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Santa Maria resident raises elder safety, policing and emergency-room concerns at council meeting
Summary
A public commenter urged the city to increase police presence and address growing public-safety and emergency-room wait concerns, citing incidents at retail stores and crowded hospital emergency departments.
A Santa Maria resident urged the City Council to increase police enforcement and address what she described as growing safety concerns for senior residents.
Guinevere Cannon, who identified herself as an HOA manager and a Santa Maria resident, described witnessing a shoplifting incident at a CVS and said store staff told her police “really don’t do anything.” Cannon said the incident left her worried for seniors who shop in the evenings and for those who go to pharmacies to pick up medication.
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