Tag: Murder
Sex offender pleads no contest to killing 2 California boys
A convicted child rapist pleaded no contest Monday to sexually assaulting and killing two young boys in the 1980s in Southern California.
Kenneth Rasmuson, 59, entered pleas to two counts of murder with the special circumstance that he committed multiple killings. He is expected to be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole on April 27.
Ex-MLB baseball pick sentenced for 3 baseball bat killings
A one-time Major League Baseball draft pick received a life sentence January, 29th for beating to death his father and two other men with a baseball bat at a Southern California home.
Homicide
On January 7th 2021, investigators from the Central Homicide Unit arrested a 16 year old juvenile for his involvement in the murder of Blake Paine. The juvenile was booked into Southwest Juvenile Hall without incident. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges on all three suspects. Investigators do not believe there are any other outstanding suspects. Anyone with information related to Blake Paine’s murder is encouraged to call Investigator Trudeau at 951-955-2777.
Man Accused of Intentionally Hitting, Killing Riverside Man to be Arraigned
A Perris man accused of intentionally running over and killing a 43-year-old Riverside resident outside his home is slated to be arraigned later this week on a murder charge.
Five Suspected of Killing Man on Riverside Street
Four men and a teenager who allegedly conspired in a fatal attack on a 25-year-old Riverside man were behind bars Wednesday. Christopher Roberto Delacruz, 23, Ethan Harold Guerrero, 20, Kevin Daniel Guerrero, 28, and Cesar Manuel Martinez, 20 — all of Riverside — are suspected in the April slaying of Frankie Viera.
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Valley-Wide packet: Winchester Zone 33 parks tax up to $1,697 per SF unit; Annex 14 WQMP up to $175 — Sept. 21 agenda
The Sept. 21, 2026 Valley-Wide agenda packet lists a Winchester Zone 33 parks-tax maximum of $1,697 per single-family unit and an Annexation 14 WQMP maximum of $175. Landowner election results and final adoption are not confirmed in posted minutes.
Kohler booked on murder, hit-run death after Palm Avenue scooter crash
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.
Vote Yes on Proposition 45: A Vote for Jobs and Innovation
A yes vote on Proposition 45 is a vote for jobs and innovation.
San Jacinto Planning Commission recommends two annexations, including 151 homes south of Ramona Expressway
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.




