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Mother staying at bedside of 15-year-old son attacked while skateboarding in Hemet

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The mom of a Hemet boy who’s in a coma after he was thrown right into a roadway and hit by a automotive is spending her time at his facet and hoping for a miracle.

Lucia Hernandez hasn’t spoken to her 15-year-old son, Angel, in three weeks. He’s been mendacity in a coma at Riverside College Well being System – Medical Heart in Moreno Valley ever since he was attacked whereas skateboarding in Hemet.

On Feb. 28, Angel was using close to the intersection of Stetson Avenue and Seven Hills Drive when a gaggle of teenagers pushed him off his board and into visitors the place he was hit by a automotive and critically injured. He suffered main head and mind accidents within the crash.

Since then, his mom has referred to as his hospital room her dwelling.

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“I sleep right here, I’m not going nowhere,” Lucia Hernandez mentioned. “I’m going to stick with him. He wants me.”

The precise motive of the assault is unclear, however Angel’s skateboard went lacking and his aunt, Belki Brizuela, believes he could have been the goal of a theft.

“They have been ready for him in that nook, in that road, on that highlight,” Brizuela mentioned. “I’m assuming they most likely needed to rob him as a result of, I don’t know what else to assume. The skateboard isn’t there.”

Lucia says her women consistently ask about their brother. Angel’s dad, additionally devastated, is now the one mother or father working to help the household.

Throughout his hospital keep Angel has had a handful of different well being issues. Docs instructed his mom he’s battling pneumonia for the second time since his hospitalization.

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Whereas he stays within the coma, his medical doctors say solely time will inform if his situation will enhance.

“We’re simply ready for any hope,” Lucia Hernandez mentioned. “Docs simply say, ‘be affected person,’ however they don’t know.”

Hemet police took 4 teenagers into custody final week for his or her alleged position within the incident.

Three 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old have been taken into custody and booked into the Riverside County Juvenile Corridor to await unspecified prices. Their names haven’t but been launched as a result of their ages.

Whereas Angel’s mom waits for his situation to enhance, she can even be ready to see what occurs to the teenagers accused of attacking her son.

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“I simply need justice. That’s all. I really need justice. These children must pay. What they did just isn’t a recreation, it’s actual severe stuff,” she mentioned.

The household has arrange a GoFundMe web page to assist pay for Angel’s medical care.

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Thieves ransack parked cars at Irvine apartment complex

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Thieves ransack parked cars at Irvine apartment complex

Surveillance video captured two suspects ransacking parked cars at an apartment complex in Irvine.

The incident happened on June 2 at the Metropolis Apartments located at 2100 Sullivan, according to the Irvine Police Department.

Video of the theft showed a man using a key card to open the doors of a Tesla before grabbing the valuables inside and escaping.

Police confirmed the man had stolen a key card from a nearby parked Tesla that belonged to the same family and was able to use that car to unlock the second car.

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The two suspects were also seen stealing tools from a pickup truck that was parked in the garage.

The duo, a man and a woman, escaped with around $9,000 worth of valuables, authorities said. They fled the scene in a white SUV.

Police have released security video of the thieves in hopes someone may recognize them.

Anyone with information on the thefts is asked to call Irvine police at 949-724-7000 or email amena@cityofirvine.org.

Footage of the theft can be seen in the video player above.

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‘Goat patrol’ gets to work in Santa Clarita Valley

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‘Goat patrol’ gets to work in Santa Clarita Valley

The work is easy, the compensation is good, and you get to sleep on the job. 

Such is life for around 400 goats who play an important role in Southern California’s wildfire mitigation strategy.

The Goat Patrol, as its own, was deployed to the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday as part of a demonstration of the county’s readiness for the height of wildfire season. 

“We basically bring them in, they do the work, and we head on out,” Cole Bush of Shepherdess Land & Livestock told KTLA’s Sara Welch. “[The goats] can graze about one acre to two acres a day in places that are inaccessible or unsafe for folks with weed whippers or mowers.”

Hundreds of goats are seen grazing in the Newhall area of Los Angeles County on June 21, 2024. (KTLA)

Friday was the first full day of summer. With temperatures climbing and the July 4th holiday near, officials are concerned about the potential for large, destructive blazes caused by illegal fireworks and other human causes.

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“Santa Clarita’s whole area is a high fire zone, which means the chance of a fire happening … is great,” warned Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. “The city of Santa Clarita puts on an incredible fireworks show. Please take advantage of it. It’s about recognizing that we have to protect our community, but we also have to protect our loved ones.”

A short distance from the site of Friday’s event, fire crews were still working to gain full containment on the 15,000-acre Post Fire outside of Gorman. Two structures were destroyed in the blaze, which broke out Saturday.

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WATCH: Wild apparent Santa Ana road rage assault caught on video

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WATCH: Wild apparent Santa Ana road rage assault caught on video

An apparent road rage incident in Santa Ana was captured on video, showing a man appear to be viciously assaulted.

The video, which was shared to the Citizen app, shows one man punching and kicking another to the ground while several vehicles were stopped at a red light.

The man who appeared to be assaulted can be seen withering in pain on the ground as cars pass by.

An apparent road rage assault was caught on camera in Santa Ana on Thursday, though the cause of the fight remained unknown. (Citizen)

The incident took place at about noon on Thursday in the area of West 1st Street, near Euclid Street. There was no immediate word as to why the incident began or what happened to either person afterward.

Neither of the men have been identified.

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KTLA has reached out to Santa Ana police for more information.

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