I made a new thread for the new development about the bone possibly being human
The Bone Fragment - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community
I imagine from the way they lived that the cats just lived out there in the yard too.I apologize for jumping in with little information, but I've been reading these posts for days and I have a couple of small things to add.
I live a couple of miles from the Garrido house and not all of the area is like this. Antioch is a nice community but suffers from increasing crime and what appears to be a lack of strong leadership both in LE and politically.
I was disturbed that the mayor went before the media to say that the area Garrida lived in was outside of the Antioch city limits and not the responsibility of the Antioch Police Department. Who cares! Garrido did business in Antioch and it came across insensitive. Lake Tahoe had a parade, Brentwood (neighboring town) honored the Berkeley University Policewoman that helped break the case and all Antioch could do was say it wasn't their fault!
We're a community of mixed heritages and if anyone dares mention someone's race or profiles another they are accused of racism (you may have noticed this from Cheyvonne's main post #208). Perhaps the neighbors were trying to be tolerant and not show discrimination towards someone that was obviously mentally ill. I'm not making any excuses for them not following through - I think we've gone too far trying not to offend anyone.
Some may think this is ridiculous to bring up, but Jaycee obviously loves cats. There were cat books and several cat figurines on her bookshelves. On the news I saw deputies (I believe) taking small pet carriers from the property the day Jaycee was rescued and tried to find out if they contained her cats. It would be sad to think they were taken to animal control and euthanized after all she has been through. I'm sure fellow animal lovers can understand my concern.
There were at least 16 visits from parole officers and seven by the fire department.
As recently as June, two months before Dugard was discovered with the Garridos, Contra Costa County firefighters responded to a fire on the property. They doused a car engine that had exploded into flames at the rear of the property, said department spokeswoman Emily Hopkins. They spent two hours there and then left.
They also visited Garrido's property in fall 2007, after a neighbor reported fire coming from the backyard. In addition, they responded twice in 2008 and three times in 2009 to medical emergencies involving Garrido's elderly mother, Patricia Franzen.
Fire department officials weren't sure whether more visits were made to the home, because computerized records date only to 2006.
Zucker, I believe it was the Antioch police chief who mentioned in his press conference (and apology) that the officer who came out in response to a 911 call in 1996 did not run a check on Garrido prior to or after the visit. I agree it is totally inexcusable, especially now that I've read the article just posted by Harmony2 showing MANY more visits than we even realized. Apparently, they do more of a background check on people when pulling them over for a basic traffic violation then upon responding to a residential 911 call! Too bad Garrido never got pulled over for speeding or having a taillight out or something with the girls in the car, everything would have been solved years ago.![]()
Fires in the back yard that took 2 hours to be put out ? OMG. Then another fire after that. I truly don't know how much longer I can read about this case and the signs that were being displayed, but I can only hope that cats are resilient about hunting for food and maybe the families came back somehow to rescue any cats that the girls were caring for. The cats will still be around that home if they were fed and watered there.
In any case, looks like the cats were taken away by District Animal Control. See Slide 4 here: http://extras.mercurynews.com/slides...e_dugard_0827/
I can understand that they could spay and neuter the cats, treat them for disease, & give them appropriate care . . . but to simply treat them as if they were NOT beloved pets, but disposable items, is sick.
I agree, returning the pets to Jaycee and her girls might be a crucial step in healing.
As recently as June, two months before Dugard was discovered with the Garridos, Contra Costa County firefighters responded to a fire on the property. They doused a car engine that had exploded into flames at the rear of the property, said department spokeswoman Emily Hopkins. They spent two hours there and then left.
They also visited Garrido's property in fall 2007, after a neighbor reported fire coming from the backyard. In addition, they responded twice in 2008 and three times in 2009 to medical emergencies involving Garrido's elderly mother, Patricia Franzen.
Fire department officials weren't sure whether more visits were made to the home, because computerized records date only to 2006.
I apologize for jumping in with little information, but I've been reading these posts for days and I have a couple of small things to add.
I live a couple of miles from the Garrido house and not all of the area is like this. Antioch is a nice community but suffers from increasing crime and what appears to be a lack of strong leadership both in LE and politically.
I was disturbed that the mayor went before the media to say that the area Garrida lived in was outside of the Antioch city limits and not the responsibility of the Antioch Police Department. Who cares! Garrido did business in Antioch and it came across insensitive. Lake Tahoe had a parade, Brentwood (neighboring town) honored the Berkeley University Policewoman that helped break the case and all Antioch could do was say it wasn't their fault!
We're a community of mixed heritages and if anyone dares mention someone's race or profiles another they are accused of racism (you may have noticed this from Cheyvonne's main post #208). Perhaps the neighbors were trying to be tolerant and not show discrimination towards someone that was obviously mentally ill. I'm not making any excuses for them not following through - I think we've gone too far trying not to offend anyone.
Some may think this is ridiculous to bring up, but Jaycee obviously loves cats. There were cat books and several cat figurines on her bookshelves. On the news I saw deputies (I believe) taking small pet carriers from the property the day Jaycee was rescued and tried to find out if they contained her cats. It would be sad to think they were taken to animal control and euthanized after all she has been through. I'm sure fellow animal lovers can understand my concern.
What is that piece of paper on the Aladdin(?) ironing board? Somehow, it strikes me as significant.
it's a map of the constellations
Tina Dugard said that she was sitting and looking at the stars with one of the girls, and the girl named the constellations.
I can't find her exact quote, but a number of articles mention it.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Jaycee+Dugard+reconnecting+with+family+Aunt/1959595/story.html
it's a map of the constellations
Tina Dugard said that she was sitting and looking at the stars with one of the girls, and the girl named the constellations.
I can't find her exact quote, but a number of articles mention it.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Jaycee+Dugard+reconnecting+with+family+Aunt/1959595/story.html
the other {Jaycee's other daughter} pointed out nasturtiums and told her they were edible