Riverside
Hemet suspect maintains innocence, calls police "corrupt"
RIVERSIDE — One of the two suspects arrested in July for multiple attacks against Hemet police is claiming his innocence. Nicholas John Smit has called Hemet police “corrupt” and denied
Hemet suspect maintains innocence, calls police “corrupt”
RIVERSIDE — One of the two suspects arrested in July for multiple attacks against Hemet police is claiming his innocence. Nicholas John Smit has called Hemet police “corrupt” and denied
Searchers locate pregnant teen's body in landfill
FONTANA — The discovery of a 17-year-old’s body at a Riverside County dumpsite Wednesday has brought investigators closer to solving her two month-old murder. Fontana police Sgt. William Green Thursday
Searchers locate pregnant teen’s body in landfill
FONTANA — The discovery of a 17-year-old’s body at a Riverside County dumpsite Wednesday has brought investigators closer to solving her two month-old murder. Fontana police Sgt. William Green Thursday
Suspects plead not guilty in Hemet police attacks
HEMET — Two men accused of targeting a Hemet police officer pleaded not guilty to multiple charges last Friday afternoon in Riverside Superior Court. Nicholas Smit, 39, of Hemet and
Arrests made in attacks on Hemet police
HEMET — Two suspects have been arrested and Hemet police are seeking two others in connection to a series of bizarre attacks on law enforcement since New Year’s Eve 2009.
Tip leads to arrest of female bank robbery suspect
JURUPA — Two months after the Norco bank was robbed, Riverside County sheriff’s officials arrested a female suspect. Melanie Conway-Pierce, 36, who had been tentatively identified as the suspect in
Riverside adopts outside oversight in response to former police chief’s DUI
RIVERSIDE — Outside agencies will now investigate cases involving high-ranking officials, or even police employees, following the admitted mishandling of last February’s intoxicated driving incident involving former police Chief Russ Leach.
Riverside adopts outside oversight in response to former police chief's DUI
RIVERSIDE — Outside agencies will now investigate cases involving high-ranking officials, or even police employees, following the admitted mishandling of last February’s intoxicated driving incident involving former police Chief Russ Leach.
Authorities bring gang crackdown in response to attacks on city
HEMET — Twenty-three arrests were leveled against gang members by various law enforcement agencies in the past week, part of a crackdown on at least three known attacks on local







