Lake Elsinore

Deputies Saturday shot at a burglary suspect during a getaway attempt, but he was not struck by the gunfire, sheriff’s officials said.

Felony charges are expected to be filed Tuesday against a 61-year-old man who allegedly tried to kill his mother with a hacksaw, cutting off half of her foot in her Canyon Lake home. Mark R. Vermillon of Lake Elsinore was arrested and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning last Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder, mayhem and elder…

A man fell into an abandoned well on the north end of Lake Elsinore Thursday, requiring firefighters to mount a rescue operation to pull him to safety.

Recently released sex offender Cary Jay Smith is the move again, with Santa Ana police announcing Wednesday he had left that city.    Smith had been staying at a mental health facility in Santa Ana since Tuesday evening, but police said Wednesday afternoon he had left and found a new place to stay. His latest whereabouts were not immediately...

Garden Grove police said recently released sex offender Cary Jay Smith left that city Tuesday after being met with protests by residents, adding that local authorities “are continuing to monitor him” and will notify the public if he returns. Smith has bounced around the Southland for the past week after being met with repeated protests by residents during brief stays…

Sex offender in Gargen grove has now moved, fear in the community arises. Vikki Vargas reports. July 21, 2020

As seen on Today in LA on Sunday, July 19, 2020.

His family said Tommy Macias died hours after being admitted to the hospital. Kim Tobin reports June 30, 2020.

A 38-year-old felon from Lake Elsinore is facing a potential life prison sentence if convicted of sexual assaults on two underage girls, one of whom was unconscious when she was violated in an attack that was filmed and posted online, prosecutors said on Friday. Manuel Paul Vicente, who’s being held on $2 million bail, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to five…

Some Lake Elsinore residents are using the water to beat the heat, while others are going outdoors simply to get out of their sweltering homes. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2020.

Special safety provisions have been taken, according to Lake Elsinore’s mayor pro-tem. Tony Shin reported on NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2020.

An evacuation warning was issued Sunday for some neighborhoods in the Holy Fire burn scar area northwest of Lake Elsinore ahead of potentially heavy rainfall Sunday night, county officials said. The Emergency Management Department advised residents in the Glen Eden and Grace A evacuation zones that they should leave the area. The evacuation zones can be identified via maps provided…

Coachella Valley’s drive-up COVID-19 testing site will be moved from Indian Wells to the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio starting Tuesday. The current site at the Southwest Church has been in operation since March 17. Health care workers there handled more than 420 tests through Friday, and expected to conduct roughly 160 more tests on Saturday based on the scheduled…

Officials say they have averaged about 300 tests a day since they opened the site. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020.

A violent two-car crash on the northbound 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore sent two people to the hospital after one was ejected from a vehicle Friday morning. The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. on the northbound side near Railroad Canyon Road, Cal Fire Riverside said. One of the cars rolled over due to the impact, ejecting a person from the…

Two drivers got out of their cars and fought in a violent road rage confrontation outside a Lake Elsinore high school Friday, and it was all caught on video.  Many people witnessed what happened outside Lakeside High School on Riverside Drive, and many of the witnesses were kids with their parents as the children were heading to school. Early Friday…

A road rage attack occurred in the morning next to Lake Elsinore High School. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. , 2020.

The prosecution and defense rested Thursday in the trial of a 30-year-old probationer accused of attempting to abduct two young boys at a park playground in Lake Elsinore, setting the stage for closing statements. Marcus Joseph DeWitt of Lake Elsinore is charged with kidnapping to commit rape, attempted kidnapping to commit rape and committing lewd acts on a child for…

An enforcement operation focused on “quality of life” issues, such as property crime and nuisances, resulted in the arrest of 49 people in Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, sheriff’s officials said Sunday. Suspects were arrested from Jan. 8 through Jan. 17 and were accused ofvarious misdemeanor offenses, including trespassing, possession of drugparaphernalia and public intoxication, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department…