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  • Suspected Robbers Tie Up Residents, Steal Marijuana Plants

    Updated Jul 23, 2011

    SAGE - Three masked men tied up two people and stole marijuana plants and other items from their residence, a sheriff's sergeant said. The suspects, all Hispanic men, entered the single-family home today in the 34000 block of Sage Road, south of Hemet, Riverside County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Jim Wilson said. Wilson said the men tied up two residents before taking an unknown number of marijuana plants, a 12-gauge shotgun, electronics and other household items. The home had a marijuana grove, sheriff's Sgt. Joe Borja said....

  • Suspect in Alleged Rape at Deputy's House Released from Jail

    Updated Jul 19, 2011

    MURRIETA - Riverside County prosecutors today were reviewing allegations that a Murrieta man sexually assaulted a woman in the home of a San Diego County sheriff's deputy, who was arrested for allegedly obstructing the investigation. Matthew Joseph Frembling, 34, of Murrieta was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of forcible rape and sexual penetration with a foreign object after a 26-year-old woman accused of him attacking her in a house at 32996 Poppy St. in Temecula. The pr...

  • Sheriff's Log

    Updated Jul 15, 2011

    6/20/11 Camino del Rey at Mission Rd. Warrant arrest 1100 blk Old Stage Rd. Harrass/Annoy phone calls 2500 blk Olive Hill Rd. Comm’l burglary 6/24/11 1100 blk S. Vine St. Vehicle burglary 1100 blk S. Vine St. Juvenile drunk in public; poss. marijuana 6700 blk Camino del Rey Stalking 300 blk Rosvall Dr. Residential burglary 4100 blk Mission Rd. Vandalism 700 blk N. Vine St. Vehicle vandalism Via Casitas I.D. theft 6/25/11 4200 blk Los Padres Dr. Trespassing 6/26/11 2800 blk Los Alisos Dr. Drunk in public 1400 blk Alturas R...

  • Woman to be sentenced today for elder abuse against her grandma

    Updated Jul 8, 2011

    MURRIETA - A woman who broke into her elderly grandmother's Hemet home and beat her with a cane is scheduled to be sentenced today. April Courtney, 36, pleaded guilty in February to burglary and elder abuse in the Sept. 3, 2008, attack on her then-94-year-old grandmother, Lydia. Courtney, who is free on bail, was set to go on trial for the charges, as well as an allegation of attempted murder and inflicting great bodily injury on a person over 70 years old, when a plea deal was struck with the Riverside County District...

  • Hearing Set in Lawsuit Over Hot-Air Ballooning

    Updated Jul 7, 2011

    INDIO - Attorneys will present arguments over a series of motions today in a lawsuit filed by JCM Farming Inc. in an attempt to prevent hot-air balloon companies from flying over its Coachella property. JCM Farming Inc. sued 15 Coachella Valley balloonists and ballooning companies in March 2009, alleging they violated JCM's property rights and put its workers in peril by flying over the farm's walled compound near Jackson Street and Avenue 54. Defense attorneys, in a bid to bolster their case, filed a motion to compel discove...

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated Jun 30, 2011

    6/17 E. Ivy St. @ N. Main Ave. Arrest: marijuana possession 6/20 32000 Caminito Quieto Threaten crime w/intent to terrorize 200 W. Clemmens Ln. Petty theft 300 E. Alvarado St. Get credit/etc. other’s ID 1100 Old Stage Rd. Threaten crime w/intent to terrorize 2500 Olive Hill Rd. Commercial burglary 5700 Camino Del Cielo Vandalism 6/21 1100 S. Vine St. Arrest: vandalism 374800 Palomar Dr. Residential burglary 1000 Carryll Park Ct. Petty theft 6/22 40900 Via Ranchitos Residential burglary Old Stage Rd. @ Old Stage Ct. Arrest: u...

