The cold rainy weather Thursday evening, did not prevent a nice turn out of dedicated ,concerned residents.The poor weather did cause postponement of the helicopter landing and display.
Rotary wing aircraft with a few exceptions, are usually flown VFR
[visual flight rules] only.Residents will be kept advised of the schedule changes.
Once again we were honored by having Captain Brett Meade as our key speaker. I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with the Captain for several years.I assure you that there is not a nicer ,or more dedicated command officer than Brett Meade.
The captains message stressed the need for residents to watch and to help each other. We need cooperation and communication between all of our neighbors and law enforcement.
The Captain went so far as to tell the residents to call him directly, on special concerns and issues.. The Captains CELL PHONE number can be obtained by contacting Fairways Watch. The Orange County sheriffs office has a total of 6 sectors. I know of no other commander that accepts calls from ordinary residents.Believe me our Captain is something special.
The Captain made the point that he knows what goes on in our community. He reads the ''EAGLE'' every month, in addition to Emails and texts from Fairways Watch.Also on occasion he reads this blog.
The one major ''eye opener'' that the Captain gave residents was this---On Monday, January 27--he had NARCOTICS AGENTS dispatched to the Fairways ! He went on to say that narcotics investigations take time. This type of work will be ongoing in our community.Previous to coming to sector 2 , the Captain was on the command staff of the special investigation unit.--He is well qualified in recognizing narcotic problems.
After the Captains initial presentation, Detective Christine Shaw spoke about burglaries. My working relationship with Christine, goes back even farther than with Captain Meade. Detective Shaw does not present the appearance of the typical TV detective. She is a very petite , attractive young lady.-- But looks can be deceiving.This little lady is a 19 year veteran officer, with quite a track record. Detective Shaw is also well versed on the Fairways. She is also a pleasure to work with. The detective stressed the locking of your car door. Car burglaries and car thefts are rampant in east Orange county.
In the second segment of the Captains presentation, he spoke of the tremendous growth in our area. The starting of the RT 50 widening was also an issue discussed.
The Captain gave some interesting comments on his SPECIAL SQUADS. He has one unit that visits known criminals after they are released from jail. The deputies goes to the ex prisoners residence, unannounced,---to see how he is getting along, and to just say hello!.
In summary ,we might say this---we all need to get along and work together with law enforcement. We do not need ''hair brained'' ideas like being vigilantes, and running around with some kind of weapons.---Ask George Zimmerman--that does not always go well!
From what we are hearing, we will soon have our COPS patrol, back functional with regular night patrols. --The Captain was glad to hear that.
A special note of thanks to our manager Priscilla Herrick. She went and ordered a great complete ''turn key'' donut and coffee feed from Dunkins
5 comments:
Thanks Bill for all you do and setting this up. It was a very informative and interesting evening.
Looking forward to the "Bird" landing.
very good meeting looking foward to the bird landing
Why were the narcotics agents dispatched? Do you suspect drug dealings within our community ? Or just personal use?
TO ANONYMOUS 9;27AM
The narcotics agents were dispatched from the main headquarters,downtown, per the request of Captain Meade. Evidently the Captain had a good reason for his request. Sometimes the request originates from the ''tip'' line and in other cases from outside sources.
As to is the question ,dealers or personal use ?--POSSIBLY BOTH!
Narcotics cases takes time to resolve. I assure everyone Captain Meade will see this investigation to a conclusion.This was only the first step.
Good to know Bill. Unfortunately, with the way the country is heading. We could be in for legalizing Marijuana use in our state soon, then we'll have legalized morons running amok.
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