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Redlands – Redlands man arrested for rape of 13-year-old girl

By Inland Empire • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Topics

Redlands Police arrested a 19-year-old man Saturday for rape of a 13-year-old girl.
The girl’s family reported that the victim was raped on Friday, Aug. 27, by a family member of a friend while she was staying at the friend’s house.
Investigators say the girl was intoxicated when the suspect, Hugo Enrique Barrientos-Cano, took her to another [...]



Victorville – Safe City Cameras Go Live

By Inland Empire • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Inland Empire

In April 2007, Safe City was presented to the City of Victorville. Safe City is a community based initiative that unites businesses, residents, city officials and law enforcement through a project intended to maximize safety and minimize theft and other crimes in our community. The Victorville Police Station worked on an action plan to facilitate [...]



6 Inland Empire DUI Checkpoints Beginning Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

By Inland Empire • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

Riverside County Labor Day Weekend DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrol Schedule Link
Moreno Valley – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Twentynine Palms, California – Labor Day DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Monday, September 6th, 2010
Chino Hills, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Yucca Valley, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, September [...]



Hemet Station – One Dead in Shooting on Lincoln Avenue in Valle Vista

By Inland Empire • Aug 30th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

On Sunday, August 29, 2010 at about 8:30 PM deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station received a call to the area of the 25000 block of Lincoln Avenue in Valle Vista regarding “shots fired”.
At the location, deputies found an adult male in the passenger compartment of a vehicle which had come to rest in a [...]



Murrieta – Burglary Occurred While Residents At Home Asleep

By Inland Empire • Aug 29th, 2010 • Category: Features

On Saturday, 8-28-10 at about 0221 hours, Murrieta Police Officer’s responded to a residential burglary that just occurred in the 40100 block of Avenida Venida.
While the residents were asleep inside, an unknown suspect entered the home through an unlocked sliding glass door and stole about $300 in cash and several items of jewelry.
The family was [...]



Apple Valley – Murder Investigation – Update – Suspect Arrested

By Inland Empire • Aug 29th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

On Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:48 a.m. Sheriff’s dispatch received a call from a man collecting brass in the desert stating he had located a body in the area west of Interstate 15 near Dale Evans Parkway. Deputies from the Victor Valley Station responded and confirmed that it was human remains and requested Sheriff’s [...]



Joshua Tree – Murder Investigation Update

By Inland Empire • Aug 27th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

Female Doe – Hispanic
DESCRIPTION: 5’1″, 145 lbs., Dark wavy hair
Wearing ‘Wilson’ brand athletic pants(size medium)and matching jacket, Dark blue in color with black drawstring & elastic waist/ Black ribbed tank top/ Blue denim baseball hat/Also wearing stud type earrings –Gold with a red stone(see attached photo)
UPDATED INFORMATION:
On Wednesday, August 25, 2010, Coroner Investigators attempted to [...]



Needles – Murder Investigation Update

By Inland Empire • Aug 25th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

On December 29, 2009, a motorist reported that he had located a grave near Essex Road and Interstate 40 approximately 45 miles west of Needles, California. Colorado River Station detectives requested the assistance of the San Bernardino County Sheriff Homicide Detail and the Sheriff’s Coroner’s Division. The body was exhumed and transported to the San [...]



Joshua Tree – Death Investigation

By Inland Empire • Aug 24th, 2010 • Category: Features

On Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 5:54 a.m., a driver in the area of Hwy. 62 and Hollinger Rd. witnessed a fire south of the roadway. The driver stopped and reported the fire.
He also reported that he saw what appeared to be a body at the scene of the fire. Once the fire was extinguished, [...]



San Bernardino County – Extreme Heat Advisory

By Inland Empire • Aug 24th, 2010 • Category: Features

** Issued from San Bernardino County Department of Public Health **
San Bernardino County Public Health Officer, Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare, has issued an extreme heat advisory for San Bernardino County, due to high temperature forecasts for inland and desert regions. Residents are urged to take precautions that will prevent heat-related illness.
Some health conditions such as obesity, [...]