  • Ex-Councilman's Wife Admits Felony Campaign Charge

    Updated Jun 25, 2011

    RIVERSIDE - The wife of a former San Jacinto city councilman at the center of a multi-defendant campaign fraud case was facing a possible jail term and fines after pleading guilty to a felony. Nancy Jo Ayres, 46, a former San Jacinto School Board member, admitted falsifying 2008 statement by failing to report a $14,000 campaign contribution from the San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce. She is one of nine people implicated in a money laundering conspiracy tied to her husband's failed bid in 2006 to win the Republican nomination...

  • Sheriff's Log

    Updated Jun 23, 2011

    6/11 1900 Gray Rabbit Hollow Ln. Residential burglary 6/12 900 E. Mission Rd. Arrest: burglary 1000 S. Main Ave. Arrest: drunk in public 1000 S. Main Ave. Vandalism 900 Alturas Rd. Burglary 6/13 5500 Camino del Cielo Vehicle burglary 500 S. Main Ave. Vandalism 100 E. Mission Rd. Theft of utility services 1200 S. Main Ave. Arrest: use/under infl. of controlled substance 1200 E. Fallbrook St. Violate domestic relations court order N. Brandon Rd. @ E. Alvarado St. Arrest: possess controlled substance 6/14 3500 Esterlina Dr.... Full story

  • 8-year-old Bermuda Dunes boy escapes would-be kidnappers

    Updated Jun 12, 2011

    BERMUDA DUNES - An abduction attempt was thwarted this afternoon when the 8-year-old victim got away from his would-be kidnappers and ran for help, authorities said. The incident occurred at 1 p.m. in the 79200 block of Avenue 42 in Bermuda Dunes, said Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Paul Tesinsky. Deputies arrived at the location and were told that an 8-year-old boy had been playing in the front yard of his home when he was approached by a woman and a man in a light blue sports utility vehicle. ''The female driver asked the... Full story

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated May 26, 2011

    5/18 2400 S Stage Coach Ln. Grand theft 100 S. Mission Rd. Petty theft 2100 Huffstatler Grand theft 600 E. Elder St. Death 600 E. Mission Rd. Petty theft 500 Potter St. Grand theft 4100 La Canada Rd. Residential burglary 5/19 200 E. Clemmens Residential burglary 1000 E. Mission Rd. Shoplifting 900 Woodcreek Rd. Arrest: exhibit deadly weapon other than firearm 1000 Knoll Park Ln. Grand theft 3700 S. Old Hwy 395 Grand theft 5/20 300 Camino del Cielo Petty theft 400 W. Clemmens Arrest: Vehicle burglary 500 W. Aviation Rd.... Full story

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated May 19, 2011

    5/10 300 N. Pico Ave. Theft of utilities 1300 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: violate parole 300 E. Alvarado St. Knowingly use personal ID to commit violation 5/11 300 N. Pico Ave. Arrest: possess/ sell switchblade knife 1900 Quiet Ranch Rd. Vandalism 600 N. Citrus Ave. Take vehicle w/o owner’s consent 5/12 1400 Via Encinos Dr. Annoying phone call: obscene/threatening 1000 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: possess narcotic controlled substance 5/13 100 Amigos Way Grand theft 5200 S. Mission Rd. Threaten crime w/intent to terrorize 300 E. M...

  • Daycare Operator Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child Heads to Prelim

    Updated May 18, 2011

    INDIO - A man who ran a daycare business with his wife in Palm Springs is scheduled to face a preliminary hearing today on charges that he sexually abused a girl under 14 years old. Jose Mercado, 38, of Palm Springs, is accused of three felony counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one felony count of lewd acts with a child under 14. The defendant is accused of sexually assaulting the girl between December 2003 and December 2004. The man and his wife ran a daycare center in their unit at the Tahquitz Court...

