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HEMET, CA.
Lawsuit falls on Hemet and The Police Department Three African-American citizens file a lawsuit against the City of Hemet and the Police Department for brutally striking and manhandling them during what they called a "rough arrest" in front of their children HSJC | STAFF WRITER
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Hemet African American family is filing a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Hemet and the Hemet Police Department following a “rough arrest” without reason that took place in March 2021. The family filed the suit against police “for brutally striking and manhandling three African American citizens; a grandmother, a mother and her fiancé, and choking and beating their restrained dogs, all in plain view of their four crying and traumatized children. The lawsuit was filed on Friday March 5th on behalf of this family. They also released a video from
March 31, 2021, where the excessive force used by police officers against the family at the time of the arrest can clearly be seen. The family alleges that officers stopped “a black man” without probable cause while he was driving back home with his family on board. Ryan Gadison also assured that his mother-in-law and his fiancee were injured along with their dogs during the incident. According to attorneys, both women recorded the moment while Gadison was handcuffed due to his complaints of excessive force. The women allege officers struck the phones out of their hands and struck one of the wom-
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The Family released a video that shows how officers of the Hemet Police Department used excessive force against three African American citizens. First Screenshot shows how Ryan Gadison was handcuff, the second screenshot shows the officer approaching Mariah Hereford to struck her phone out of her hand, and the third screenshot shows one of the women been handcuffed. | Screenshots from a video provided by the Hereford family.
HEMET, CA.
Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Grants RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | CONTRIBUTED
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n behalf of the County of Riverside, Sheriff Chad Bianco is applying for a total of $264,107 from the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Division Grants & Cooperative Agreements Program funding for Law Enforcement projects. The Hemet station area is approximately 750 square miles. Most of the area patrolled is accessible to OHV style vehicles. The area is comprised of both state and federal wildlife areas, BLM land areas and Riverside County Open Space Habitat Conservation Land. Hemet Station's area has several OHV approved riding areas such as Bee Canyon and Hixon Canyon riding area in Anza. The approved riding areas are approximately 20 to 30 miles. The issue at the Hemet Station is OHV riders riding all the unapproved areas which encompasses several hundred miles. The patrol area covers the unincorporated
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco in a photograph taken in 2019. | Photo source: Getty Images.
areas of Aguanga, Anza, Cahuilla Tribal Nation, East Hemet, Garner Valley, Gilman Hot Springs, Green Acres, Idyllwild, Lake Riverside, Mountain Center, Pine Cove, Pine Meadow, Ramona Tribal Nation, Sage, San Jacinto and San Jacinto Riverbed area, Santa Rosa Tribal Nation, Soboba Hot Springs and Valle Vista. Riverside County Sheriff 's Department Hemet Station is experiencing an increase in illegal OHV activity, along with illegal
marijuana growers using OHV style vehicles to travel to their grow sites. The Hemet Sheriff ’s Station area is comprised of mountain, valley, desert and wilderness areas. The area has hundreds of miles of open space and contains all types of weather, such as several feet of snow, torrential rain, high winds, extreme heat, and debris flow issues after two large wildland fires in our area. Hemet Station area has multiple open space habitat protected areas which have seen multiple issues of fencing being cut and OHV tracks in the protected area. The Sage area has had specific incidents of trespassing in protected areas and OHV tracks have been discovered and recorded by Riverside County Park Rangers and Riverside County Biologists. Hemet Station has 2000-3000 Illegal marijuana grows. In 2021, Hemet Station personnel have served over 200 search warrants and have recovered over 85 tons of illegal marijuana. Hemet Station has recovered several illegal OHV
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SAN JACINTO, CA.
MSJC Ranks on Hispanic Outlook Magazine's Top 25 List MSJC | CONTRIBUTED
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ispanic Outlook on Education magazine ranked Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) as one of its Top 25 Community Colleges in the nation for Hispanics. The national publication ranked MSJC 18th in degrees awarded to Hispanics. Last year, MSJC ranked 24th. The magazine -- www.HispanicOutlook. com -- focused on the 2019-2020 academic year in its annual Top 25 lists covering the growth of Hispanic students in higher education. The college awarded 1,613 associate degrees and certifi-
Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) will receive $500,000 grant from the California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) for a new Automotive and Transportation Technologies Apprenticeship. | Photo Courtesy of Mt. San Jacinto College.
SAN JACINTO, CA.
MSJC Receives $500,000 Apprenticeship Grant MSJC | CONTRIBUTED
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t. San Jacinto College (MSJC) will receive $500,000 grant from the California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) for a new Automotive and Transportation Technologies Apprenticeship. MSJC’s Automotive and Transportation Technologies program will receive the California Apprenticeship Initiative Grant on April 1 to highlight new and innovative apprenticeships. The grant program was created to increase the middle-skilled labor workforce in California in nontraditional and innovative sectors. The grant will also help COVID-19 pandemic economic recovery efforts and provide equitable opportunities for those who often experience inequal-
ities when recovering from an economic crisis. MSJC receives this grant alongside Chaffey College and Riverside City College. All three are part of the Inland Empire/ Desert Regional Consortium (IEDRC). Apprenticeships offer students a unique experience of both real-world experience and in-class learning. The programs look to bridge the gap between industries struggling to find trained workers and individuals looking for competitive, high-wage employment. Middle-skilled workers are highly sought after in today's market and make up the largest labor force in California and the country. Learn more about MSJC’s apprenticeship program at www. msjc.edu/apprenticeship.
Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine ranked Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) as one of its Top 25 Community Colleges in the nation for Hispanics. | Photo Credit: Courtesy of Mt. San Jacinto College
cates to Hispanic students in the 2019-2020 academic year. That accounts for 53 percent of all awards given. MSJC is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). More than 50 percent of the student population identifies as Hispanic/Latinx.
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