Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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RIVERSIDE - Jury selection is slated to begin a week from today in a civil trial to resolve claims of negligence against Union Pacific Railroad in connection with the deaths of a driver and her passenger, who were struck by a train when she drove onto railroad tracks in Riverside. The families of 23-year-old Renee Ammari and 18-year-old Tanya Sayegh, both of San Bernardino, sued Union Pacific, alleging the crew driving an 86-car train that smashed into the victims in the predawn hours of Nov. 1, 2007, did not take the... Full story
RIVERSIDE - A Corona police officer who did not disclose allegations that a 13-year-old boy was possibly being abused by the pastor and other members of her church was convicted today of failing to report suspected child abuse or neglect. A six-man, six-woman jury in Riverside took less than a day to reach a verdict on the misdemeanor charge against Cpl. Margaret Bell, a 23-year law enforcement veteran. The 44-year-old defendant could face six months probation and fines when she's sentenced on April 12 by Riverside Superior...
TEMECULA - A masseur is suspected of rubbing a female client the wrong way in Temecula when he allegedly touched her inappropriately and was arrested, authorities said today. Sheriff's deputies received a call shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 and went to the Massage Green Spa at 31950 Temecula Parkway, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Kelly McDonald said. Deputies were told that a female patron was getting a massage when the masseur allegedly touched her several times in a sexual manner, McDonald said. Evan Michael...
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,...
NUEVO - A suspected drunken driver ran over a mattress on the Ramona Expressway, causing him to lose control and smash head-on into another car on the opposite lane, a California Highway Patrol officer said today. The driver, a 22-year-old Temecula man whose full name was not disclosed, was westbound in a 2004 Pontiac when he dragged the mattress some distance and then veered across the expressway west of Martin Street, California Highway Patrol officer Artemio Gonzalez said. His Pontiac plowed into a 1991 Nissan sedan that h...
TEMECULA - Sheriff's deputies found heroin and children's toys stored together inside a Temecula couple's home, and arrested the parents for allegedly endangering their two children, a sergeant said today. Sheriff's deputies went to a home Friday, Feb. 15 in the 45900 block of Corte Tobarra Road to check if Bobby Patton, 34, and his wife Katie, 31, were complying with the terms of their court-ordered probation. Deputies found the children at the Patton home but they also uncovered more than three grams of heroin, two grams... Full story
RIVERSIDE - Riverside County supervisors today approved a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of the person responsible for fatally stabbing a mother and daughter in Nuevo. ''Right now, we are at a point where it will be helpful to offer a reward,'' said Supervisor Marion Ashley, whose Fifth District encompasses the unincorporated community of Nuevo, where he grew up. The Board of Supervisors took up the matter during a previously scheduled discussion about adding to a $1 million reward...
RIVERSIDE - A man who ran a drug ring in Riverside and San Bernardino counties that authorities said distributed large quantities of heroin was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison. Salvador Gonzalez-Chavez, 32, of Fontana operated a trafficking network comprised of at least 19 people who brought illegal drugs from Mexico for sale throughout the Inland Empire, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Gonzalez-Chavez pleaded guilty in September to two counts of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine.... Full story
MURRIETA - A parolee and two juveniles accused of killing a 16- year-old East Hemet boy during a robbery pleaded not guilty today to first- degree murder and other charges. Francisco Roy Zavala, 20, of Hemet, Francisco Siordia, 17, of San Jacinto, and Joseph Venegas, 15, of Hemet are accused in the Jan. 14 slaying of Eric Ronald Sargeant Jr. The defendants appeared with their attorneys today at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Judith Clark, who set a felony settlement...
RIVERSIDE - Jury selection got under way today for the trial of a 19-year-old San Jacinto man accused of gunning down an up-and-coming boxer in what prosecutors believe was nothing more than a ''thrill kill.'' Manuel Edmundo Guzman could face life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of first-degree murder and gun and great bodily injury allegations, and jurors find true a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait, in the May 30, 2011, slaying of 23-year-old Eddie Leal. Riverside County Superior...
PERRIS - Three motorists were arrested for alleged drunken driving during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Perris that ended early today, a sheriff's sergeant said. Deputies also arrested three people for misdemeanor warrants as the checkpoint began operations Friday night at the Ramona Expressway and Brennan Drive. Six sobriety tests were performed, 40 motorists with suspended licenses or not being licensed were cited and 13 cars were impounded for about a month, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Robert Novak said. Novak... Full story
1/3 De Luz Rd. @ Harris Trail Attempted murder 1/10 400 block W. Fallbrook St. Minor possess/purchase smoking paraphernalia 1/16 6500 block Rainbow Hts. Rd. Burglary (vehicle) 1100 block Alturas Rd. Vandalism, $400 or less damage 1/17 Select Way @ 8th St. Recovery of stolen vehicle 1000 block S. Stage Coach Ln. Vandalism, $400 or less damage 5800 block W. Lilac Rd. Robbery 300 block Heald Ln. Annoy/molest victim under 18 years of age 2400 block S. Stage Coach Ln. Child abuse incident 200 block S. Brandon Rd. Obstruct/resist p...
RIVERSIDE - A probationer who allegedly tried to intercept a 13- year-old leaving her Riverside school engaged the youngster for ''sexually motivated'' reasons and should be held accountable, a prosecutor said today. The man's attorney said no crime occurred. ''Why is he cat-calling and whistling at this young girl?'' Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Amerlie Romney said during her closing statement in the trial of James Michael Sheehy. ''His actions are sexually- motivated. We all know what those whistles mean.''...