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated May 12, 2011

    5/2 500 Ammunition Rd. Threaten crime w/intent to terrorize 900 Alturas Rd. Vandalism 300 W. Clemmens Ln. Residential burglary 31900 Del Cielo Este Vehicle Burglary 5/3 3400 Live Oak Creek Cir. Get credit/etc other’s ID 200 W. Clemmens Ln. Get credit/etc other’s ID 400 E. Elder St. Arrest: simple battery 5300 Pala Rd. Grand theft: fruit/fowl/etc 100 N. Pico Ave. Vandalism 5/4 800 S. Main Ave. Arrest: drunk in public 700 Golden Ln. Death S. Wisconsin Ave. Arrest: obstruct/resist peace officer @ W. Aviation Rd. 900 Alturas Rd....

  • Indio man arrested for allowing gun to fall into hands of child who shot 7-year-old

    Updated May 10, 2011

    INDIO - Police today arrested an Indio man allegedly responsible for allowing a gun to fall into the hands of a child who accidentally shot a 7- year-old girl on Sunday. Miguel Angel Sanchez, 26, was booked on suspicion of child endangerment and concealment of evidence, Indio police Cmdr. Ben Guitron said. Investigators determined the girl was accidentally shot in the chest while playing -- unsupervised -- with other children in a bedroom of an Ocean Beach Lane home during a family Mother's Day party. The girl, who has not...

  • Mother of Allegedly Unsupervised Child Who Fell in Pool Arrested

    Updated May 9, 2011

    MORENO VALLEY - The mother of a Moreno Valley toddler who suffered critical injuries when she fell into a swimming pool was arrested today on suspicion of child neglect, according to a sheriff's detective. The 2-year-old girl, whose name was withheld, was left unattended ''for an undetermined period of time,'' according to sheriff's Sgt. David Knudson. Sheriff's Detective Duke Viveros confirmed the mother's arrest, but did not provide the woman's name because she was still in the process of being booked into the county jail...

  • Two of six sentenced to life in prison for financially motivated slaying of Palm Springs man

    Updated May 6, 2011

    INDIO - Two men were sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the financially motivated stabbing death of a Palm Springs retiree. Miguel Bustamante, 28, and David Replogle, 62, were both found guilty in January of the death of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert. Among other charges, they were also convicted of conspiracy, burglary and grand theft. The sentences were delivered by Superior Court Justice David B. Downing after he denied several motions from the attorneys of the two men. The most serious... Full story

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated May 5, 2011

    4/26 W. Beech St. @ Summit Ave. Vehicle burglary Saddlecreek Road Grand Theft 700 S. Stage Coach Lane Vehicle Burglary 4/27 1000 Old Stage Road Arrest: carry concealed dirk or dagger 800 E. Alvarado St. Arrest: poss. narcotic controlled substance 3800 Hellers Bend Possess ID with intent to defraud 2500 Olive Hill Road Commercial burglary 400 Lynden Lane Arrest: poss. narcotic controlled substance 700 Yucca Road Contempt of court: disobey court order 100 S. Pasadena Ave. Residential burglary 4/28 31100 Old River Road Petty...

  • Temecula Police looking for bank robbery suspect

    Updated Apr 23, 2011

    On April 14, at about 5:45 p.m., officers from the Temecula Police Department responded to a robbery at the US Bank Vons Office located at 29530 Rancho California Road in Temecula. A black male gave the teller a note, which stated this was a robbery and demanded the teller to give him cash. The teller gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect then fled the store on foot with the cash. No weapons were seen, and no customers or bank employees were injured...

  • Area residents can sign up to receive Blue Alerts

    Updated Apr 23, 2011

    A Blue Alert is issued to the public when a law enforcement officer has been killed, suffers serious bodily injury, or is assaulted with a deadly weapon, and the suspect has fled the scene of the offense. It is intended to not only alert the public about dangerous or violent suspects who pose a threat to public safety but also to solicit the public’s assistance in the apprehension of the suspect. The Blue Alert system was enacted into California law with the passage of S...

