{"id":467379,"date":"2010-03-24T13:47:51","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T17:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a970bdd0970b"},"modified":"2010-03-24T14:05:48","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T18:05:48","slug":"officials-believe-truck-torching-connected-to-earlier-attacks-on-hemet-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/467379","title":{"rendered":"Officials believe truck torching connected to earlier attacks on Hemet police"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hemet police are investigating the torching of four code enforcement trucks in a city parking lot Tuesday night, believing it to be part of a pattern of attacks targeting them since December. <\/p>\n

The four white pickups showed signs of burning this morning in the roped off lot as investigators scoured the area for clues. <\/p>\n

Last week state Atty. General Jerry Brown announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the attacks. <\/p>\n

The first three were booby traps aimed at members of the Hemet-San Jacinto Gang Task Force. <\/p>\n

Hemet police said they believe Tuesday night’s incident, just a block from the police station, was connected to the earlier assaults. <\/p>\n

So far there are no suspects but gang officers recently launched a crackdown on the Vagos motorcycle gang, which has a reputation for infiltrating police departments. <\/p>\n

In December, a gas utility
\nline was redirected to fill the offices with gas; any spark could have
\ntriggered an explosion. In February, a modified handgun was hidden by
\nthe
\ngate to the office and rigged to fire. When a gang officer opened the
\ngate, the weapon went off, narrowly missing him. And two weeks ago,
\npolice said, a "dangerous" device was found near the unmarked car of a
\ntask-force member.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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On Friday afternoon, someone called 911
\nsaying a police car would be blown up in the next two days as revenge
\nfor a law-enforcement sweep earlier this week of a local motorcycle
\ngang.<\/p>\n

–David Kelly in Hemet<\/p>\n

Photo: Investigators at the scene where several Hemet city trucks
\nwere set ablaze late Tuesday night. Credit: Irfan Khan \/ Los Angeles
\nTimes<\/em><\/p>\n

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