General (8)
Susana Barrios
From:KATHY CHANCE <onlykathychance@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October
To:Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Request removal of Chief of Police RICK ARMENDARIZ (no control of
illegal fireworks on 4th of July 2024)
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I respectfully request the removal of Anaheim Chief of Police, Rick Armendariz. Chief Armendariz had no control over the
City of Anaheim on the 4th of July 2024, even after several months of planning, and caused our city to be placed into
dangerous and fire-hazardous conditions. I request his removal immediately. His team, after months of prep and training
for the 4th of July 2024, along with Anaheim Fire, failed our city and placed all of us in danger.
I am in receipt, and have reviewed, the 20 PAGES (est 30-40 calls per page) of Fireworks Complaint Calls for the ENTIRE
city of Anaheim to Anaheim Police from WED 7/3 - SUN 7/7, 2024. All Calls from my tract in District 1, 92804 to Anaheim
Police Dispatch were CANCELED, other than one of which officer(s) stated they saw nothing (July 4th).
Anaheim Police and Anaheim Fire ignored all of the pre-4th illegal fireworks concerns that were placed online on their
website devoted to this issue. Yet now the Anaheim Fire Department has no records, not even the concerns added to
their own website? As well, the majority of Fireworks call complaints throughout the entire city were CANCELED!
On July 18, 2024 Anaheim Deputy City Attorney, Bryn M. Morley, responded to me in writing via a USPS-mailed
letter. The letter states that my public request for records pertaining to illegal fireworks had been received but, "Despite a
diligent search, the Anaheim Fire & Rescue Department was unable to locate records that fall within the scope of your
(my) request."
I offered surveillance footage of what had occurred directly around my home, but APD never requested to view my
videos. I placed a Code Complaint and also offered copies of the videos showing proof of what transpired and was told
by Code since it is after the fact, there is no action which they can take.
I request the City Council to ask for an investigation and agendize for the Chief of Police and the Anaheim Fire Chief to
explain WHY they had absolutely NO CONTROL on the 4th of July 2024, during council! Of 20 PAGES, with an
estimated 30-40 complaints per page of city-wide complaints, APD issued only 28 citations!!!!!!!
I would like to know WHO funded the illegal fireworks website that apparently no one was monitoring. Was this also at the
taxpayer's expense? WHO funded all of this so-called months and months of training and prep for APD and Anaheim Fire
to be prepared to handle illegal fireworks on the 4th of July, us taxpayer's?
It appears this city, police and fire continue to abuse our taxpayer funds. Where is all of our money
going?????????????????????????????????????????
This is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!
COMPLETE FAIL!
Kathy Chance
34+ homeowner, 92804
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