General (13)
Susana Barrios
From:KATHY CHANCE <onlykathychance@gmail.com>
Sent:Friday, November
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."
ered 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.
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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 a city council meeting! 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????
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