Comments on: San Carlos Contemplates Deep Cuts in Police, Fire, and Park Services.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:04:25 +0000

You can add two recent armed-robberies to the list, too, including the one at Best Buy a few days ago.

By: JB

JB — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:22:33 +0000

Also, if you really believe that nothing happens in San Carlos, I took these stats from Andy Klein on one of the other budget related posting on this website. The following are police calls from the month of November…one months worth!

74 arrests
787 alarm/open door calls
51 accidents/hit and run calls
667 traffic stops/directed enforcemet
67 medical calls
15 outside agency assists
16 solicitor calls
96 suspicious person/vehicle calls
47 disturbance calls
30 burglary calls
46 city ordinance violation calls
23 fire assist calls
12 fraud calls
14 hazard calls
11 vandalism calls
52 theft calls
33 parking complaints
133 911 hang-up response calls
35 welfare checks
45 abandoned vehicle calls
19 vehicle breakdown calls
3 robbery calls
18 reckless vehicle calls
6 drunk driver calls
7 assault calls
1 rape call
2 stolen vehicle calls/4 recovered stolen vehicle calls
9 missing person calls/2 returned person calls
331 other calls of various types

By: mike

mike — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:36:21 +0000

Everyone makes an exemplary points as to the budget cuts. Why not look at other cities in the county and see what they have done to gain a better service while save some extra cash. Take Half moon bay for instance, they contracted with cal fire and in one year increased there work force by 10 firefighters, was able to better there wild land responses by being a part of the largest wild land organization in the world, keep up on fleet programs paid for by the state and save the district 1.8 million dollars with in one year with 3 fire stations.

By: JB

JB — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:02:24 +0000

Frank- I certainly hope you’re kidding. Volunteer police officers and firefighters? So, when you have your home burglarized or a heart attack, you’d like “stay at home moms” and “seniors” responding for aid? I’m quoting you by the way. What a ridiculous concept. It doesn’t seem like you have any clue about the good things that occur in this city because of hard working people. Everybody knocks the city workers, but I don’t hear people complaining when the sewer backs up on a Saturday and workers rush out to fix it or when the police respond to NUMEROUS barking dog calls everyday because neighbors cannot work with each other or when thousands of people enjoy the free events put on by the City – events that help make San Carlos unique and special. I guess it’s always fun to point the finger and place blame rather than look at the fact that the economy might have something to do with this. Or that the City gets far less than any other city in property taxes .Or that the City is the only one in the County that doesn’t have a utility tax or some other special tax to help pay for these FREE services. Every other City in this County recognizes that in hard times, sacrifices must be made by all- yes, employees included!! Have you not heard about the layoffs that have been approved? Were you aware of the freezes on salaries that many unions took for over 3 years? Or the reduction in benefits that went into effect last year? What makes the people of San Mateo different? They just passed their tax measures. Their employees don’t make any less.When do the people of San Carlos realize that this City of Good Living begins on the backs of the hard working employees and citizens who work hard to keep things going…?

By: grewupinsc

grewupinsc — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:23:51 +0000

Boy, our “volunteer Police Department” sure will be busy….oh wait, nothing happens in San Carlos. We exist in a crimeless bubble.

On December 29, 2009 at approximately 7:45pm, an armed robbery occurred at the Best Buy store located at 1127 Industrial Road in San Carlos.

The suspect entered the store and selected specific items of merchandise from the display shelves. When the suspect tried to leave out the back door with the merchandise, he was confronted by a store employee. The suspect pointed a handgun at the employee and then left out the back door with the merchandise.

By: grewupinsc

grewupinsc — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:18:50 +0000

Hey…let’s “get back to our roots” and have a volunteer police dept. Brilliant! No crime in San Carlos. So why not? We’re a regular Norman Rockwell painting, right?

On December 29, 2009 at approximately 7:45pm, an armed robbery occurred at the Best Buy store located at 1127 Industrial Road in San Carlos.

By: grewupinsc

grewupinsc — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:14:39 +0000

Hey yeah…let’s not have police. There’s no crime in San Carlos.

On December 29, 2009 at approximately 9:45pm, an attempted armed robbery occurred at the Taqueria Mi Ranchito Mexican restaurant located at 660 Laurel Street in downtown San Carlos.

The suspect entered the restaurant through the back door, confronted employees with a handgun, and demanded money from the register.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 18-20 years old, approximately 5’4″ tall, with a medium build, wearing a black jacket with a white shirt underneath and a black beanie cap.