On January 16, 2023, at 1:46 AM, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station responded to the 91000 block of 6 Street, in the unincorporated area of Mecca, regarding an assault with a deadly weapon.
On January 10, 2023, around 11:11 a.m., deputies responded to the area of Lasselle Street and Iris Avenue regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. The victim sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
On December 23, 2022, at 9:05 PM, Thermal Station patrol deputies responded to the 53600 block of Avenida Villa in the city of La Quinta, reference an assault with a deadly weapon call for service.
On September 4, 2022, about 3:05 AM, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Colorado River Station responded to a shooting at the 10800 block of Seeley Avenue, in the unincorporated area of Blythe.
On August 29, 2022, about 5:41 PM, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Colorado River Station responded to a stabbing at Chanslorway and Ehlers Blvd. in the unincorporated area of Blythe.
Mason Drew Kohler, 31, was booked on felony murder, hit-and-run death, and DUI charges, according to the Riverside County jail roster, which lists a Hemet PD arrest at Palm Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Hemet police say two pedestrians on an electric scooter were struck there about 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22; one was pronounced dead. Police have not named the driver, and the decedent's identity remains withheld.
The San Jacinto Planning Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend two sphere-of-influence annexations to the City Council, including Tentative Tract Map 34271 for 151 single-family lots south of Ramona Expressway. Neither file is a completed annexation.
Shooters Sports Bar & Grill at 121 E. Florida Ave. was approved Sept. 22 to open back to full permit status, and the A placard was re-posted. The county report lists a manual score of 92, with no live or dead cockroach activity observed and a surveillance recheck by Sept. 29.