Security

Mapping crime incidents could help discern patterns and suggest security priorities, CSD Director Mike Martel told the community's Joint Security Committee.

The idea of mapping crime incidents in the community to highlight areas that need attention was brought to the Joint Security Committee at its meeting Friday.  “I hate that we just report what (crime) happened, and there’s no pre-thought or prevention on what we’re going to do,” said Community Services District Director Mike Martel, a member of the committee. Read more »

Security incidents in March included a confrontation that required the use of pepper spray, a late-night gathering on Latrobe Road adjacent to Rancho Murieta that brought out law enforcement personnel and a police helicopter, and several residential burglaries with no sign of forced entry. The incidents appear in the Rancho Murieta Community Services District security logs, and Security Chief Greg Remson provided additional information at the CSD Security Committee meeting last week. Read more »

Security Chief Greg Remson reported Tuesday that a Security patrol officer on routine patrol overnight observed a mountain lion walking on the hill between Lake Chesbro and the water treatment plant. Remson reminds residents that "we live in mountain lion country," and advised people to call Security at 354-2273 (CARE) if they see one. Read more »

The Community Services District board let a proposed DUI enforcement policy die for lack of a second to a motion Wednesday, received the annual Security Department report and heard General Manager Ed Crouse deliver a history of the district's water treatment operations. Crouse provided perspective on negotiations for expanding the water treatment plant and challenged Murieta Gardens developer John Sullivan’s claims that his project is entitled to water. Read more »

At its meeting last week, the Community Services District Security Committee recommended developing a long-range plan for the use of surveillance cameras in the community, learned the CHP response to a recent car crash inside the gates may indicate a new level of enforcement, and reviewed a CSD director's efforts to restore vehicle access to the river. Read more »

The Joint Security Committee wants to understand why the land owner has blocked vehicles from access to the Cosumnes.

The community’s Joint Security Committee fielded complaints about restricted access to the Cosumnes River at last week’s meeting.  The committee appointed representatives to meet the Pension Trust Fund, owner of the land, to understand why vehicle access was suddenly blocked last year. Read more »

A group of teenagers on bikes is suspected in vandalism incidents that occurred on the North and South early Monday morning, Security Chief Greg Remson reported Tuesday. Incidents involved property on De La Cruz, Rio Oso, Seguridad and Via Sereno drives and the North Course. Read more »

The sight of an Elk Grove Unified School District school bus, Security patrol vehicles and two police cars at  Murieta South Parkway and Abierto Drive aroused concerns late Monday afternoon. Rancho Murieta Security Chief Greg Remson said Security and Elk Grove Unified School District police responded to a disruption that occurred as a result of a disagreement between the bus driver and students on the bus, which originated at Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove. Read more »

Security received three reports of thefts Saturday. In two incidents on the South, cash and other items were reported taken from two unlocked vehicles parked overnight in driveways on Wadkins Court and Callaway Drive, Security Chief Greg Remson said Monday.  A garage on Venado Drive on the North was entered too, he said, and fishing equipment was reported stolen. Read more »

After a hiatus of more than two years, Rancho Murieta’s Joint Security Committee returned Tuesday to discuss a range of issues with the community's key organizations.  The largest part of the meeting was spent discussing the use of undeveloped land for a network of trails. Read more »