Deaths of 2 Women Amid Hemet House Fire Investigated as Murder-Suicide
The deaths of two women who were found inside a burning home in Hemet over the weekend are being investigated as a murder-suicide, authorities said Monday. The 1600 block of West Johnston Avenue in...
View Article17-Year-Old Shot and Injured by Officer During Traffic Stop of Stolen Vehicle...
A Hemet police officer shot and injured a teenager who was in a vehicle that had been reported stolen from the San Diego area, authorities announced Saturday. The incident happened just before 10 p.m....
View ArticleSurveillance Video Captures Alleged Peeping Tom Outside Bedroom Window of...
Sheriff's officials are asking for the public's help to identify a man who was caught on surveillance video peering into a bedroom window in Hemet this week. Deputies were called out the 29500 block...
View ArticleRiverside County Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries
Search warrants have been served at 10 inland Southern California marijuana dispensaries allegedly operating without licenses, including one business posing as an ice cream store. The Riverside County...
View ArticlePreliminary Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Strikes Near Hemet: USGS
A preliminary magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in Riverside County early Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor hit at 9:12 a.m. about 5 miles southeast of Valle Vista, 6.8 miles...
View Article3 Indicted in Connection With Series of Inland Empire AutoZone Robberies
A federal grand jury indicted two men and a woman from Moreno Valley on Friday for their alleged roles in a series of armed robberies last year at AutoZone stores throughout San Bernardino and...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Connection With Deadly Hemet Stabbing
A Beaumont man is accused of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of another man in Hemet on Friday night, police said Sunday. Mark Anthony Acevedo, 22, of Beaumont, pictured in a photo...
View ArticleMan Uses Sledgehammer to Burglarize 7 Businesses in Yucaipa: Police
A man has been arrested after allegedly using a sledgehammer to burglarize several business on a Yucaipa street early Saturday, and authorities are seeking other possible victims throughout the Inland...
View ArticleHemet Police Seek Public’s Help to ID Burglary Suspect Seen on Video Entering...
Hemet police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man caught on surveillance video entering a home in Hemet that was being fumigated. The burglary suspect was seen in a surveillance photo...
View ArticleMan Arrested on Suspicion of Burglarizing Hemet Home While it Was Being...
A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of breaking into a Hemet home while it was being fumigated and burglarizing it, the Hemet Police Department said. Kevin Hughes, 53, was taken into custody in Los...
View ArticleMoreno Valley Woman Accused of DUI, Manslaughter Following Deadly Hemet Crash
A Moreno Valley woman is accused of being drunk and high when she slammed into the back of another car while driving at more than 100 mph in Hemet on Wednesday night, killing one man and leaving...
View Article2nd Man Dies After Crash Involving Alleged DUI Driver in Hemet; Victims ID’d...
A second man has died following a crash with a woman accused of driving while drunk and high at speeds in excess of 100 mph in Hemet, officials said. Kyle Towai, 22, of Beaumont, was left in critical...
View ArticlePilot Dead After Small Plane Crashes at Hemet-Ryan Airport: Report
The pilot of a small plane was killed after crashing at Hemet-Ryan Airport on Saturday morning, officials told The Press-Enterprise. The home-built, twin-engine AirCam crashed soon after taking off...
View Article61-Year-Old Woman Killed in Suspected DUI Crash in Hemet After Driver Runs...
A 61-year-old woman was killed Sunday in a suspected DUI crash after a driver blew past a stop sign at a Hemet intersection, police said. A Ford pickup truck collided with a Nissan Rogue at the...
View ArticlePolice in Hemet Search for Masked Man Who Robbed Liquor Store With Gun
Police in Hemet are looking for an armed man with a mask who robbed a liquor store this week. A man is seen in surveillance video released by the Hemet Police Department robbing a liquor store on June...
View ArticleBoxer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for DUI Crash That Killed Pregnant...
A boxer was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a DUI crash that killed a pregnant mother of three in Hemet last year, officials said. Marcos Forestal is seen in a booking photo released by the Hemet...
View Article2 Home Intruders Fatally Shot by Residents in 2 Separate Incidents in Hemet,...
Two homeowners shot and killed intruders during two separate break-ins this week in Lucerne Valley and Hemet, authorities said. The first shooting took place about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 35000 block...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Man, Wounding of Child in Hemet
Robert Whitecloud Trujillo, 29, of San Jacinto, pictured in a photo released by the Hemet Police Department following his arrest on July 12, 2019. Police arrested a man Friday night in connection with...
View ArticleRingleader in I.E. Robbery Spree Pleads Guilty to Holding AutoZone Workers at...
A Moreno Valley man who masterminded at least 15 armed robberies of AutoZone stores across the Inland Empire — stealing about $11,000 in cash — pleaded guilty to federal charges Monday, authorities...
View ArticleHemet Man Gets 230 Years in Prison for Repeated Rapes of Girlfriend’s...
Deon Austin Welch is seen in a booking photo released by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. A Hemet man was sentenced Friday to 230 years to life in prison for years of sex abuse and rape...
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