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Sheriff, fire and code officials report uptick in calls for service and outline response and training
Summary
Riverside County Sheriff deputies, Canyon Lake Fire Department and city code enforcement presented quarterly and monthly reports: calls for service rose modestly over last year, thefts were the largest property crime, and the fire department outlined December responses, improved turnout times, and upcoming CERT training.
Riverside County Sheriff Captain Veil (transcript label: Captain Rails) told the Canyon Lake City Council that fourth-quarter calls for service rose modestly compared with the prior year, with October at 388 calls, November 345 and December 432. Captain Veil said he hand‑sorted calls for three months to identify dispatched versus self‑initiated activity; for October he reported 189 dispatched and 199 self‑generated calls, November 167 dispatched and 178 self‑generated, and December 202 dispatched and 230 self‑generated calls. He summarized average daily call volumes at about 12.5 (October) and 13.9 (December).
Veil reviewed arrests and criminal patterns: October included five felony arrests (trespass, public intoxication, warrants, one domestic violence and one assault with a deadly weapon); November showed four felony arrests and three misdemeanor arrests (including warrants, public intoxication, domestic violence and one drug-possession-with-handgun arrest); and…
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