A twice-deported Mexican national suspected of killing three men execution-style at a Perris cemetery was arrested Thursday, more than 1,000 miles away, with 15 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle. Jose Luis Torres Garcia, 33, was taken into custody Thursday morning in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he is now awaiting extradition back to Riverside County, according […]
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A 68-year-old dementia patient who wandered away from his home near Riverside was the focus of a search throughout the area Wednesday. Phillip Tate was last seen about 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 1700 block of Arnold Drive, in the Air Force Village retirement community just west of Riverside National Cemetery, according to the Riverside […]
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A convicted felon suspected of gunning down a 21-year-old man during a robbery outside a Perris gas station earlier this month was behind bars Tuesday. Francisco Anthony Yzararraz, 26, of Perris was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of killing Gelder Funes-Lopez of Guatemala. The suspect is being held without bail at the Byrd Detention […]
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A parolee was named Friday as the suspect in the Wednesday night shooting death of a man in Perris, and sheriff’s officials said he’s at large and should be considered armed and dangerous. The shooting occurred at 6:11 p.m. Wednesday at 264 Spectacular Bid St., near Perris Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, […]
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A man died Thursday when he crashed his off-road vehicle in a Perris water channel. The fatality happened shortly before 7 a.m. where Placentia Avenue crosses the Perris Valley Drainage Canal, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Officials said the quad operator, whose identity was not released, was driving the all-terrain vehicle along the […]
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Nearly two dozen motorists were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the Riverside metropolitan area and the Coachella Valley over the New Year’s holiday, the California Highway Patrol said Thursday. The CHP’s 30-hour “maximum enforcement period,” during which all available officers deployed to catch lawbreakers, concluded just after […]
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An exotic animal farm in Perris was burglarized Monday, resulting in about two dozen llamas being stolen and other creatures being turned loose, possibly by animal rights activists. The break-in occurred during the predawn hours at the 14-acre private facility near Orange Avenue and Murrieta Road, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “We received […]
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A 37-year-old convicted sex offender who allegedly failed violated his parole by failing to inform law enforcement of where he was residing was being held without bail Friday. Jacob Gregory Deville was arrested Tuesday following a traffic stop in Perris and was booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta for alleged parole violations. Deville […]
