AT
AT FIVE
AT FIVE AND INCREASING CRIME HAS SOME CARLSBAD RESIDENTS MAKING SURE THEIR VOICES ARE
HEARD. GOOD EVENING AND THANKS
FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. I'M
STEVE PRICE AND I'M ALEECIA
SOMMER'S. DURING AN OPEN
NEIGHBORHOOD FORUM TODAY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
DISCUSS CONCERNS AND FEARS WITH
CITY LEADERS AND POLICE
OFFICERS. RESIDENTS SAY THE
RISE IN HOMELESSNESS AND
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY FROM A
NEARBY HOTEL ARE TO BLAME.
NEWS8 HEATHER HOPE SPOKE TO
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. YES, STEVEN
ALEECIA WE HEARD A LOT
OF EXAMPLES THAT RESIDENTS HERE
IN CARLSBAD MADE KNOWN CITING
SAFETY ISSUES THEY'VE SEEN FROM
A NEIGHBORING HOTEL WITH AN
INCREASE OF HOMELESSNESS AND
HOW THAT'S IMPACTING THE SAFETY
AND QUALITY OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE'VE NOTICED THE SPIKE IN
ACTIVITY ADDRESSING A LARGE
CROWD OF CARLSBAD RESIDENTS IN
THE WATERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
OF AVENEDA AND AND POINSETTIA
LANE CONCERNS OVER THE RAPID
RISE IN CRIME WERE RAISED AND
POTENTIALLY SOMEONE WITH BAESE
GRAVELY INJURED OR MURDERED. SO
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO THAT?
NEIGHBORS COMPLAIN OF INCIDENTS
NEAR THE MOTEL SIX ACROSS THE
STREET THAT HOTEL OFFERS THE
CHEAPEST NIGHT TO STAY IN
ALMOST THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO. CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL
JUST APPROVED A HOTEL VOUCHERS
PROGRAM FOR ONE YEAR FOR THREE
POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO
HOUSE THE UNSHELTERED IN ORDER
TO REDUCE CARLSBAD HOMELESS
POPULATION. THERE'S A LOT
OF CRY OUT THERE, SAYS WHY ARE
WE SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY?
BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, WHAT'S THE
SOLUTION? WE JUST LEAVE THEM
OUT THERE SPECIFIC HOTELS,
LOCATIONS OR HOW MANY HAVE NOT
BEEN DETERMINED YET. BUT
RESIDENTS SAY THEY WANT THEM
FAR AWAY FROM NEIGHBORHOODS TO
KEEP CRIME DOWN FOR THE HOTEL
ITSELF IT'S A PRIVATE BUSINESS
.WE CAN'T NECESSARILY REGULATE
WHAT THEY DO SO AT THE VERY
LEAST WE CAN DO ENFORCEMENT
WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
THEN OF COURSE A NEIGHBORHOOD
WATCH. THIS TOWN HALL SAFETY
MEETING BROUGHT UP WAYS
RESIDENTS CAN PROTECT
THEMSELVES, INCREASE CAMERAS,
INCREASED LIGHTS. HEATHER
RICHARDSON, A NEXT DOOR
NEIGHBOR'S CAR WAS BROKEN INTO.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A REAL
ESCALATION AND NOT ONLY PETTY
CRIME LIKE YOU CAR BREAK INS
BUT PEOPLE ACTUALLY BREAKING
INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES. THERE HAS
BEEN A RISE IN HOMELESSNESS AND
ENCAMPMENTS FOUND ALL ACROSS
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DURING THE
PANDEMIC. CARLSBAD POLICE CALLS
SOME HOTEL AREAS HOMELESS
HOTSPOTS BLOWING UP LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO MOVE THEM ALONG
HAS BEEN LIMITED A LITTLE BIT
SO IT BECOMES ATTRACTIVE FOR
THEM. OFFICIALS HOPED THIS OPEN
FORUM WAS INFORMATIVE. WE'RE
NOT RESPONSIVE PROSECUTION WE
CAN ENFORCE ALL DAY LONG. I
APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION BUT
IT IS A FIRST STEP. THE
CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET
ON TUESDAY WHILE THIS
HOMELESSNESS CRIME ISSUE WON'T
BE AN AGENDA ITEM, IT CAN BE
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
DISCUSSED. MEANWHILE, THE
HOMELESS VOUCHER PROGRAM IS
SLATED TO START NEXT MONTH.
