Following a discussion at the latest Mountain Community Patrol meeting, a group of local residents are contracting with Valley Forge Private Security of Hemet to patrol the Idyllwild business area at night. VFPS offers “para-policing protection,” according to its website.
U.S. Forest Service participation at the Sept. 13, Mountain Area Safety Taskforce was nonexistent. Forest Service members, who normally attend the local session, were all on fire assignments outside the district and many outside the state, reported Cal Fire Forestry Division Chief Gregg Bratcher, who chaired the meeting. But those in attendance discussed threats to…
On Thursday, Sept. 14, deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Hemet Station arrested Brian Dustin Vowell,36, of Idyllwild for some of the recent burglaries. After extensive investigation of recent burglaries on Hotei Lane, investigators identified Vowell was a suspect. Thursday afternoon, deputies arrested Vowell for residential burglaries, a felony.
Three traffic collisions, two with injuries, were reported last week on the Hill. At 2:10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, Joseph Ruiz, 26, of Heber, claimed a coyote ran in front of his green 2009 Toyota Corolla when he was traveling westbound on Highway 74 near Mile Marker 76, causing him to swerve his vehicle, losing…
A possible Idyllwild resident was sentenced to four years in state prison at a San Fernando courthouse on July 11, to be served in local custody in a case involving a stolen vehicle and pursuit by police officers in May in Santa Clarita. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s media relations specialist Richard…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 3 to 9. Idyllwild • Sept. 3 — Public disturbance, 2:20 a.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 4 — Alarm call, 12:08 a.m., Ridgeview Dr. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 4 — Noise complaint, 2:18…
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Fire threats not diminished The dry summer was temporarily abated this weekend yet the rain here never approached the hurricane levels that drenched Texas and now are inundating Florida from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. “The rain helps slow the fire and its spread if we do get a start,” said Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz….
Free county pick up Sept. 30 The Household Hazardous Waste Disposal returns to Idyllwild from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. The location is the County Road Facility at 25780 Johnson Road, just past the Idyllwild Fire Station. On that day, local residents may bring a plethora of potentially hazardous materials to the…
About 20 people volunteered to be “citizen scientists” in order to assess whether a flying squirrel population still exists in the San Jacinto Mountains. Brian Gibson of the San Diego Natural History Museum was at the Idyllwild Nature Center Saturday to describe the project and distribute cameras to local residents interested in participating. A few…
