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CotoBuzz Journal Community Journalism, Newsletters and Blogs Covering South Orange County, CA |
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November 2006 We do not make jokes, we simply watch the LA Times, the Orange County Register and the Coto de Caza Board of directors and report the facts! |
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Coto de Caza Drug Problem October 31, 2006 The OC Sheriff's Depts Deputy Finley states that Coto de Caza has a a serious teenage drug problem. Coto teenagers are involved in nearly 99% of all teenage drug incidents in the areas he serves. Which is consistent with what CotoBuzz has been reporting for the last four years, but contrary to what residents have been led to believe by the current board. CotoBuzz
readers may recall that we have argued in the past, and continue to do so,
that public safety starts with community culture and it is all about law
and order. You may also recall that earlier this year, the Varo/Mezger
board of directors denied us access to community facilities to hold a
security town hall meeting, when association resources are made available
to and have been made, to friends of homeowners. A comprehensive public safety plan includes measuring chatter associated with crime, vandalism, traffic incidents and invasion of privacy people may be surprised that this chatter can be correlated to terrorism. What is needed is coordination between the community (such as the newly energized neighborhood watch) and the various local law enforcement agencies as well as county and state after all, there are millions of (unspent) dollars available to California for such effort....this includes the Coto de Caza Drug Problem! To
put this problem in perspective, The CHP
statistics show that alcohol is a more serious issue when dealing with
traffic accidents within Coto de Caza, than drugs, regardless of the age
of those cited/arrested. Crime and
vandalism data has consistently shown that the rate is higher within Coto
de Caza than neighboring communities. Statistics
also consistently show that adults within Coto de Caza get a
disproportionate number of citations than is the case elsewhere.
CHP Citations by age group within Coto de Caza We also know
that when it comes to crime prevention, there are a lot of holes in the
data collection and reporting process, which is why we continue to lobby
local, county and state agencies for additional coordination so that
chatter patterns can be established. We
also believe in the notion of supply and demand whether alcohol or
drugs. If there is a demand (either by adults or underage kids), the
supply will be there. There is nothing like personal responsibility
something Coto de Caza, as a community, is not ready for. For Public Safety Resources, click here
Related
Stories:
Grup
City Coto de Caza ......Of
Peter Pan, Grups and Coto d Caza
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the Coto de
Caza board of directors controlled by Varo/Mezger/Hill continue to
handle public safety as a Tar Baby, it is only appropriate to consider
a tag line for Coto de Caza once Varo/Mezger/Hill accomplish their
goal of turning Coto into a City. The one that best
describes the community is Grup City:
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