On December 6, 2022, at 5:14 PM, deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff Station responded to a report of a shooting in the 14600 block of Cagney Court in Moreno Valley. Deputies arrived within minutes and located a male victim with gunshot wounds.
On December 3, 2022, at 2:30 PM, deputies from the Jurupa Valley Station responded to Prospect Avenue and Spring Street in Highgrove to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies determined the victim, later identified as Julio Ortega, a 52-year-old resident of Jurupa Valley, had been shot and died from his injuries.
On November 30, 2022, Investigators identified the suspect in this homicide investigation as Diego Ernesto Brane, a 24 year-old resident of San Jacinto, who is currently in custody on an unrelated charge.
On November 19, 2022, at 3:00 AM, deputies from the Jurupa Valley Station responded to Etiwanda Avenue and Jurupa Road in Jurupa Valley to investigate a report of a man down in the roadway.
On November 19, 2022, at 3:00 AM, deputies from the Jurupa Valley Station responded to Etiwanda Avenue and Jurupa Road in Jurupa Valley to investigate a report of a man down in the roadway.
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.