Gibson said the alleged ruse is common in Hemet, and Officer Ryan Railsback, a Riverside Police Department spokesman, said solicitations under false pretenses are often conducted by the same ...

according to the Hemet Police Department. Officers responded to reports of panhandlers walking in traffic with signs claiming to raise funds for a deceased child. Police identified the suspects ...

(Courtesy of Hemet Police Department) Hemet police investigating mail thefts in the city arrested a suspect on Sunday, March ...

The pair were arrested on suspicion of theft by false pretenses. (Courtesy of Hemet Police Department) The two were booked into jail on suspicion of theft by false pretenses, conspiracy and ...