4 Students Arrested at Hemet Middle School After 3 of Them Tried to Help...
When a high school student was arrested on suspicion of making threats against a school employee Friday, three other students tried to help her escape from custody and were also arrested after one of...
View ArticlePolice Say Suspect in Fatal Hemet Shooting Fled to Mexico as Search Continues
Hemet police released the identity Thursday of a man being sought in connection with a fatal shooting in the city months earlier. Luis Eduardo Reyes, 27, is seen in a photo released by Hemet police on...
View ArticleMan Wearing ‘I Go Hard’ Shirt Arrested After Short Pursuit in Hemet
Steven Alvarez is seen in a booking photo released Sept. 10, 2019, by the Hemet Police Department. A Hemet man wearing a T-shirt declaring “I go hard” was arrested following a brief pursuit early...
View ArticleUnlicensed Hemet Day Care Operator Pleads Guilty to Death of Infant Who...
A woman has pleaded guilty to the death of an infant who suffocated in a beanbag chair at her unlicensed day care center in Hemet. Denise Worman entered an involuntary manslaughter plea Thursday....
View ArticleForest Fire Ignites in San Jacinto Mountains Near Hemet, Idyllwild
A fire ignited in the San Jacinto Mountain between Hemet and Idyllwild on Sunday and quickly blackened more than 163 acres within the San Bernardino National Forest, authorities said. The Bautista...
View Article1 Killed in Shooting at Hemet Motel
A shooting at a Hemet motel early Saturday left a victim dead, authorities said. A report of “shots fired” first drew officers to the motel in the 2600 block of West Florida Avenue, Hemet Police...
View Article84-Year-Old Man Arrested in Son’s Shooting Death in Hemet
Salvador Curiel is seen in a booking photo released Oct. 8, 2019, by the Hemet Police Department. An 84-year-old man was arrested after fatally shooting his son in front of their family in Hemet early...
View Article20-Acre Diamond Fire Fully Contained in Hemet Area
Fire crews have fully contained a brush fire that broke out near Diamond Valley Lake in the Hemet area early Monday morning. The blaze, dubbed the Diamond Fire, began about 1 a.m. south of Domenigoni...
View ArticleMan Sought in Connection With Deadly Hemet Shooting
Stephon Blakely, 40, pictured in a photo released by the Hemet Police Department on Oct. 30, 2019. Investigators reached out to the public Wednesday for help in tracking down a 40-year-old man they say...
View ArticleSearch Underway for Driver Who Fled After Hitting Pedestrian in Hemet
Hemet police are searching for a driver who fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian with his car last week, authorities said Monday. Officers responded to the 3200 block of Warley Road for a...
View ArticleMan Accused of Murder After Intentionally Striking, Killing Man With Muscle...
Andrew Adam Hampton, 23, of Hemet, pictured in a photo released by the Hemet Police Department following his arrest on Dec. 11, 2019. A Hemet man accused of intentionally striking and killing another...
View ArticleFather, 2 Girls Killed in Hemet Apartment Fire; Boy, 8, in Grave Condition
A father and two children he tried to rescue are dead after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Hemet early Friday morning. A third child remains hospitalized in grave condition, according to...
View Article8-Year-Old Boy Dies from Injuries After Hemet Christmas Tree Fire Kills...
An 8-year-old Hemet boy died Saturday from injuries he suffered in an apartment fire authorities say was sparked by a Christmas tree that also claimed the lives of his father and two sisters early...
View ArticleEx-Santa Ana College Welding Instructor Accused of Molesting 15-Year-Old;...
A former Santa Ana College instructor has been charged with molesting a teenage high school student who was enrolled in his welding class in 2015, and authorities believe there could be more victims....
View Article2 Arrested After 3 Women Found Killed Inside Hemet Home; Victims Identified
Two people have been arrested after three women were found killed in a Hemet home, authorities said Thursday. Officers received a report that there was "a female laying in a pool of blood" in the 1400...
View ArticleAuthorities ID Couple Suspected of Killing 3 Women in Hemet Home Over...
Authorities have identified a couple who are suspected of killing three women in a Hemet home earlier this week over a possible rental dispute. Jordan Guzman and Anthony McCloud are shown in photos...
View ArticleHemet man arrested on murder warrant
Hyder Mahdi Jaffer, 51, was arrested in Hemet on murder charges on Feb. 26, 2020. (Hemet Police Department) Authorities arrested a Hemet man on suspicion of murder Wednesday, officials said. Hyder...
View ArticleParolee arrested in deadly Pomona shooting
A police SWAT team arrested a parolee in Hemet Sunday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of another man in Pomona on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The 100 block of East La Verne...
View ArticlePilot killed in small plane crash near Hemet
An airplane crashed Thursday in a mountainous area east of Hemet, killing the pilot, authorities said. The twin-engine Piper PA23 went down in southwest Riverside County shortly before 12:30 p.m...
View ArticleHomicide investigation underway after couple found dead in Hemet home
A homicide investigation is underway after two people were found dead inside a Hemet home, officials said Tuesday. Police responded to a single family home in the 5000 block of Corte Cerro around...
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