMET — Authorities responding to reports of an intoxicated woman armed with a knife eventually detained the uncooperative subject after using Tasers to subdue her earlier today. The incident happened at Heather Lakeside Estates on the 1300 block of W. Menlo Ave. and Traci St. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: SAN JACINTO: ATV rider dies after ejected from quad Officials investigating […]

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HEMET: Man flees from, fights with police in dramatic downtown take-down

HEMET – A man who fled from and then fought with local officials was arrested in a dramatic downtown incident after officers used a Taser less lethal weapon to subdue the fleeing and combative subject. The arrest happened Tuesday afternoon, April 11, near the intersection of Florida Avenue and Juanita Street in Hemet. The incident – which happened on the City […]

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MURRIETA: Officer and PRCS probationer injured during early morning arrest

MURRIETA – A Murrieta Police officer and a suspect both sustained minor injuries during a foot pursuit and arrest that occurred on Mar. 15, according to Murrieta Police Lieutenant Tony Conrad. The incident began at about 1:00 a.m., when a Murrieta Police officer observed an adult male acting suspiciously in front of the 7-11 store on California Oaks Road, in the city […]

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