Nearly 500 arrested during statewide human trafficking sting

Hundreds of people, including 18 alleged suspects in Riverside County, were arrested during “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild,” an annual law enforcement effort intended to combat human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of women, children, and other victims. This was the operations first coordinated statewide effort. In total, 474 people were arrested throughout California during the three-day operation that took place last week. […]

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UPDATE #2: TEMECULA: Officer-involved shooting leaves one dead at county complex

UPDATE #2: 11/15/2016 TEMECULA – A parking lot confrontation between a couple resulted in a man being fatally shot by a deputy Tuesday, Nov. 15. The shooting happened about 10:31 a.m., in the Walt P. Abraham County Administration complex in the 41000 block of County Center Drive in Temecula, according to a sheriff official. A deputy from the Riverside Sheriff’s […]

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Local officials address recent increase in “Creepy Clown” phenomena, issue warnings

In this screenshot from a YouTube video a clown is caught on a home surveillance camera standing outside and staring at a residence in Georgia. On the video, the clown is seen approaching the front door of the residence several times. See YouTube video below. The creepy clown phenomena that started as an internet prank has crossed the country and recently landed […]

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MENIFEE – Suspected DUI driver arrested after hit and run crash critically injures 3

MENIFEE –  Three occupants of a Toyota Corolla were critically injured and transported to a local hospital after their vehicle was broadsided by a Ford Explorer in an early morning hit and run traffic collision Thursday, Sept. 29. The hit and run accident happened in the 27000 block of Newport and Bradley Roads in Menifee. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Menifee Police […]

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LOS ANGELES: Coroner ID’s local motorcyclist in fatal crash with commuter train

The wrecked motorcycle as seen in an image from NBC4 Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES – A local motorcyclist was killed in an early morning accident after colliding with a Metro Expo Line west of downtown Los Angeles Monday, Sept. 26. The deadly collision happened at a rail crossing in the area of Washington Boulevard, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Matthew King. The train operator […]

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Off-duty officer intervenes for young girl, Hemet sex offender arrested

TEMECULA – A Hemet resident was apprehended by deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station Friday afternoon, Aug. 12. The man was arrested after “an alert, off-duty law enforcement officer observed a suspicious adult male driving slowly alongside a 12-year-old female pedestrian,” according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Fredericks. The incident happened at about 3:50 p.m., near the […]

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