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A driver in California got their car impounded after painting a registration sticker onto their license plate. Norco Sheriff’s Station posted to their Facebook page saying ” Notice anything wrong with this registration sticker?” “Instead of paying the registration, this driver decided to just make his own sticker,” said the deputies. Deputies say the car […]

On June 07, 2023, at 1:10 A.M., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Station responded to the report of an armed robbery in the 16000 block of Perris Blvd., in the City of Moreno Valley. A black male adult entered the business armed with a handgun and demanded money from the store clerk. The suspect fled the location on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as a black male adult, wearing a white hoodie with navy blue shirt over it, a blue surgical mask, black pants, and white Croc type shoes. At 1:40 A.M., an additional armed robbery was reported in the 13000 block of Perris Blvd. The suspect was identified as the same suspect from the earlier armed robbery. There were no items successfully taken from the second armed robbery and the suspect fled the location northbound on foot. The suspect is still outstanding and considered armed and dangerous. The investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available at this time.

Police are investigating after three children tested positive for fentanyl and two people were found dead from the drug within 24 hours in Riverside. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. On June 4, officers responded to reports of a man found […]

MENIFEE, Calif. - A procession was held Wednesday for fallen Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Brett Harris, who was killed in the line of duty last month. The 27-year-old was responding to a call when he collided with another vehicle in San Jacinto. Harris was trapped in the wreckage and a second deputy was injured trying to save him, officials said. Once paramedics arrived at the scene, Harris was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition and the second deputy was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

A transient who shoved a 52-year-old woman in front of a train, causing her to be struck and killed — in what he contended was an accident as they were arguing — was out of custody Wednesday after being sentenced to two years in jail for involuntary manslaughter.

Officials have identified the man who died Tuesday at a motocross track in Ramona.

A major grocer recently opened another new store location in California. Read on to learn more. On Thursday, May 18, 2023, the popular grocer, Aldi, known for offering competitively low prices on a wide range of food items, celebrated the grand opening of its newest California store location in Murrieta, according to a store opening announcement posted on the company's website.

One person is dead and another injured after a late night accident in Coachella Tuesday. According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department emergency crews along with deputies from the Thermal Station responded to a major injury crash at the intersection of Avenue 51 and Chiapas Street in Coachella. Deputies found...

A streak of six consecutive decreases to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County totaling 3.3 cents ended Thursday with an increase of 1.5 cents to $4.835. The average price is 1.8 cents less than one week ago and $1.434 lower than one year...

MORENO VALLEY (CNS) – A man held up two businesses inside of an hour Wednesday in Moreno Valley, but he eluded capture. The first armed robbery occurred shortly after 1 a.m. at a convenience store in the 16000 block of Perris Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

An investigation is underway into the death of a 22-year-old man struck and killed by a Metrolink commuter train near downtown Riverside on Monday evening.

On June 1, 2023, about 10:45 pm, deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Station, were dispatched to a major injury traffic collision near the 14000 block of Elsworth Street. Deputies arrived on scene within minutes and located a black Toyota sedan with major collision damage and a blue Semi-tractor trailer with minor damage. The driver and sole occupant of the black Toyota sustained major injuries and succumbed to the injuries at the scene. The driver of the blue Semi-tractor trailer was not injured and remained at the scene. The Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. The investigation revealed the black Toyota was traveling northbound on Elsworth Street when it collided into the rear of the Semi-tractor trailer.

Following a public hearing, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0, authorizing Cake Enterprises to establish a dispensary in East Hemet.

On Sunday, June 4, 2023, about 7:00 p.m., deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a house fire in the 15000 block of Carolina Avenue. CalFire also responded and extinguished the flames preventing the fire from traveling to neighboring homes. It appeared the fire started due to an illegal electrical bypass used to power an illegal marijuana grow. Deputies authored and served a search warrant at the residence, where they located evidence of an illegal marijuana grow operation. Moreno Valley Code Enforcement was contacted and will conduct a separate investigation into the safety of the structure and the marijuana operation. No one was in the home at the time of the fire, and there were no reported injuries. There are no suspects in custody at this time; the investigation is ongoing.

BOMBAY BEACH, Calif. (CN) — Sonia Herbert of Bombay Beach wants people to know that California’s Salton Sea isn’t all dystopian sunbaked abandoned homes, poverty, ominous toxic dust and decaying nostalgia. It’s also a place where people live and find beauty around the mirage-like lake in the desert.

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday scheduled a June 27 public hearing to consider whether to impose special assessments totaling $2.28 million on thousands of Riverside County residents’ property tax bills to collect unpaid trash collection debts. In a 4-0 vote — with Supervisor Karen Spiegel absent — the...

On June 1, 2023, at 7:00 a.m., search warrants were served at the 23800 block of Nanwood Drive; 23300 block of Rolanda Drive; 13400 block of Elsworth Street; and two locations on the 24100 block of Cottonwood Avenue, all in the city of Moreno Valley. These warrants were served with the assistance of Special Enforcement Teams from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Lake Mathews Station, Lake Elsinore Station, Jurupa Valley Station, Perris Station, and San Jacinto Station, along with assistance from Riverside County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau- SWAT and Aviation Teams. As a result of the search warrants, numerous items of evidence were recovered.

Two railroad grade separation projects in Riverside County were among dozens nationwide awarded millions in federal funds, it was announced Monday. The Federal Railroad Administration said that $64.5 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funds was earmarked for projects in California, including one in Banning and another in Riverside.

Authorities with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced last week that they are seeking information from the public in connection with the death of an adult male in early February. Deputies from the Palm Desert Station responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 69500 block of Dillon Road in Desert Hot Springs […]