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Hemet, CA 92543
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Hemet, Calif. – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Hemet Police Department will be actively looking for drivers throughout the month who are in violation of the state’s hands-free cell phone law.
The Hemet Police Department responded to a traffic hazard. When officers arrived on scene, they located half of a double-wide mobile home on a trailer that had been abandoned within the westbound lanes of Stetson Avenue near Lyon Avenue in Hemet.
Hemet, CA – On Sunday, March 9th, 2025 at 1:55 AM, Officers from the Hemet Police Department responded to the 1300 block of El Nita Lane for a subject smashing out vehicle windows. Officers arrived and contacted the suspect who ran to his vehicle and fled the location, a pursuit was then initiated by officers. During the pursuit, spike strips were deployed, however the suspect drove into the opposite lanes of traffic and struck an HPD officer who was standing by his patrol car. The suspect vehicle continued driving and collided in the 500 block of N. San Jacinto Street where he was taken into custody. The officer was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Hemet, California – On Friday, February 21, 2025, at about 10:25 pm, Hemet Police Officers responded to the 100 block of North Hamilton Avenue, Hemet in regards to a stabbing that had just occurred. The reporting party informed dispatch his friend was stabbed.
When Officers arrived on scene they located a 15-year-old male with a stab wound. Officers provided lifesaving measures until relieved by medical personnel who transported the victim to a local trauma center for further medical treatment.
Despite lifesaving efforts, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The victim’s name is not being released at this time. The Hemet Police Department’s Investigations Bureau is handling the investigation.
