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Residents press Compton council on 911 response, maintenance and alleged credit-card misuse during public comment
Summary
Public commenters told the council about an alleged 911 non-response for a 90-year-old resident, raised long-standing maintenance and illegal-dumping concerns, urged implementation of SB 515, and several speakers accused a councilmember of improper credit-card charges; speakers demanded documentation and City Attorney/DA review.
During public comment at Tuesday’s council meeting residents raised multiple grievances that cut across public safety, city maintenance and accountability.
Jarvis Taxpayers Association member Jaylen Serita said his 90-year-old mother called 911 on Oct. 27 and never received a sheriff response; he said dispatch hung up the call rather than staying on the line and that he had been unable to reach a captain for follow-up. "They still haven't come," Serita said, urging the…
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