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Articles from the February 17, 2013 edition


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  • Store clerk attacked after robbery, suspects at large

    Updated Feb 17, 2013

    SAN JACINTO - A man entered a San Jacinto business and struck a store clerk as he and his female accomplice fled with merchandise, a sergeant said today. Sheriff's deputies received a call shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday about the robbery, in the 1600 block of South San Jacinto Avenue. The clerk tried questioning the pair about an apparent shoplifting and was attacked, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Santiago Agcaoili said. The man bolted out of the business along with a woman who carried an untold amount of stolen goods,...

  • Bar fight in Temecula leads to arrest

    Updated Feb 17, 2013

    TEMECULA - A bar patron was slugged in the face with a beer stein during an unprovoked attack by a Temecula man who was later arrested, a sheriff's spokesman said today. Sheriff's deputies went to Hard Hat's Sports Bar & Grill in the 27000 block of Jefferson Avenue in Temecula after receiving a 7:20 p.m. call Friday about an assault with a deadly weapon report, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Dean Spivacke said. The patron -- identified as a 48-year-old Sun City resident -- suffered cuts and a broken nose. The patron wrote...

  • Former Lake Elsinore city councilman George Alongi beaten to death

    Updated Feb 17, 2013

    LAKE ELSINORE (Wire Service) - A former Lake Elsinore city councilman was beaten to death inside his home, and no arrests have been made, a sheriff's sergeant said today. Sheriff's deputies raced to the 1000 block of Dolly Drive after receiving a call at 5:38 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 about the discovery of George Alongi, 77. Paramedics tried reviving Alongi, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Buompensiero said. It was not immediately disclosed who discovered Alongi, or how long he had...

  • Homicide investigators look into death of 77-year-old Lake Elsinore man

    Updated Feb 17, 2013

    LAKE ELSINORE - The death of a 77-year-old Lake Elsinore man from a traumatic injury was under investigation as a homicide, a Riverside County sheriff's sergeant said. Officers from the Lake Elsinore Police Department were called to the 1000 block of Dolly Drive just after 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 regarding an unattended death, according to Sgt. Jeff Buompensiero of the sheriff's Central Homicide Unit. "Officers found a male who'd sustained traumatic injury to his body,'' Buompensiero said. Paramedics pronounced the victim...

  • Former Lake Elsinore city councilman George Alongi beaten to death

    Updated Feb 17, 2013

    LAKE ELSINORE - A former Lake Elsinore city councilman was beaten to death inside his home, and no arrests have been made, a sheriff's sergeant said today. Sheriff's deputies raced to the 1000 block of Dolly Drive after receiving a call at 5:38 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 about the discovery of George Alongi, 77. Paramedics tried reviving Alongi, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Buompensiero said. It was not immediately disclosed who discovered Alongi, or how long he had been dead inside... Full story

  • Lake Elsinore cafe catches on fire; no injuries reported

    Updated Feb 17, 2013

    LAKE ELSINORE - Flames scorched a Lake Elsinore restaurant but no one was hurt, a spokeswoman said today. Firefighters rushed to Annie's Cafe in the 32200 block of Mission Trail following a 911 call at 10:29 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said. The cause of the blaze was under investigation, but Hagemann said firefighters contained it to the kitchen and exterior of the eatery within 30 minutes. The severity of the restaurant fire prompted firefighters to call for a second...

  • Earthquake of 3.4 magnitude centered 16 miles south of Borrego Springs

    Updated Feb 17, 2013

    SAN DIEGO COUNTY - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.3 shook eastern San Diego County, and was felt as far away as Riverside today, Sun., Feb. 17. "We feel them out here all the time, but not like this one,'' said Cheryl Gillott, a state parks worker in Ocotillo Wells. "It was pretty big.'' The 9:04 a.m. temblor was centered about 16 miles east-southeast of Julian, or 16 miles due south of Borrego Springs. That spot would be in the isolated desert mountains about 75 miles southeast of downtown Riverside....