Archive for April 19, 2007

Murder, Fire and Suicide: Man kills estranged wife, sets fire, then shoots himself at Murrieta apartment

Murrieta, California - On 4-18-2007 at approx. 2124 hours, Murrieta police officers responded on a radio call of multiple gun shots fired in a condominium unit at the Madison Park Condominium complex. The initial call indicated the female resident of the condo had been shot by her estranged husband and he was attempting to set the apartment on fire by dousing the condo with gasoline.Officers arrived on scene within one minute to find the downstairs condo unit with smoke billowing out of the unit. A neighboring family in the condominium complex was standing by with a 4 year old boy, who later was determined to be youngest son of the decedents. These neighbors entered the unit looking for any potential fire victims inside, but were prevented from searching due to the increasing smoke and flames and were able to escape without injury.

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Catch a thief: Murrieta Starbucks robbed at gunpoint

Murrieta, California - On 04/19/2007 at 0505 hours, Murrieta Police Dispatch received a 911 call of an Armed Robbery that had just occurred at the Starbuck’s Coffee store, located at 40735 Murrieta Hot Springs Road.

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Keep your hands to yourself: Robber busted after punching victim

Winchester, California - Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department - Hemet Station responded to the 28500 block of Winchester Road in Winchester reference a Robbery.

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