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WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE
October 19, 2010
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Two injured in apartment fire BY MEENU GUPTA An unattended pot left on a stove started a fire in a four-unit apartment complex at 133 N. Temple Drive. The incident was reported on Thursday, October 14 at 5:58 a.m. According to Battalion Chief Melvin Vaughn, Milpitas Fire Department, the apartment complex was engulfed in smoke as flames appeared from the north-facing upstairs apartment. All four units were evacuated with two minor injuries reported. Paramedics treated a woman with minor smoke inhalation and a man with a small laceration to his finger at the scene; both were released. No additional injuries were reported. According to the Milpitas Fire Department, direct fire damage was limited to the kitchen while the rest of the apartment sustained major smoke damage.
Warrant arrest leads to seizure of marijuana
SUBMITTED BY SGT. DARYL SEQUEIRA, MILPITAS PD PHOTO COURTESY OF MILPITAS PD
Laszlo Joseph Papp, a 52-year-old Milpitas resident, was arrested for an outstanding warrant after a Milpitas Police Officer conducted an enforcement stop at Edsel Drive. A search of his vehicle revealed two small bags of marijuana. Later, during a search of his residence, officers located marijuana plants in the backyard and several pounds of marijuana, firearms and ammunition. Papp was arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for possession of marijuana for sale, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possession of stolen property. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Milpitas Police Department at (408) 586-2400. Information can be given anonymously by calling (408) 586-2500 or via the Milpitas Police Department website at www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov
Meet the Cop: Lt. Christine Orrey BY MEENU GUPTA PHOTO COURTESY OF HAYWARD PD
A firm believer in new and heightened security measures being enforced throughout the City, she highly recommends community’s participation in Neighborhood Alert program. The Crime Free Multi-Housing Program (CFMH) is a free certification program that promotes
managers, assistant managers, leasing agents, office staff and maintenance staff. “The program is a great form of communication between Hayward Police Department, neighborhoods and the police dePatrol Bureau Watch Compartments and it enables the Pomander Lt. Christine Orrey lice work in partnership with the began her career with the departcommunity,” said Lt. Orrey. ment in January of 1986 as a “Those who aren’t members Police Assistant and became a of the Neighborhood Crime Police Officer in April 1987. Watch program can also While in high school, she dehelp by just being good eyes cided to make a career in law and ears. Police can’t be enforcement. “I started out as everywhere and we rely a Police Explorer for the Hayheavily on the citizen’s to be ward Police Department vigilant.” “We, however, do when I was a teenager,” said not ask them to take any acLt. Orrey who was also a tion other than to call us or Cadet with the Alameda report us what they have County Sheriff’s Department. seen,” she added. “The biggest challenge we Those interested in beface right now is the declincoming a member of the ing economy. We are facing Crime Free Multi-Housing the same budget restrictions Program may contact that everybody is facing. Crime Free Program CoorWith necessary resources, dinators Mary Fabian personnel and equipment, it Patrol Bureau Watch Commander Lt. Christine Orrey Crime Prevention Specialis possible to solve a far higher urges community’s participation in the Neighborhood ist, Northern District Ofnumber of crimes and prevent Alert program fice at (510) 293-1043 and more crimes than with limited Gale Bleth, Crime Prevention safer neighborhood by helping and inadequate resources,” said Specialist, Southern District Ofowners, managers and residents Lt. Orrey. “Hayward is fortunate of rental property to keep drugs, fice at (510) 293-7151. To access that our citizens passed Measure illegal activity and crime off their the training registration form A; it prevented us from laying off property. Anyone who works visit www.ci.hayward.ca.us and police officers and other valuable with housing is encouraged to click Crime Free Multi-Housing City employees,” she added. participate: property owners, Program.