City Council honors participants in Avalon bike program
The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the period of Aug. 31-to Sept. 7. “It is important to note that no assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided in this report,” said Capt. Doug Fetteroll, commander of the Station. “Many people who get arrested do not get convicted or even charged with crimes for which they have been arrested.”
City Council honors participants in Avalon bike program
The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the period of Aug. 31-to Sept. 7. “It is important to note that no assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided in this report,” said Capt. Doug Fetteroll, commander of the Station. “Many people who get arrested do not get convicted or even charged with crimes for which they have been arrested.”
CITY OF AVALON RECOGNIZES BEAR PROGRAM GRADUATES
At this week’s City Council meeting, Mayor Anni Marshall graciously awarded 12 Avalon youth with Certificates of Completion for successfully participating in Avalon Station’s newly implemented Bear Program.
The Bicycle Education and Registration (BEAR) Program was brought to Avalon a few months ago by Deputy Ken Yanecko. Ken created and implemented the same program in Los Angeles County several years ago and the program became a national success. The program involves five instructional sessions during which students learn bicycle repair skills, safe bicycling practices, the importance of good citizenship, and at the end of the program each student gets to keep the bicycle they worked on. Additionally, for his efforts in bringing this program to Avalon, Deputy Yanecko was commended by the Director of the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation on behalf of Sheriff Jim McDonnell.
August 31
• At 2 p.m., deputies detained several teenagers on Pebbly Beach Road to investigate minors in possession of alcohol and/or marijuana.
Due to a lack of prior contacts, all of the involved juveniles were counseled and released to their parents.
September 1
• No significant incidents.
September 2
• A visitor to the island was cited for camping at Veteran’s Memorial Park.
• A small quantity of suspected methamphetamine was found on the Pleasure Pier and turned into the Sheriff’s Station.
September 3
• No significant incidents.
September 4
• We are saddened to announce that Josephine Lopez (Walk), 67, a resident of Avalon, was found deceased in her home.
September 5
• An Avalon resident reported being the victim of a theft by trick or device.
September 6
• No significant incidents.
September 7
• No significant incidents.
