At a Friday, Jan. 11, meeting of Idyllwild business owners, called to discuss recent commercial burglaries, Hemet Station Special Investigations Supervisor Sgt. Wallace Clear spoke about a break in the case. Beginning in late October 2012, six commercial burglaries have occurred in Idyllwild and one at the Lake Hemet Market at Lake Hemet. According to…
U.S. Representative Raul Ruiz (CA 36 D-Palm Desert) today announced the process for constituents interested in receiving tickets to the 57th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, which will be Monday, January 21 in Washington, D.C. Tickets are limited and will be granted to constituents of the 36th District on a first-come, first-served basis. To request tickets from…
Update following Friday night community meeting, Sgt. Wallace Clear in attendance. About 25 local merchants and others attended a second community meeting called by organizers to develop strategies to respond to recent commercial burglaries in Idyllwild. Hemet Station Special Investigations Supervisor Sgt. Wallace Clear spoke to the group. According to Clear, station deputies patrolling in…
Alfredo Tartaglia, 26, of Idyllwild pleaded guilty to one felony count of assault of a person by force and was sentenced to three years in state prison, according to John Hall, Senior Public Information Specialist, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. The plea and sentence took place on Thursday, Jan. 10. Police arrested Tartaglia on Friday,…
The Forest Service needs help to count bald eagles for the 35th season in the annual winter bald eagle counts …
The first half of the 2013 rain year ended Saturday. Idyllwild Fire Department reported 7.81 inches fell in town between July 1, 2012, and Dec. 31. The Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 6.76 inches during the same period compared to 8.43 inches from July 2011 through December 2011. The long-term average rainfall from July…
Editor’s note: The reporter in this article had $49,000 of tree-removal costs during the 2003 bark beetle infestation. Fortunately, Southern California Edison paid for all but $10,000 of the removal costs, since the very large pines threatened power lines. The Goldspotted oak borer, recently identified in Idyllwild, could cause similar if not greater tree loss…
In a meeting with Town Crier staff at Hemet Station in Valle Vista, Lt. Dean Agnoletto and Sgt. Wallace Clear reviewed recent commercial burglaries in Idyllwild and Lake Hemet, station response, and limits placed on both investigation and response by reduced staffing. Agnoletto confirmed that there are, as yet, no suspect leads for the seven…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 to Jan. 7, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Dec. 31 — Medical aid, Middle Ridge Drive, Pine Cove. Jan. 1 — Medical aid, Strong Drive, Idyllwild. Jan. 2 — Medical aid, Marion View Drive, Idyllwild. Jan. 2 —…
Local business owners met last week to consider adopting a coordinated response to the recent spate of commercial burglaries. About 30 people, according to organizers, met on Friday, Jan. 4, at the Idyllwild Fire Station to discuss a range of options that business owners could take to deter further commercial burglaries. Business owners discussed possible…
