The CotoBuzz Journal
Community Journalism, Newsletters and Blogs Covering South Orange County, CA
The CotoBuzz Journal is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and NAHJ
July 2007 Issue
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!
Orange County Crime Down, Nation's Crime Up
June
4, 2007
While the FBI is expected to report a 1.3 percent rise in violent
crime nationwide in 2006 — an increase for the
second straight year, Sheriff
Michael Carona today announced that criminal homicide,
forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary,
larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft decreased by
3.7% in jurisdictions served by the Orange County
Sheriff’s Department in 2006. “This is great news
for Orange County. Violent crimes decreased by 7.72%
and property crimes decreased by 3.76% as compared to
2005. The men and women of the Orange County
Sheriff’s Department, in partnership with our
residents, community leaders, and business owners,
continue to make law enforcement a top priority. We
are, once again, one of the safest communities in the
nation,” said Sheriff Carona.
ORANGE
COUNTY CRIME COMPARISON*
|
Jurisdiction |
2005 |
2006 |
% Change 05
to 06 |
|
Aliso Viejo Dana Point Laguna Hills Laguna Niguel Laguna Woods Lake Forest Mission Viejo Rancho Santa
Margarita San Clemente San Juan
Capistrano Stanton Villa Park Unincorporated
County TOTAL * Excludes Arson to
Compare to DOJ Report |
585 590 756 842 114 1,092 1,369 485 934 524 1,086 122 1,756 10,255 |
477 511 678 700 109 1,202 1,470 499 894 489 899 116 1,785 9,829 |
-
18.5 % -
- 13.4 % -
- 10.3 % -
- 16.9 % -
- 4.4 % -
+ 10.1 % -
+ 7.4 % -
+ 2.9 % -
- 4.3 % -
- 6.7 % -
- 17.2 % -
- 5.0 % -
+ 1.7 % -
- 4.2 % |
source:
OCSD
On
the other side of the fence, a violent crime spike in
four cities led the Justice Department on Friday to
dispatch additional teams of federal agents to combat
guns, gangs or surging murder rates in Mesa, Ariz.;
Orlando, Fla.; San Bernardino, Calif., and San Juan,
Puerto Rico. According
to an AP story filed by Lara Jakes Jordan, June 2,
2007, “ a new internal Justice report rapped
crime-busting task forces for failing to coordinate
efforts and potentially endangering agents' lives.
"Each of these cities has seen an unacceptable
increase in homicides or other violent crimes,"
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told employees at
the Washington headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. "Authorities in
each have come forward and asked for our help”.
1Q2007
Coto de Caza Crime and Vandalism Report
A comparison between the 1Q2006 and 1Q2007 Crime and
Vandalism reports shows that a favorite Coto de Caza
crime is fraud, that the Peter Pan Syndrome continues
to be alive and well (crime is evenly distributed
between kids and adults) and a criminal...
CHP
in Coto - Big Mouth CZ Bob- By Joseph Morabito, former
member CZ Master Association Board of Directors
Hello All: I have heard that CHP officers are not
volunteering to work in Coto even for the time and a
half pay they would earn. So, we are not even getting
the 40 hours a week that was the original deal under
Glisson/Rose. It would seem that Bob...
CHP
Patrol Hours Down, DUI-related Accidents Up: Coto de
Caza Traffic Accident Trends - 1Q2007 - another Case
of Cause-Effect
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reports a total of
6 collision for the first quarter in 2007, one injury
and 5 property damage only traffic collisions, for the
un-incorporated area of Coto de Caza. Two of the
collisions were DUI related.
Coto
de Caza?s Bastard Child: Public Safety
In just 15 short months, the community witnessed the
absence of the CHP for proactive traffic patrol
followed by two tragic traffic accidents. In the last
one, the board blamed the victim, although the teen
driver eventually pleaded guilty.
From
Safety Committee to Committee to Turn Coto de Caza
Into a City - Overview
This brief starts with the firing of a volunteer
(early 2006) Public Safety Chairperson for her refusal
to give up her free speech rights and promote Coto for
city, before public safety.The president of the CZ
Master Association board promises to fire...
Grup
City – Coto de Caza ......Of Peter Pan, Grups and
Coto d Caza
As 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....)
Immediate
Driver License Suspension:
Coto de Caza
GRUPS (Age 21 and older)
The
DMV is required to suspend or revoke the driving
privilege of any person arrested for driving under the
influence of alcohol or a combination of alcohol and
drugs (DUI), who:
Coto
de Caza Drug Problem
DaVaro
Deception and the Gospel According to Mezger
For years, the DaVaro Deception has led Coto de Caza
resident’s believe that public safety was the
board’s number one concern, while repressing
initiatives designed to prevent crime & vandalism
and save lives, and promoting personal agendas.
COTO
DE CAZA CHP TRAFFIC REPORT FOR MAY 2006
The May 2006 CHP statistics for Coto de Caza is
consistent with the Coto de Caza board of director’s
inaction with regards to public safety: These show an
accident rate rapidly approaching the record-breaking
2005 that lead to the first traffic...
Deliverance
– the Coto de Caza District Delegate Committee Movie
In an incestuous move reminiscent of the movie
Deliverance, Varo/Mezger/Hill, have done what they
refused to do with Coto residents concerned with
public safety: use association funds to promote their
self-preservation:
Bicycle
Safety Within Coto de Caza
During the June 8, 2006 Coto de Caza board meeting Yo
Orduno described a public safety situation in the
Summerfield district including a warning about an
increase of rush hour cyclists in and around Vista Del
Verde, some even riding pairwise making the...
The
Coto de Caza Government Paradox
California is the direct democracy capital of the
nation. California uses the direct initiative process,
which enables voters to bypass the Legislature and
have an issue of concern put directly on the ballot
for voter approval or rejection. There are two...
Rhianna
Six Month’s Anniversary Mr. Manian’s Three
Month’s Anniversary
It has been six months since Rhianna Woolsey died
(December 7, 2005) in the first traffic fatality in
Coto de Caza in the last ten years. Sadly, this week
also marks the Three Month Anniversary of Mr. Morteza
Manian’s death, as he was struck by a...
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