Moreno Valley News

A jury convicted two Moreno Valley men Tuesday of the murder of a 15-year-old girl, killed when the gang members opened fire outside a high school graduation party.

Lance Cpl. Omar G. Roebuck had four great loves: His family, his boxing, his stunt bikes and serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Roebuck, 23, of Moreno Valley, died Dec.22 in an accident in Afghanistan. He had dreamed of becoming a CHP helicopter pilot.

"I wasn't afraid of him getting killed in combat," said his father, John Roebuck, 54, of Moreno Valley. "I just never thought he would go like that."

A special service will be held Memorial Day at Moreno Valley's Veterans Memorial, said Mayor Richard Stewart. The board is also looking at a proposal to fly banners along Sunnymead Boulevard, each bearing the name of a service member from Moreno Valley.

A man accused of exposing himself to at least four women in Moreno Valley and grabbing one of them was arrested, police said today.

The approach of next year's national population survey is rekindling a longstanding debate over whether to count undocumented immigrants.

Inland Southern California's congressional delegation is divided on the issue, which holds huge fiscal and political implications for California.

The question re-emerged early last month in the Senate, where Sens. Davis Vitter, R-La, and Robert Bennett, R-Utah, offered a measure requiring people responding to the 2010 census to state whether they are American citizens. Their aim: to ensure illegal immigrants are not included in the data that governs the apportionment of congressional districts and the distribution of federal funding

"The law is the law and illegal immigrants should not be counted in the U.S. census because they are not U.S. citizens or legal residents," said Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona.

In a remote grass field outside Moreno Valley on Thursday, Marquibe Brooks and his daughters tearfully embraced on the spot where his wife was killed by a hit-and-run driver.

A hit-and-run driver triggered a collision that killed a 41-year-old Hemet woman yesterday near Moreno Valley, according to the California Highway Patrol.

WASHINGTON - House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled their latest plan to provide a path to legal residence for millions of undocumented immigrants, though major obstacles loom.

Proponents of the legislation, including Rep. Joe Baca, D-Rialto, hope the bill's formal introduction will renew debate over what to do with 12 million illegal immigrants, an estimate accepted by many academics.

Similar attempts fizzled in 2007 and last year, partly due to veto threats from the Bush administration. But the new bill's supporters believe their chances are improved with the election of President Barack Obama, who has vowed to make immigration reform a priority.

A Moreno Valley police officer was injured this morning when his patrol motorcycle was clipped by a vehicle that changed lanes in front of him.

Highland Fairview, a development company based in Florida, and doing business in Moreno Valley, is said to be using its financial and political power in Moreno Valley to support leftwing anti-American, and racist organizations gain control and power over the city of nearly 200,000 residence, activist and organization member claims.

A state agency has agreed to create policies prohibiting discrimination and change the way it conducts inspections after a partial settlement was reached in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a group of Moreno Valley barbers.

A man allegedly attacked a Moreno Valley elementary school teacher today but fled when her screams attracted attention, only to be caught a short time later.

A possible gang shooting last night in Moreno Valley left a 19-year-old man with a bullet under his scalp and partially piercing his skull, according to Riverside County sheriff's officials.

As the Holidays Approach, M.A.D.D. and The Moreno Valley PD held a DUI Checkpoint In Moreno Valley, CA, On Nov 6, 2009.

The most moving part of this piece was the actual car of a M.A.D.D. member's son who was killed by a drunk that was 3 times over the limit.

See the video at CNN's iReport, by clicking the above link shown in blue.

Iddo Benzeevi and Michael Geller receive warning from the FPPC (Fair Political Practice Commission).

These individuals received warning letters for failing to file, as well as other disclosure issues for which they were found in violation during the 2008 campaign season, in which they supported both Robin (I Know Nothing) Hastings, and Jesse (420) Molina.

To see the letters as well as Form 460's for the Moreno Valley Taxpayers Association, go to: mvgordie.wordpress.com

The March Joint Powers commission on Wednesday approved environmental and site plans for a proposed large-scale medical complex to be developed at March Air Reserve Base.

This is a stalling tactic used by defense attorney's knowing that the charges don't warrant the amount of monies this will cause the people. This will normally lead to a dropping of the charges in the best interest of the people.

It has been six months from the date of her arrest, a demurrer was filed in the case on her behalf (which failed), she is no newbie to the court system, so why the need for the defense to seek a delay?

Again I take issue with the sealing of the police reports themselves. Who are they protecting, themselves or an elected official? What do the reports contain which they feel should be kept from the public?

Moreno Valley school board member and Hispanic activist, Victoria Baca is scheduled to begin her criminal trial Monday November 9th in Riverside County.

Ms. Baca, who was arrested earlier this year for interfering with the lawful duties of a Moreno Valley police officer during a sobriety check point located on Perris Boulevard, in the city of Moreno Valley is scheduled to appear in department 62, of Riverside County's main court building located in the city of Riverside, at 8:30am.

An ex-Riverside County sheriff's volunteer who allegedly identified himself as a deputy while confronting a Moreno Valley resident about her son's driving was in custody today on suspicion of impersonating a peace officer.

Share + Oct 9, 2009 6:50 pm US/Pacific MORENO VALLEY A motorist, believed to be speeding, was killed early Friday morning in a single-car accident in Moreno Valley.

Fewer inmates have been released early from Riverside County jails this year, a benefit of court officials' work to clear the biggest backlog of criminal cases in California.