Crime & Safety

Suspect Allegedly Assaults 2 Men in Their 60s Fueling at Idyllwild Gas Station

The alleged attack was reported about 5:45 p.m. Saturday in the 25000 block of State Route 243 in Idyllwild, according to Hemet Station personnel.

A suspect allegedly assaulted to men in their 60s while they were fueling up Saturday at a gas station in Idyllwild, in the San Jacinto Mountains south of the San Gorgonio Pass, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

The alleged attack was reported about 5:45 p.m. Saturday in the 25000 block of State Route 243 in Idyllwild, Sgt. John Morin of the sheriff's Hemet Station said in a statement.

"Both victims were in their mid-sixties and sustained moderate injuries that required aid at a local hospital," Morin said. "The suspect fled the scene prior to deputies' arrival. The victims stated they did not provoke the altercation and they did not know the suspect."

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Deputies identified the suspect as Alfredo Tartaglia, 26, Morin said. They went to Tartaglia's residence, where after a brief struggle they arrested him. He was arrested at 26290 State Route 243, according to inmate records.

Tartaglia was booked at Smith Correctional in Banning on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse, Morin said. His bail Monday was listed at $25,000.

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Anyone with more info was urged to call the Hemet Sheriff Station at (951)791-3400.

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