STEPHEN ALEECIA HEATHER, THANK
YOU. FOUR DAYS FOUR MONTHS TO
THE DAY AFTER MY MILLETE
DISAPPEARED, CHULA VISTA POLICE
SERVED ANOTHER SEARCH WARRANT
AT THE MILLETE FAMILY HOME
FRIDAY NIGHT. NOW WE ARE NO
SPECIFICS ON WHAT EVIDENCE
POLICE WERE SEARCHING FOR, BUT
WE DID SEE A CANINE UNIT
ENTERING THE HOME. POLICE HAVE
SERVED OVER A DOZEN WARRANTS IN
THAT CASE AND CONDUCTED FIFTY
FIVE INTERVIEWS SO FAR NO
PERSON OF INTEREST HAS BEEN
NAMED. MEANTIME, VOLUNTEER
SEARCH PARTIES HAVE BEEN
SCOURING, HIKING AND OFF
ROADING SITES THAT MIGHT HAVE
FREQUENTED AROUND THE COUNTY
FOR A FULL TIMELINE OF THE MAYA
MILLETE CASE, CLICK ON A STORY
LINK AT CBS8 DOT COM. IT'S BEEN
FIVE DAYS NOW SINCE A WOMAN WAS
FOUND DEAD INSIDE A LITTLE
ITALY TRASH CAN AND TODAY WE
ARE HEARING FROM HER SISTER
GINA MORGAN ABUKAR SAYS THAT
SHE AND CANDICE MORGAN WERE
BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO.
SHE DESCRIBED THEIR CHILDHOOD
AS ROUGH AND THE TWO LOST
CONTACT OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS. SHE SAYS SHE STILL
REMEMBERS THEIR SISTERHOOD AS
WONDERFUL, CARING AND SHE SAYS
SHE MISSES HER JUST REALLY FUN
TO BE AROUND BAESE SHE HAD
QUITE A CHARACTER. SHE LOVED
GOING SWIMMING, GOING TO BE
CANDICE MORGAN WAS FOUND
DEAD JUST BEFORE EIGHT 30
TUESDAY MORNING. SHE WAS
HOMELESS AND KNOWN TO FREQUENT
THE MISSION VALLEY AREA. HER
SISTER GINA LIVES IN NEW MEXICO
NOW AND IS ASKING FOR DONATIONS
TO HELP HOST A FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR CANDACE. YOU CAN FIND A
LINK TO HER GOFUNDME SITE BY
GOING TO OUR WEBSITE CBS8
DOTCOM AND CLICK ON THE HELP
BUTTON. EXPERTS SAY WE COULD BE
IN FOR A BUSY FIRE SEASON AND
TODAY JENNY WAS GETTING THE
WORD OUT TO PROMOTE WILD FIRE
SAFETY IN THE EAST COUNTY. THE
UTILITY PARTNERED WITH CAL FIRE
,THE RED CROSS TO PUT OUT A
DRIVE THROUGH SAFETY FAIR IN
PINE VALLEY GIVING OUT
INFORMATION PREVENTION TIPS AND
FREE EMERGENCY KIT BACKPACKS TO
MAKE SURE FAMILIES ARE
PREPARED. IT'S GOT A LOT
OF SAFETY KIDS AND STUFF. OUR
JOHN, WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE
THE HELP THAT IS GIVEN TO US.
THE NEXT WILDFIRE SAFETY FAIR
WILL BE IN VALLEY CENTER ON
JUNE 12TH FOLLOWED BY JULIAN ON
JUNE TWENTY SIX. FORTUNATELY NO
WILDFIRE CONCERN SO FAR THIS
WEEKEND LOCALLY. SO WHAT KIND
OF CONDITIONS CAN WE EXPECT
RECIEVED DIEGANS TRYING TO GET
OUT AND ENJOY MOTHER'S DAY
TOMORROW? YEAH, NO PRESSURE ON
YOU HERE, SHAWN. I MEAN, YOU
KNOW, WE'RE ALL JUST GOING TO
GO OUT TO BRUNCH, ENJOY A
LITTLE SOMETHING OUTSIDE. YEAH
YEAH YEAH. IT'S A GOOD THING WE
GOT RID OF THE WIND YESTERDAY.
