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May 2010
If It is Friday Night, Its DUI Checks
Posted By CotoBlogzz
04-16-2010 08:30
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - The Avoid the
12 DUI Task Force will be conducting DUI roving patrols in the cities of Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente
today, Friday, April 16, 2010.
These Multi-City DUI teams will target areas that have a high incidence of DUI-related arrests and collisions. The goal of the program is to reduce the rate at which the citizens of Orange County are killed or injured in DUI-related collisions. Through implementation of these events, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department hopes to significantly reduce deaths, injuries and property damage.
According to the Orange
County Sheriff's press advisory, County Sheriff’s Department Deputies are committed to working hand-in-hand with their contract city partners in providing a safe environment for the motoring
public. Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
While the Avoid the 12 Task Force serves a useful
purpose, the buck stops at city hall:
Whether that city is considered the safest city or
not, is mostly a function of the leadership displayed
by city hall - such leadership includes vision and a
willingness to engage with residents, supporters and
critics alike. The OCSD is a service provider, which
merely implements the statement of work defined by
city hall. Typical
politician's and union’s simplistic approach
to public safety by merely throwing more bodies
to the problem, instead of applying common sense
solutions, is simply not
sustainable
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Effective public safety in a given city is NOT as much a law-enforcement function as it is a responsible city hall adopting the right framework for the community - for example, adopting LEEEO L – Leadership - refers to local governance and community leaders E – Engineering - refers to infrastructure, lighting, signage, etc. E- Education – inspiring and educate residents on the importance of respecting law and order, E – Engagement – coordination between law enforcement agencies and residents O – organization |
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Take for instance the leadership demonstrated by the cities of Lake Forest and Mission Viejo: Lake Forest's ordinance issuing a 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city or the Mission Viejo City Council pioneering work with underage drinking, being the county's first to pass the Social Host ordinance. Certainly these two cases illustrate a more cost-efficient and proactive approach to public safety than say the AVOID program final 2009 Holiday results which required three law enforcement agents for every arrest.
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Coto de Caza Crime & Vandalism at All Time High - A Tale of Two Cities
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - When looking at crime and vandalism in the Coto de Caza community, the only question seems to be the slope of curve but not the direction. There was a 20% increase in crime from the third quarter to the fourth quarter ending December 2009, for example, where burglary/theft increased from a total of 18 reported incidents to
31
Coto,
Ladera Third Quarter Public Safety Figures Show Few
Surprises
The
Audacity of Coto de Caza Stupidity
In
covering public safety in the community for the last
six years, I have learned that the GRUP Syndrome aka
Michael Jackson’s Syndrome – where adults refuse
to grow up, is not only alive and well in Coto de
Caza, but is also thriving.
Coto
de Caza Traffic Citations – Trading Places- We
have often referred to the GRUP, Peter Pan and even
Michael Jackson Syndrome – where adults refuse to
grow up - and usually associated with traffic
citations. This time is no different.
Looking at snap shots of citations throughout 2008:
Public Safety Data Indicates GRUPs Continue to be an Issue in Coto de Caza- Coto de Caza, CA - The latest public safety data from the Orange County Sheriff's department shows the crime rate in Coto de Caza continues an upward trend that started at the end of December of 2007 and reached a peak by March of 2008.
What
are the $1.5M Coto de Caza Gates Good For?
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....
What
Coto de Caza is Doing for Public SafetyWAugust
8, 2008
We
are currently following up on various traffic
incidents registered in Coto de Caza during July and
have asked the CHP to confirm the investigations are
still open in the cases listed below
Orange County Crime Down, Nation's Crime Up - 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.
No
Dues Increase for Estates and Villages - Thanks CZ!
Thanks to the outstanding work of the boards from the
Estates and the Villages, apparently there is no need
to raise dues for 2009 ? however, most of the credit
should go to the CZ Master Association board of
directors for their contribution to the common..
Crime
and Vandalism In Coto de Caza at All Time High
The President?s letter contained in the October 2008
CZ Master association newsletter asserts that ?With
the kids back in school, incidents of vandalism have
dropped 80%. There were a lot more vandalism incidents
this summer compared to last year for...
From
"To Serve and Protect" to Disarm, Intimidate
and Ridicule
It is all about the culture stupid! - Arrogance,
incompetence or stupidity?When we first interviewed
Sheriff Hutchens and just prior to her swearing in
ceremony we asked her to define the OCSD? culture. She
was unable to articulate a response - so we...
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…
How
many times must the CZ safety committee be formed
before it can be called an association committee?
A 2006 CZ newsletter proudly announces that the ?CZ
Master Association Champions Public Safety Committee?,
During 2006 general CZ board meetings, the board
appoints a chairman and various public safety
committee members.A 2007 CZ stupid lawyer letter…
CHP
DOES ITS JOB – CZ BOARD PLEASE DO YOURS!
Despite the public abuse the CHP has received
from the Coto de Caza board of directors ever since
the board was coerced into bringing the CHP back for
pro-active traffic patrol, figures indicate that the
CHP is doing its job: Trend for accident rate is
down and close to pre-firing levels. Just
as important, the number of Coto residents arrested
for DUI is down. See
chart below for actual accident rate.
CHP
Public Arrest WE9-24 and the Varo For Mayor Flawed
Arguments
With more than a few data points under Coto’s belt,
we can officially declare that there is a positive
downward trend in the number of Coto residents
arrested by the CHP since we started this report!
Coto
de Caza Truth Or Consequences
Earlier this morning we spent close to two hours with
Mayor of the City of Laguna Nigel Cathryn DeYoung
& Candidate for Orange County Supervisor, Fifth
District and Lt. Col. Bill Kogerman.
Coto
de Caza Supplier Performance Management Performance
Given Keystone’s, private security company and the
myriad of consultant’s track record, we repeatedly
asked the board to use our supplier performance
metrics or come up with their own.
Finally
the board’s response was: “If…
CHP
PUBLIC ARREST RECORD FOR WEEK ENDING 9-10-2006
At the risk of pulling an OCR’s Sickler (attempting
to impersonate a reporter by presenting “news”
with no factual information to support these news), we
are starting to see what appears to be a trend: A
reduction in Coto residents…
The
Broken CZipper and Mezger’s POLP Rain
These (see email below from former Coto de Caza board
of directors, Joe Morabito) are clear indications of
an out of control board:Generally, the rights of
homeowners include the right to participate in
meetings of the board of directors and to be heard,…
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