http://www.myvalleynews.com The Temecula local source for news. en-en All contents copyright The Temecula Valley News (c)2010 editor@myvalleynews.com (Valley News Editor) http://www.myvalleynews.com/images/logo_valley.png http://www.myvalleynews.com http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46312/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46312/ FALLBROOK - Officials from United States Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton have announced that military units will be firing high-explosive munitions into the Whiskey and Zulu impact areas on Saturday, March 20 as part of a training exercise.Resulting noise can be expected in the area from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. that day. Officials said depending on atmospheric conditions, the sound of the firing may be amplified and heard up to as much as 50 miles away.... editor@myvalleynews.com() Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:05:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46312/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46280/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46280/ SAN DIEGO - Registered sex offender John Albert Gardner III repeatedly got into trouble in prison for smoking and ditching work but also excelled at teaching math and English to Spanish-speaking students, according to prison records released this week. Gardner pleaded not guilty to raping and murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King of Poway Feb. 25, and not guilty to attacking another young female jogger in late December. Both attacks took place near Lake Hodges. On Wednesday, the Department of C... editor@myvalleynews.com() Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46280/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46274/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46274/ RIVERSIDE - A U.S. Marine captain's wife accused with her husbandof skimming hundreds of thousands of dollars from government contracts tied totroop supplies in Iraq is expected to plead guilty today to federal charges. Janet Schmidt and Capt. Eric Schmidt, both 39, face one count each ofconspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false income tax return forallegedly siphoning away roughly $1.75 million in funds intended to buyequipment for Marines deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Free... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:04:00 -0700 Sheriff Blotter http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46274/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46276/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46276/ RIVERSIDE - At least 30 members of one of California's most notorious outlaw motorcycle gangs were facing charges today amid a law enforcement crackdown prompted by recent booby-trap attacks on anti-gang officers in Hemet. Nearly 100 members of the Vagos Motorcycle Club, which prosecutors said started in Riverside County in the 1960s, were targeted in the law enforcement sweep coordinated with Riverside County prosecutors. ''Operation Everywhere'' netted 30 arrests of Vagos members on Wednes... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:08:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46276/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46278/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46278/ SAN DIEGO - Hundreds of runners are expected to flock to Rancho Bernardo Community Park this weekend to symbolically complete the jog that slain Poway teen Chelsea King never got to finish. The 17-year-old's body was found in a shallow grave alongside a tributary of Lake Hodges on March 2, five days after she went missing during an after-school run. A registered sex offender has been charged with sexually assaulting and murdering the straight-A student. Beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday, runners... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:46:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46278/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46275/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46275/ NORCO - A distraught man who barricaded himself in his Norco home this afternoon and threatened to shoot himself in front of Riverside County Sheriff's deputies surrendered after more than four hours. Deputies were sent to the 4400 block of Sutton Place about 3:30 p.m., said Sgt. Joe Borja of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department ''regarding a report of a distraught subject who had fired a weapon inside his residence.'' A crisis negotiation team got on the phone with the man and talked ... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:06:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46275/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46277/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46277/ WILDOMAR - A shirtless, tattooed man spotted walking along the Temecula Valley (15) Freeway with a pit bull today was injured while grappling with officers who pulled over to talk to him, the California Highway Patrol reported. The man was spotted about 2:45 p.m. on the northbound 15, near Bundy Canyon Road, according to the CHP. He was taken by ambulance to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar, but his condition was unclear. The leash-less dog was captured without incident.... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:09:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46277/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46273/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46273/ CORONA - Riverside County sheriff's deputies nabbed an armed bank robber minutes after a holdup today and recovered the cash, a lieutenant said. A Wells Fargo in the 11700 block of De Palma Drive was robbed about 1:30 p.m., Lt. Dave Fontneau said. A deputy responding to the bank spotted the suspect based on a description relayed to patrol deputies within minutes of the crime and followed him into Lake Elsinore, Fontneau said. The suspect was stopped in Lake Elsinore, and some cash and the ... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:43:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46273/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46272/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46272/ IDYLLWILD - The 100-pound pig that was caught hanging around a nature center was returned to its owner, an animal control specialist said today. The porker was spotted outside the Idyllwild Nature Center, 25225 Highway 243 about 1:45 p.m. Monday. Tracy Philippi, who owns Better Wildlife Control, captured the black-and-white pig using a rope. ''It's a potbellied pig that's got some severely overgrown nails,'' said Philippi, who speculated that the animal had been abandoned. But the pig's ... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:24:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46272/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46271/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46271/ RIVERSIDE - A motorcyclist broke his leg today when his bike crashed into a sedan as traffic slowed on the Route 60 and Interstate 215 freeway in Riverside today. The crash was reported on the northwest-bound freeway near UC Riverside at 10:53 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The green Kawasaki 650 slammed into a Pontiac, according to the CHP. The crash prompted closure of two lanes at Martin Luther King Boulevard for about 20 minutes, the CHP reported.... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:23:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46271/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46270/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46270/ TEMECULA -A deer was struck and killed by a van today in Temecula, but the driver was not injured, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash on Temecula Parkway, at Rancho Pauba Road, was reported at 11:34 a.m., the CHP reported. The motorist was able to drive her Ford Windstar from the scene, but the impact knocked the medium-sized deer into a nearby ditch, said the CHP's Ron Thatcher. The deer darted in front of the van and was killed upon impact, Thatcher said.... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:22:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46270/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46266/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46266/ LAKE ELSINORE - At least one person was hurt today in a multi-vehicle crash caused by a ladder in the fast lane of the southbound Corona (15) Freeway in Lake Elsinore, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash on the freeway near Lake Street was reported at 7:05 a.m., the CHP reported. One of the vehicles reportedly hit the ladder in the fast lane, causing as many as two other vehicles to crash, according to the CHP. At least one person was taken to a hospital in Riverside to ... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:03:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46266/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46265/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46265/ CAMP PENDLETON - An investigation was under way today into the weekend death of a 25-year-old Marine assigned to Camp Pendleton. Sgt. Nicholas J. Smith of Chicago was found unresponsive at his residence in Oceanside around noon Sunday, according to 1st Marine Division's public affairs office. The county coroner pronounced the warehouse clerk dead about an hour later. Authorities did not immediately discuss a cause of death. Smith was assigned to Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Ma... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46265/#comments http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46264/ http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46264/ MORENO VALLEY - A farewell ceremony is planned today for more than 180 members of the California National Guard ordered to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The soldiers, joined by friends and family, will receive a sendoff at the National Guard Readiness Center on March Air Reserve Base at 10 a.m. The Guard personnel are attached to the 330th Military Police Company, based in Ontario, and are slated to serve a yearlong tour of duty, which will be preceded by r... editor@myvalleynews.com() Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:56:00 -0700 Local News http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/46264/#comments \n