At 2:12 p.m. Wednesday, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of an injured hiker at Humber Park. Firefighters hiked in to the location and found one male victim, Jonathan Zuniga, 24, of Oceanside, who perished at the scene. The Sheriff’s Department press release states that the results of their investigation indicate the deceased hiker…
About 20 people took time from the busy Labor Day weekend to attend a not-widely announced public session with Capt. Leonard Purvis of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Hemet Station, who came to Idyllwild Saturday morning, Sept. 2, to discuss the local crime conditions. He first visited with the Pine Cove Property Owners Association and…
At the Aug. 29 board of supervisors meeting, the future regulation of the legal cannabis commerce within Riverside County was begun. However, as Supervisor Kevin Jeffries (1st District) emphasized, the future legalization of cannabis marketing will be totally dependent upon the approval of a tax measure on the November 2018 ballot. The board, in a…
For local citizen scientists, Saturday, Sept. 9, is an opportunity to participate in regional wildlife study. The San Diego Natural History Museum is asking local residents to help in efforts to identify whether the Southern California flying squirrel still resides in the San Jacinto Mountains. While several members of the species were captured on cameras…
Pine Cove voters continue to express their satisfaction with incumbents on the Water District’s board. All three — Board President Robert Hewitt, Lou Padula, and Joel Palmer — were easily re-elected to another four-year term. Challenger Jeffery Kleefisch finished with 60 votes (or 12.1 percent of the ballots cast) well behind the three incumbents who…
Several customers of the Idyllwild Water District have reported deceiving telephone calls allegedly originating from the IWD office. The caller ID is displayed at the IWD office number. When answered, the caller claims that they are with the Water District. The caller then instructs or asks the listener to use the their phone’s key pad…
Special districts may be moved to statewide elections The last August election for members of the Pine Cove Water District may have occurred this week. The Aug. 29 election was conducted with mail-in ballots. (The results are online now and will be in the Sept. 4 issue of the Town Crier.) When there are more…
A crash that injured two people resulted in a felony arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence. At 11:10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, Rajiv Panchal, 41, of Idyllwild, was driving his 2013 black Ford Taurus northbound on Highway 243, 200 feet south of Jameson Drive, when, in a left-hand curve, he allowed his vehicle…
Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of an injured hiker at Deer Springs Trail and Suicide Rock Trail after receiving a report at 8:46 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26. Firefighters hiked the victim out to an awaiting ambulance. The victim refused medical treatment after being evaluated by paramedics. The injuries were reported as minor.
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 20 to 26. Idyllwild • Aug. 21 — Follow-up, 2:15 p.m., address withheld. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 21 — Vehicle burglary, 4:33 p.m., Deer Foot Ln. Report taken. • Aug. 22 — Alarm call, 4:54 p.m.,…