LOOK AT THE PEAK WINDS OVER THE
PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS NOW THE
WINDS HAVE DIED DOWN A LOT AND
I MEAN A LOT WHEN YOU LOOK AT
PLACES LIKE VOLCOM BOULEVARD
NEARLY 40 AND FORTY TWO MILES
PER HOUR RANCHI TO THIRTY SIX
JULIAN THIRTY FIVE MILES PER
HOUR AND OUT VIRAGO THIRTY
FIVE. THIS IS MAINLY A MOUNTAIN
AND OUT INTO THE DESERT WIND
EVENT BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS IT
HAS FADED CURRENT CONDITIONS AS
WE LOOK ACROSS THE COUNTY RIGHT
HOW NICE IS THAT SUN ALL THE
WAY ACROSS THE BOARD CHULA
VISTA SIXTY THREE SEVENTY TWO
IN ESCONDIDO OCEANSIDE AT SIXTY
SEVEN IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
WE'RE CURRENTLY AT SIXTY SIX
DEGREES. TOMORROW'S FORECAST
VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY LATE
NIGHT EARLY MORNING CLOUDS
ALONG THE COASTLINE THAT WILL
GIVE WAY TO AS WE SAW TODAY
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND I THINK
EVERYONE WILL APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THEN AS WE GET INTO THE
WORKWEEK, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF A
CHANGE IN THE FORECAST. A
PRETTY TYPICAL SPRING FORECAST
THERE WILL BE STAYING AT SIXTY
SEVEN FOR YOU FOLKS IN THE
INLAND MICROCLIMATES. THE SUN
WILL COME OUT SOONER BECAUSE
YOU'RE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE
MARINE LAYER AND SO IT'S
THINNER IN THE SUN BURNED
THROUGH THAT TURNS THAT VAPOR
INTO A GAS AND THEN BECOMES
INVISIBLE AND WE STAY PRETTY
MUCH IN THE LOW TO MID 70S
RIGHT ON THROUGH THE FIRST PART
OF THE WORKWEEK. I'LL EXPLAIN
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR LONG
TERM FORECAST IN JUST A BIT. IT
WAS AN EARLY WAKE UP CALL FOR
MEMBERS OF A RANCHO PENASQUITOS
COMMUNITY. THIS IS SUCH AN
AWESOME STORY FIVE MILITARY
VETERANS RECEIVED AMERICAN
FLAGS DELIVERED BY WHAT COULD
BE THE NEXT GENERATION
OF SERVICE MEMBERS NEWS8 TIM
BLODGETT INTRODUCED US TO THE
DISCIPLINED GROUP THAT HAS A
GOAL OF GIVING BACK. THIS WAS
THE NINE A.M. WAKE UP CALL FOR
NEIGHBORS THIS MORNING IN
RANCHO PENASQUITOS MARCHING TO
THE BEAT OF THE DRUM AND THE
CALLS FROM THEIR SQUAD LEADER
THE YOUNG MARINES AS THEY'RE
KNOWN, MADE QUITE A SPECTACLE
IN THE QUIET SUBURBAN STREETS
THIS COLLECTION OF YOUNG MEN
WOMEN ARE DISCIPLINED,
METICULOUS AND TRAINED LIKE
THEY'RE IN THE UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS. WE GOT TO BE THAN
THAT. YEAH, WE DO MARCHING. WE
DO PRECISION DRILL. WE HAVE THE
DRUMS JUST LIKE THE MARINE
CORPS AND I THINK IT'S A REALLY
BIG PART OF THE YOUNG MARINES
IS THE MARCHING BECAUSE OUR
DISCIPLINE AND TEAMWORK AND IT
REALLY JUST BONDS US AS A
FAMILY. SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD
SOPHIE RIGHTHOUSE IS THE YOUNG
MARINE SERGEANT MAJOR FOR
BATTALION FOR THEY'RE BASED OUT
OF MIRAMAR. THE GROUP FOCUSES
MUCH OF ITS ATTENTION ON
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TODAY
RIGHTHOUSE IS LEADING HER
TROOPS TO THE HOMES OF VETERANS
IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD. CHIEF
EXEC, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE TO HONOR THOSE THAT
SERVED BEFORE THEM. THESE YOUNG
MARINES INSTALLED FLAGPOLES AND
MARCHED WITH ALL THE FANFARE
THE CORPS TO PRESENT AN
AMERICAN FLAG TO VETERANS
OF FOREIGN WARS. WE FLY OFF TO
MEET WITH THE CAPTAIN OF THE
DESTROYER USS ELIAN. IT'S NOT
JUST LEARNING ABOUT THE PERSON
OR LEARNING WHERE THEY LIVE BUT
IT'S LEARNING ABOUT THEIR
STORIES. THE RIGHTHOUSE WILL BE
ATTENDING THE MILITARY COLLEGE
AFTER SHE GRADUATES THIS YEAR.
SHE TELLS ME THAT MOST YOUNG
MARINES WON'T IMMEDIATELY
ENLIST AFTER THEY TURN 18. SO
WHATEVER PATH THESE YOUNG MEN
AND WOMEN ARE ON, THEY'LL
ALWAYS HAVE THE TRAINING AND
DISCIPLINE THEY'VE LEARNED FROM
THE YOUNG MARINES. WHAT DID
THEY WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE OR
WHETHER THEY WANT TO ACTUALLY
ENLIST OR BECOME AN OFFICER? WE
KIND OF GUIDE THEM ALONG THE
WAY. THEY REALLY DISCOVER THEIR
PLACE IN THE YOUNG MARINE
PROGRAM AND IT JUST HELPS THEM
LATER IN LIFE. TIM BLODGETT
NEWS8 WHAT A COOL PROGRAM. WHAT
A SIGHT TO SEE TO SO PATRIOTIC
AND THEY'RE HONORING THE
MARINES WHO I MEAN HAVE GIVEN
SO MUCH TO OUR COUNTRY AND JUST