Riverside man charged with 2-month-old daughter’s fentanyl poisoning death

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a months-long investigation into the fentanyl poisoning-related death of a newborn in an unincorporated area of Riverside northwest of Lake Mathews has resulted in the arrest of the victim’s father, who now stands accused in his young daughter’s tragic and preventable death. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Man shot multiple times after money-related argument between Hemet […]

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Trial starts for man who propped dead wife on sofa with sunglasses while kids opened Christmas presents nearby

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nearly ten years after 26-year-old Za’Zell Preston’s dreams of becoming a domestic-violence counselor ended when she was murdered on Christmas Eve, 2011, the trial against her husband, William Wallace, now 39, began this week.  Officials at the time referred to the homicide as a “sickening and brutal” case of a man who murdered his wife sometime on […]

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Trio arrested after Redding Goodwill burglary

REDDING, Calif. — Early morning reports of a burglary in progress at a Redding Goodwill led to the arrest of three people – including one man who was already on parole for another burglary – who were caught trying to flee from the business Monday morning, April 27. According to officials, the arrests happened after an off-sight security company observed […]

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JURUPA VALLEY: Probationer living in abandoned motor home arrested with loaded gun, meth

JURUPA VALLEY — A probationer living in an abandoned motor home in a dirt field was arrested after officials determined he had two felony warrants and was in possession a loaded firearm and narcotics, Thursday, Sept. 21. The motor home had been parked in a field near 34th and Wallace Streets in Jurupa Valley. Members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Region 7 Gang Task […]

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REDDING: Man robbed at gunpoint, knocked unconscious, during attempted drug purchase

REDDING — Sheriff’s officials are investigating a drug-related armed robbery after a Cottonwood resident was robbed while trying to buy a large amount of marijuana from two men. The robbery happened at the TA Truck Stop and Travel Center in the 19000 block of Knighton Road, between Pacheco/Churn Creek Roads and Interstate 5, in Redding. The victim, identified as 20-year-old, Cody Shane […]

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