Security

Community Services District Security officers routinely check out the privately owned field behind the Country Store for parked cars that indicate people are trespassing to fish in the river. “We roust them fairly regularly,” said Security Chief Greg Remson. But when Security Patrol Officer Mike Fuentes reached the levee one recent dinnertime, he didn’t see anyone fishing. Instead, two hunters were dressing a deer on the river bank. “You can only hunt deer in certain areas, and a county park in Rancho Murieta is not one of them,” Remson said. The deer had been shot. Read more »

Pumpkins were smashed on the North and South and there were a couple calls about parties, but Halloween was "pretty quiet all in all," said Security Chief Greg Remson Monday morning. Read more »

There’s cautious optimism these days at the Community Services District about the Rancho Murieta Association board decision to go after developer funding to rebuild the North Gate.  All in all, August was a quiet month, Security reports. Read more »

Community Services District Security Chief Greg Remson reacted Thursday to security issues that came up at the Rancho Murieta Association meeting earlier in the week. RMA directors discussed a memo from Remson directing Security officers not to respond to calls for service requested by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department personnel, a rumored arrest on July 4 that didn’t appear in the security logs, and other security matters. Read more »

The Rancho Murieta Association board voted Tuesday night to go into budgeting for 2010 with an alternative budget for cable -- one that moves cable maintenance and operations funding into a separate document.  The board also addressed the idea of holding real estate open houses on Saturdays and the question of Security's powers and a Security memo from earlier in the year that apparently orders the department's officers to not respond to requests from the sheriff's department. Read more »

"The kids want to play baseball," says the president of Cosumnes River Little League.

[Updated July 9]  Tuesday night's events at Stonehouse Park -- when a fight broke out between parents from opposing teams -- are troubling to the president of Cosumnes River Little League.  On Thursday, he said one of the teams involved won't be allowed to play at Stonehouse this season or next. Read more »

A fight erupted after a Little League game Tuesday night at Stonehouse Park, bringing sheriff’s patrol cars into the community and the helicopter overhead.  There were no arrests. Read more »

It’s too early to tell how the county’s budget problems will impact law-enforcement protection in the area, the Community Services District’s Security Committee was told Thursday.  The committee also discussed recent ticketing of golf carts crossing Jackson Road and crimes in the community. Read more »

Better buckle up -- or maybe install seat belts -- if you drive a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle or your vehicle can seat more than two.  Or make your Plaza runs in the car until this is sorted out.

[Expanded June 20] Progress marched down Highway 16 in the last decade, turning the golf cart into the bigger, speedier electric vehicle, but no one cautioned us that progress needs a warning sticker. This week, the California Highway Patrol ticketed several Murietans for driving carts across Highway 16 and not using seat belts. Read more »