Hemet City Trucks Torched Overnight
Hemet police says four city pickup trucks have been torched in an attack that may be linked to previous booby-trap attempts to harm officers.
The city code enforcement trucks were discovered burning at a city lot about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Police Chief Richard Dana says the incident is considered a threat against the department.
Dana says a 911 caller on Friday warned that a police car would be blown up as retaliation against a recent crackdown on a motorcycle gang.
Hemet officers have been the targets of three booby-trap attempts since Dec. 31 but escaped injury. A gas pipe was rerouted into a gang task force building, a security fence was rigged with a gun that went off and an explosive device was attached to an officer’s car.
