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Articles from the August 29, 2014 edition


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  • Accident knocks down power pole, blocks SR76, now cleared

    Updated Aug 29, 2014

    Update - SR 76 opened again before 12:30 pm. According to the CHP log, on eastbound 76 just east of Pala Del Norte Rd. at 10:53 a.m. this morning, a vehicle ran off the road and hit a telephone pole knocking it down on to 76. The car ended up on its roof. Both lanes of 76 are closed until the lines are cleared. SDG&E reported the lines are not live; an ATT line is also involved. The driver is reported to have minor injuries. An update will be posted when the road opens....

  • Suspected DUI driver who crashed with children in car released

    Updated Aug 29, 2014

    MENIFEE - A convicted drunken driver, whose two young children were in his Ford Explorer when he crashed the SUV in Menifee while allegedly under the influence, was released from custody today. David Carlo Engleton, 46, of Menifee was arrested Thursday afternoon following the rollover wreck near the intersection of Briggs Road and Gardner Lane. According to Riverside County sheriff's officials, Engleton lost control of the Explorer while trying to negotiate a turn, causing the SUV to overturn. Deputies arrived moments later...

  • Suspect allegedly goes for officer's gun during struggle

    Updated Aug 29, 2014

    HEMET - A man suspected of attempting to disarm a Hemet police officer who was arresting him for alleged check fraud was being held today in lieu of $250,000 bail. Carleton Alvin Emerich, 49, was taken into custody Thursday night after a tussle with officers in the 1200 block of Florida Avenue. According to Hemet police, an officer was sent to a check-cashing business around 5:35 p.m. to investigate reports of a man and woman attempting to cash a forged check. The officer encountered Emerich and 24-year-old Amanda Marie...

  • Fire burns house on Lynden Lane

    Updated Aug 29, 2014

    A house fire started early this afternoon, Friday, Aug. 29, in the 400 block of Lynden Lane off of East Mission Rd. No one was hurt but the family that lives there has been displaced. North County Fire has reported that the cause of the fire is under investigation....

  • Nearly 450 arrested in countywide anti-DUI operations

    Updated Aug 29, 2014

    RIVERSIDE - A countywide crackdown on drunken and drug-impaired motorists netted 446 arrests over 13 days, authorities said today. The end-of-summer Riverside County Avoid the 30 campaign -- named for the number of police agencies involved -- got under way the morning of Aug. 15. Between then and Wednesday night, saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints have been deployed in a number of locations. The nearly 450 motorists arrested on suspicion of DUI compare to 484 arrested during the same phase of last summer's Avoid...

  • High School football kicks off to solid start - Prep High School Football scores; Zero week

    Updated Aug 29, 2014

    It was Zero week for teams across the nation and here locally seventeen teams from the valley jumped into the action over this past weekend. It was the beginning of preseason games and was what players, coaches and fans from near and far had been waiting for. From the countless practices over the summer, sometimes twice a day, to the rigorous strength and conditioning programs, this past weekend began to tell the tale of who is ready and who is not. Four of the six Murrieta an...