During the last few months of the year 2022, multiple Riverside County residents were victims of catalytic converter thefts where the suspects brandished a firearm at victims to discourage them from interrupting their criminal activity.
On January 13, 2023, about 4:20 pm, Deputy Darnell Calhoun responded to the 18000 block of Hilldale Lane, in the unincorporated area of Lakeland Village, regarding an unknown trouble.
On Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 5:01 P.M., Deputies from the Moreno Valley Station Special Enforcement Team- Gang Unit, responded to the 14000 block of Indian Street in Moreno Valley after a witness reported a male suspect pointed a firearm at another male subject.
On Monday, January 2, 2023, at 07:20 A.M., deputies from the Perris Station responded to an alarm call in the 27000 Block of California Avenue, in Winchester. At the same time, the victim called dispatch and advised that her residence was burglarized and gave a suspect vehicle description.
On December 21, 2022, deputies assigned to the city of Eastvale responded to a business in the 12500 block of Limonite Avenue regarding a report of a sexual battery.
The Hemet Police Department cited 28 drivers Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in a distracted-driving operation from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Twelve citations were for hands-free cell phone violations and 16 for dangerous driving behaviors.
Reese Whitney, 21, of Hemet died Friday on McCall Park Road in Mountain Center, the Riverside County coroner said. CHP is investigating under Log No. 9655. Next of kin have been notified.
A Hemet man, Alex Mancia-Caceres, 54, died early Friday in a single-vehicle crash at Ramona Expressway and E Seventh Street in San Jacinto. Deputies responded at 2:24 a.m.; the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause remains under investigation.