Vigil Held for 64-Year-Old Man Killed in Hemet Hit-and-Run Crash
A vigil was held Wednesday for a 64-year-old man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Hemet the day before. Friends and family members of Danny Silva gathered near the scene of where he was killed...
View ArticleHemet Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Pull Over Sheriff’s Deputy Using...
A 21-year-old Hemet man was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer after he tried to pull over a sheriff’s deputy on Tuesday, authorities said. Johnnie Sellers is shown in a photo...
View ArticleHemet Police Investigating After 7-Month-Old Baby Girl Dies at Possible...
Hemet police are investigating on Wednesday after a 7-month-old baby girl went into cardiac arrest at a daycare and later died. Officers were called to a home in the 1200 block of Stepstone Court...
View ArticleMissing Hemet Woman Called Daughter to Say She Was With Ex-Husband, in Danger
A 46-year-old woman was with her ex-husband on Wednesday when she called her daughter to tell her she was worried for her safety, Hemet deputies said. Kenneth Biggs, left, and Stephanie Hartzler are...
View ArticleHemet Pursuit Involving 3 Juveniles Ends in Crash, Leaves 1 in Critical...
Three juveniles traveling in a stolen vehicle during a police pursuit were hospitalized Wednesday morning after the driver lost control of the car and crashed into a tree in Hemet. Three teens were...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Pursuit Connected to 2 El Monte Shooting Deaths, Including...
Investigators have connected a 44-year-old man to two separate fatal shootings that occurred last month in El Monte. A tarp is seen over a car on the 10 Freeway in El Monte on April 11, 2017. (Credit:...
View ArticleVigil to Be Held for 30-Year-Old Hemet Woman Who Friends Say Died Saving...
A candlelight vigil to honor the life of a 30-year-old woman who died in a boating accident on the Colorado River was planned for Friday night in Hemet. Tasha Turner, right, and her 8-year-old daughter...
View ArticleOff-Duty Border Patrol Agent Arrested After East Hemet Shooting Leaves 1 Man...
An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent was arrested on suspicion of homicide early Saturday after a shooting in East Hemet that left a 27-year-old man dead, officials said. U.S. Border Patrol Agent John...
View ArticleSan Jacinto Police K9 Shot and Killed During Search for Wanted Felon
A K9 with the San Jacinto Police Department was shot and killed Wednesday during a search for a wanted felon near Hemet. Officers received a call around 2:30 p.m. involving the search for an armed...
View ArticleRiverside County Standoff: Deputies Shoot, Kill Suspect After K-9 is Fatally...
A police K-9 officer was mourned Thursday after being fatally shot during a police standoff in the Hemet area that ended in deputies killing the gunman. A gunman was fatally shot by sheriff`s deputies...
View ArticleHemet Man ID’d as Person Who Allegedly Shot, Killed Police K-9 ‘Sultan’
A 36-year-old Hemet man was identified Friday as the person who deputies fatally gunned down after he allegedly shot and killed a police K-9 two days prior, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s...
View Article2 Earthquakes Strike Riverside County Less Than 2 Hours Apart
Two earthquakes shook the San Jacinto area of Riverside County early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first — and larger of the two — was a magnitude-3.9 temblor that struck at...
View ArticleAlleged Road-Rage Attackers Run Over Man With His Own Car: Police (Graphic...
Police in Hemet released graphic video Monday of a man being run over by his own car during an apparent road-rage confrontation, in the hope it might lead to the arrests of two men involved in the...
View ArticleTwo Teens Arrested in Road Rage Hit-and-Run Caught on Video in Hemet
Two teenagers sought in road-rage confrontation on a Hemet street that culminated with a motorist being run over with his own car were arrested after police released graphic video of the incident,...
View ArticleTiger Cub Found Wandering in Hemet Gets New Home at San Diego-Area Animal...
A tiger cub that was found recently wandering near homes in Hemet has been taken to an animal sanctuary in the San Diego area. The approximately 3-month-old male cub was turned in to the Ramona Humane...
View ArticlePerson of Interest Sought in Hemet Double Homicide After Women’s Bodies Found...
Two women were found dead inside a home in Hemet Wednesday morning, and police were trying to find a person of interest in what investigators called a double homicide. Officer went to a home in the...
View ArticleMan Suspected in Deaths of 2 Women in Hemet Arrested in Mexico
Elisha Samson Chiles is seen in a photo provided by the Hemet Police Department. The suspect sought in what investigators described as a double homicide in Hemet was arrested in Mexico, police said...
View ArticleHemet Police Shoot Man After Being Called to Shopping Center for Domestic...
A police shooting broke out after officers were called to a Hemet strip mall regarding a domestic violence incident, officials said Sunday. A strip mall on the 3500 block of West Florida Avenue in...
View ArticleFormer Cerritos College Football Player, 22, Convicted of Rape for Second Time
A 22-year-old man was found guilty of raping a woman while he was a football player at Cerritos College in Norwalk, officials said Friday, in his second rape conviction in less than five years. Kishawn...
View ArticleBrush Fire Chars 1,260 Acres Near Hemet; 40% Contained
Firefighters were working to contain a large brush fire that broke out south of Hemet, in unincorporated Riverside County, on Thursday. The flames were first reported just before 2:20 p.m. in the...
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