The Lake Hemet Riverside County Lake Hemet substation, which is currently vacant, will be reopening this summer with deputies and a community service officer to serve the mountain communities, Sheriff Chad Bianco says. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
The Lake Hemet and Mountain Center Riverside County Sheriff’s substation located at the entrance of Lake Hemet on Highway 74 will soon be reopened according to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.The substation that has been closed for several years due to budget restraints will be staffed with deputies and a community service officer beginning as early as this summer, Bianco announced on Facebook. The station will serve several mountain communities including Idyllwild, Anza, Pine Cove and Mountain Center.Bianco in the news release said, “This closure resulted in delayed response times for emergency situations, routine calls for service and law enforcement backup requests since deputies had to respond from the Hemet Station located in Valle Vista. Adverse mountain terrain, sev