  • Retrial to begin for man accused of killing repair shop owner

    Updated Apr 23, 2011

    MURRIETA - Pretrial motions was slated to be heard Thursday for the retrial of a Nuevo man accused of gunning down a repair shop owner over payment for what the defendant believed was shoddy work. The attorney for Saul Villa Avalos informed Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer Monday that he would be ready to begin proceedings before the end of the week. Deputy District Attorney Greg Garrison has previously indicated he’s prepared to move forward with the case. Avalos remains held without bail at the Southwest...

  • Trial for man charged with killing teenage girlfriend set for mid-June

    Updated Apr 23, 2011

    RIVERSIDE - A Riverside County Superior Court judge Tuesday scheduled a trial for a Riverside man accused of fatally shooting his 15-year- old girlfriend for mid-June. Benjamin James Boatman, 23, could get 50 years to life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder, as well as sentence-enhancing allegations of using a gun and causing great bodily harm. Rebecca Marth was fatally shot in the head on March 18, 2010. Boatman, jailed on $1 million bail, also is charged with possessing an outlawed gun and selling pot. Lawyers...

  • South Korean fugitive staying in Temecula returned to home country

    Updated Apr 23, 2011

    RIVERSIDE - A South Korean man suspected of perpetrating a multimillion-dollar scam in his homeland and trying to hide out in Riverside County was returned to South Korea, authorities said Wednesday. Kyochung Lee, 55, was transported by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents to Seoul on Tuesday, where the fugitive was turned over to officers with the Korean National Police, according to ICE officials. Lee was arrested at his Temecula apartment in January, nearly a year after the Seoul Central Public Prosecutor’s O...

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated Apr 21, 2011

    4/8 7400 W. Fallbrook St. Petty Theft 4/11 1000 Knoll Park Ln. Take vehicle w/o owner’s consent 300 W. Elder St. Diversion of funds over $2350 300 US Bank Convey/transfer/personal ID info with intent to defraud 1300 Sunset Grove Rd. Arrest: 5150 w/mental disorder 72- hour observation 2400 S. Stage Coach Ln. Petty theft W. Ivy St. @ N. Pico Ave. Arrest: poss marijuana for sale 300 S. Main Ave. Arrest: drunk in public 4/12 300 E. Alvarado Administer/expose poison to another’s animal 2100 S. Mission Rd. Vandalism 2500 Rai... Full story

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated Apr 14, 2011

    4/1 300 N. Main Ave. Make/pass/publish fictitious check/bill/note 4/2 1100 S. Vine St. Vandalism 500 Lynden Ln. Possess/etc. counterfeit money/etc. 500 N. Ammunition Rd. Arrest: obstruct/resist peace officer 4/3 2600 Daily Dr. Vehicular burglary 300 W. Clemmens Ln. Vehicular burglary 3600 Oak Cliff Dr. Annoying phone call: obscene/threatening 200 W. Clemmens Ln. Arrest: drunk in public 800 Old Stage Rd. Vehicular burglary 2700 Daily Dr. Vandalism 4/4 200 W. Clemmens Ln. Arrest: obstruct/resist peace ofc/emer med tech 400 W.... Full story

  • Sheriff's Log

    Updated Apr 7, 2011

    3/26 2500 Rainbow Valley Blvd. Commercial burglary 3/27 5500 Mission Rd. Found narcotics 2800 S. Mission Rd. Grand theft 35200 Rice Canyon Rd. Annoying phone call: obscene/threatening 2000 Rainbow Valley Blvd. Arrest: battery w/bodily injury 3/28 2400 S. Stage Coach Ln. Grand theft S. Mission @ Ammunition Petty theft 1400 Alturas Rd. Arson: prop 300 W. Aviation Rd. Commercial burglary 38500 Harris Trl. Grand theft 700 S. Main Ave. Arrest: drunk in public 1100 Alturas Rd. Assault with a deadly weapon 3/29 1200 S. Main Ave. Arr... Full story

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