Idyllwild News
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Local man arrested on child sex charges
An Idyllwild man has been charged with five counts of sexual assault against a female under age 14 that allegedly occurred on or about July 20, 2015. The Riverside Police Department arrested Ralph Ted Jongewaard, 56, at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, on Village Center Drive. He was booked at 4:12 p.m. that day in…
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Spencer resigns as registrar of voters
At the Sept. 12 Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ meeting, Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer was placed on paid administrative leave from her position. The supervisors met in closed session for a “Public Employee Performance Evaluation/Title: Registrar of Voters.” “The County of Riverside accepted Rebecca Spencer’s resignation from her position as the Registrar of Voters…
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Rescue attempt ends in death
At 11:57 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, Cabazon Sheriff’s Station deputies were dispatched to a rescue call at Mt. San Jacinto Park in the wilderness, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Deirdre Vickers. “The reporting party advised a subject was located not breathing, and medical aid was being provided. “Rescue 9 attempted to reach the location…
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Emergency alert this Wednesday
FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 on the West Coast. The WEA portion of…
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County awarded $10 million to combat large-scale retail theft
California has taken extensive steps to combat organized retail theft. This is a more serious and costly crime than shoplifting or employee theft. Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom released his Real Public Safety Plan, which included $255 million in grants to local law enforcement to combat the growing specter of organized retail theft (ORT)….
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IWD moving forward on treatment plant
At the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors meeting Wednesday, Sept. 20, a ratepayer complained about the new, higher rates approved in June, and appearing since July on IWD bills. This ratepayer is a single senior citizen “doing one load of laundry a week” and engaging in “no outside irrigation.” Her combined sewer and…
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FVWD looking at water meter problems/future pipeline repairs
The Sept. 22 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District’s (FVWD) Board of Directors was brief with no specific actions on the agenda. Directors reviewed the financial status and discussed water meter problems. Expenses were high in August. But that was due to the first payment to El-Co of $245,000 for the pipeline project in…
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