Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 12 to 18. Idyllwild • Aug. 12 — Alarm call, 10:06 p.m., 26000 block of St. Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 13 — Check the welfare, 2:05 p.m., 53000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Handled…
Robert Pape, 30, and Cristin Smith, 29, are appealing their convictions for murdering three Pinyon residents in 2006. In June, a Riverside County Superior Court jury found both men guilty of the deaths of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli and Becky Friedli, Vicki’s daughter. Pape alone was found guilty of the second-degree murder of Becky and…
Since late Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 14, a series of tremors have occurred in the Aguanga area. The largest was recorded at magnitude 4.4 at about 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17. Nine were reported through 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15. Another five quakes, including two magnitude 3.3, were recorded, including two on Monday morning, Aug. 20….
At the Aug. 16 trial readiness conference for Pam Allen, 66, of Idyllwild, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office requested a continuance of the case. The prosecutor was in the midst of another trial. The defense agreed. RC Superior Court Judge Mark Johnson rescheduled the hearing for Sept. 28. In April 2017, Allen was charged…
Mark DeAntonio of Pine Cove, who was charged with negligently discharging a firearm, had his Aug. 20 felony settlement conference postponed to Sept. 13. DeAntonio was arrested on June 25 and charged with three felonies: negligently discharging a firearm, manufacturing a zip gun and being under the influence while in possession of a loaded and…
At 6:18 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, a silver 2003 Honda Civic, driven by Jillian Sipes 33, of La Quinta, was traveling east on Highway 74 when Sipes made an unsafe turning movement and collided with the mountainside just west of the Santa Rosa Truck Trail. She was transport by American Medical Response to Desert Regional…
A trial start date in the case against Marcus Green has been set for Sept. 21. Green, 53, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office filed two felony…
The assailant in the Tuesday night stabbing has been arrested. After an extensive investigation, the Riverside Sheriff’s Hemet Station team arrested him Thursday evening. More information will be forthcoming Friday. Tuesday night, a man was stabbed near Highway 243 in the center of Idyllwild. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident. The victim was…
Brendan Steele had another tough tournament last week, managing only an even-par 70-70 — 140 Thursday and Friday to miss the cut at the Wyndham Championship by 3. The winner eventually finished the four days 21 under par. The Idyllwild native found only 50 percent of the fairways with drives averaging 305 yards, but he…
Adult Coed Softball Town Hall Sports Coordinator Mike Holato gave this report on recent Adult Coed Softball games. In a week of double headers, Patty Perez defeated Forest Lumber 16-6 and Creekstone defeated Ajax 12-6. Forest Lumber and Idyllwild Arts split a double header, Forest Lumber winning the first game 14-9 and Idyllwild Arts winning…
