'Ailina
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Hello everyone.
I am new to this board and new to this thread. I have been unable to sleep since Blaze has been missing and I was compelled to write on here to possibly answer some questions and ask my own.
I live walking distance from the family and know them in an unofficial way. I have interacted with the mom multiple times as I am taking my kids on walks/Halloween/etc. She is a very nice person and has been invested in the safety of my kids since day 1. She always tells me if there are dogs not on leashes, dogs to watch out for (she is a dog owner and she told me about a pit bull in the neighborhood), etc. I have spoken to her about the schools and the school system. I remember her being very proud of her kids, especially Blaze and mentioning how amazing he is.I have also met Blaze's grandmother on a couple of occasions. This seems like a tight-knit, loving family.
A few things -
We had AT&T and it was extremely spotty, so switched over to Verizon (they had the best coverage for the area when we switched over a few years back). There are patches in the neighborhood where for a few seconds, I can lose service while driving even with Verizon. I wouldn't be surprised if Blaze did not have service if it was a loaner phone and he ended up in some remote area.
Borrego Park is interchangeably referred to the "Library Park" since it is right next to the Foothill Ranch Library. If BB was indeed in trouble and in the park, he could have ran to the connecting shopping center. I think the family are original home-owners, so as a kid growing up in the town he was probably very familiar with the parks/streets/stores.
The homes on this street aren't estates but if something is happening at the front of your house. (For example, a conversation, kids driving off, etc. and you have newer windows for good insulation), you may not be able to hear it unless it was very loud. Our neighbors have kids and we hear them being picked up/dropped off if there is loud music coming from their cars or they are laughing about something and I happened to be on that side of the house when it has happened.
There are two ways to get to Library Park from where we live - the "long way" or the "short way" depending on what side of the street you live on. It is a brisk 15-20 walk down and probably closer to 20-25 minutes on the way back with the hill but can be done in 20.
We haven't had anyone come by asking for surveillance footage/or ask us for any information. I think gathering surveillance footage from the neighborhood is key. From the Bernstein house - the "short way" is probably the logical way to the park. As I drove to work this morning, I saw a house with cameras that would have direct view of the car on its way out of the neighborhood towards the park. I am sure there are more homes with cameras/Ring to see what if anything was happening between the hours of 10pm - 4am. Was Blaze outside having a conversation, got in the front seat, back seat, was there a 3rd person in the car? Footage could provide us with some key missing information.
The OCSD has not released the name of the "friend" or his car information. They haven't even released the last text message detail and the relationship of the individual it was sent to. I find all of this extremely puzzling and disconcerting. We are almost entering a week since he has gone missing!I just keep praying this is just one bad dream and he is going to show up out of hiding any day now.
IMO - OCSD has told the parents exactly what can be mentioned in their pleas to the public. We visited the park yesterday and aside from the drone search, there weren't any "official' searches going on. There are hundreds of people like us willing to help, but no mention yet of a volunteer search. I feel as though we just don't know so much of the story/facts. I can only assume the "friend" is under heavy surveillance and they are waiting for some major break to bring this individual in.
Also, the Cadillac is still parked on the street. It is not in front of a home but parked in a no-parking zone on a main road.
Praying for the family.
Anxiousmom, I'm SO glad you're here! Thank you for offering so many of your thoughts in your first post. I know I speak for all of us when I say we're grateful!
From what you've told us about video surveillance in the area, the only logical reason I could come up with why LE (law enforcement) would NOT approach some residents/businesses with cameras is because they already have enough footage to establish movements. I'm thinking the silence is a good thing, and I hope I'm right!