RIVERSIDE - Moreno Valley school board member Mike Rios established a sex-for-money business, acting as a pimp, so he could raise money for ''something bigger,'' a woman who said she worked for him testified today. ''He basically wanted to gather together some girls and sell them,'' a 20-year-old woman who went by Valery said. ''His biggest interest was the money.'' She said she met Rios more than a year ago when he stopped his white Mercedes-Benz on a Moreno Valley street to talk to her. Valery said Rios persuaded her to...
RIVERSIDE - A former volunteer assistant basketball coach at Perris High School pleaded guilty today to two dozen felony charges stemming from his sexual relationship with a female student. Dominic Leon Evans, 49, was arrested in November following a Riverside County sheriff's investigation that uncovered evidence that he had been engaging in sex with a minor. Evans was charged with lewd acts on a child under 16, sodomizing a minor, possession of child pornography and other sex-related counts. During a status conference... Full story
December 14 300 block E. Alvarado St. Unlawful sexual intercourse w/ minor December 21 2400 block S. Stage Coach Ln. Fight December 22 1500 block S. Mission Rd. Manufacture deceptive govt. ID/driver’s license December 27 800 block La Palma Dr. Fraud January 7 4100 block Arboles Ct. Death January 9 1100 block S. Mission Rd. Commercial burglary 2400 block S. Stage Coach Ln. Vandalism (graffiti) S. Mission Rd. @ Almond St. Under influence drugs/alcohol January 10 4800 block 5th St. Simple battery N. Pico Ave. @ W. Mission Rd. P... Full story
MORENO VALLEY (Wire Service) - An investigation is underway into the death of a 46-year-old Homeland man who was struck by a semitrailer on the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway in Moreno Valley. Ricky Anderson was hit at 7:24 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, on the westbound 60 just west of Theodore Street and pronounced dead at the scene at 7:36 p.m., according to the Riverside County sheriff's coroner. Anderson's death is being investigated by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department....
MURRIETA - A pair of convicted felons accused of abducting and threatening to kill two Hemet residents, who managed to get help by getting the attention of a passing police officer, pleaded not guilty today to felony charges that could lead to life imprisonment. John Jason Blackwood, 34, and Adam Eugene Barnett, 33, both face charges of kidnapping, carjacking, making criminal threats, robbery and illegal possession of a firearm in connection with the alleged Jan. 4 abduction in Hemet. The defendants appeared with their... Full story
RIVERSIDE - A Riverside man who posed as a county official to illegally collect payments for renewing expired fictitious business licenses was sentenced today to a year in jail and 36 months probation. Thomas Gerald Elder, 45, was arrested in the fall of 2011 in connection with the document-processing scam. He was charged with two counts of forgery of an official seal and one count each of grand theft, attempted grand theft exceeding $450 and misdemeanor false advertising. A plea agreement negotiated between the Riverside... Full story
RIVERSIDE - A couple accused of abusing their seven adopted children at a Perris home where authorities allege topless dancing and other suspicious activity occurred must stand trial on felony charges, a judge ruled today. Gregory Bernard Lacy, 60, and his wife, LaQuron Deanise McLean-Lacy, 43, were arrested Oct. 10 following a Riverside County sheriff's investigation that led to findings the defendants allegedly had physically harmed their kids and exposed them to lewd conduct. Greg Lacy is charged with engaging in sex acts... Full story
MURRIETA (Wire Service) - A former Vista Murrieta High School band instructor accused of making sexual overtures to a 15-year-old student and showing her pornography pleaded not guilty today to three counts of annoying a minor. Garrett Bayly Karlin, 24, could face jail time and fines if convicted of the misdemeanor charges, which authorities say stem from his contact with a member of the high school band. Karlin remains free on $3,500 bail. A trial-setting conference is scheduled in the case for March 25. According to...
SAN JACINTO (Wire Service) - An 18-year-old man suspected of pulling a knife and robbing a victim in San Jacinto was behind bars today. Cedric James Saunders of Banning approached three people around 3:35 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in the 800 block of Minor Street and asked one of them if he could borrow a cell phone, said Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. S. Agcaoili. Once he got the phone, Saunders pulled a knife and demanded the other two victims' property, Agcaoili said. "Fearing for their safety, one of the other victims... Full story
January 2 2100 block Brooke Rd. 5150/mental disorder; cultivation of marijuana 3700 block Cedar Vale Grand theft 200 block N. Mercedes Rd. Petty theft January 3 400 block Ammunition Rd. Probation violation 2000 block S. Old Hwy 395 Grand theft 600 block Palomino Rd. Violate domestic court order 1100 block S. Mission Rd. Homicide S. Stage Coach Ln. @ Rujean Ln. Grand theft De Luz Rd. @ Harris Trail Assault w/deadly weapon January 4 Alvarado St. @ Del Sureno Possess unlawful paraphernalia 1700 block Avenida de Nog Missing adult...
IDYLLWILD - Riverside sheriff's investigators were seeking the public's help today in locating suspects involved in a series of commercial burglaries in the communities of Idyllwild and Garner Valley. The robberies began in late October and have continued through Friday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The suspects, striking in the early morning hours, have targeted businesses in downtown Idyllwild and a market in Garner Valley, according to the sheriff's department. Unspecified details of the crimes... Full story
Dec. 13 700 block Golden Lane Elder abuse 1200 block Olive Ave. Fraud Dec. 16 4300 block Pala Mesa Dr. Found property Dec. 17 5900 block Rio Valle Dr. Fraud/I.D. theft Dec. 19 400 block W. Clemmens Ln. Stolen vehicle 600 block E. Elder St. 5150/mental disorder 5900 block Rio Valle Dr. 5150/mental disorder 200 block Morro Rd. Residential burglary S. Mission @ Green Cyn. 5150/mental disorder 1700 block Reche Rd. Assault on school employee 3900 block Ladera Vista Rd. Residential burglary Dec. 20 900 block S. Mission Rd. Felony...
