The Friday Flyer • January 12, 2018

CANYON LAKE’S NEWSPAPER • JANUARY 12, 2018
Cooper Smith named Student of the Month Pg. A8
Visitor access changes take effect Monday Pg. A13
Riders brave chilly water on Polar Bear Day Pg. A15
Campground remodel set to begin Jan. 15
The POA Board of Directors approved awarding the Happy Camp Construction Project to DMC Enterprises on Jan. 2. Work is expected to begin at the camp- ground on Jan. 15. Reservations will not be taken after this date. The gas dock will remain open during construction.
The goal is to have the project completed before Memorial Day, one of the busiest weekends of the year at the campground. This year, the POA will hold a lottery to stay at the campground on Memorial Day weekend. The lottery system also is used for July 4.
Happy Camp Construction Project will be an extensive mod- ernization of the campground area to include rehabilitation and/or replacement of the asphalt roads, new concrete walkways, new sew- er system, new water laterals and new electrical system.
There will be campsite and road layout changes to accom- modate larger RVs with slide- outs, plus the addition of up to 21 more campsites with RV hookups. There are currently 34 campsites with RV hookups.
There also will be a total elec- trical system upgrade including a new Edison transformer, new con- duit and wiring and new electrical pedestals to accommodate modern RV’s and increased overall elec- trical loads. Street lighting and power poles also are going to be replaced.
In a second phase of the project, the campground office will be re- located and the restrooms will be remodeled.
The POA Board of Directors approved the total project cost of $774,300 with $649,300 to come from the Repair and Replacement Fund 02-670 and $125,000 to come from the Road Reserve Fund 03-0670.
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Canyon Lake man faces
attempted murder,
arson charges – again
For the second time in less than nine months, the same Canyon Lake resident was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. On Jan. 3, David Brian Harry, 45, after a police pursuit that took offi- cers from Canyon Lake to Orange Coun- ty, was arrested for Attempted Murder, Arson and Committing a Felony while out on Bail.
David’s neighbor, Barbie Rodriquez, alleges that he rammed his truck against the side of her home then broke her win- dow with a wooden stake and threw a lit road flare inside, igniting the curtains and carpet. She was able to put the fire out and retrieve the flare and throw it outside before further damage could oc- cur.
When she went outside to confront David, she said he shouted expletives and made vulgar comments about her. At the same time, she said he ignited another road flare and set her wooden fence on fire. Barbie said she was able to douse the flames with a garden hose, preventing the house from catching on fire. A portion of the fence was perma- nently damaged.
David fled in his pick-up truck when Barbie called 911.
According to reporting officer Ser- geant Curt Harris, officers caught up with the suspect but he refused to pull over. He was pursued by deputies from Canyon Lake to Lake Elsinore, and then into the city of Corona.
California Highway Patrol officers assumed control of the pursuit and suc- cessfully disabled the suspect’s truck tires on Interstate 15. However, he con- tinued to evade officers and led them on a slow speed pursuit on the 91 freeway towards Orange County.
The chase eventually left the freeway near Featherly Park in Yorba Linda and came to rest near the intercounty bike trail. “Harry refused officers commands to surrender, but he was eventually
2017 booking photo
placed under arrest after a brief struggle from resisting their attempts to detain him,” said Sergeant Harris.
Canyon Lake Police Department of- ficers took custody of the suspect and transported him to the Sheriff Depart- ment’s Perris Station for further investi- gation. He was booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta for At- tempted Murder, Arson and Committing a Felony while out on Bail.
Bail was denied since he had com- mitted virtually the same criminal act in April 2017 and had attempted to burn down the same residence at that time. Barbie moved into the home on June 1 and was not the victim in the April 2017 incident.
In April 2017, David was arrested for Attempted Murder, Arson, Attempted Arson and Felony Vandalism. He plead- ed not guilty. Detectives seized several firearms and a cache of ammunition
2018 booking photo
from his residence on Yosemite Place. Firearms registered to the suspect also were seized at an address in the city of Placentia. His bail was set at $1 million. He was released from custody in June when he posted bond.
Barbie attended David’s bail hearing on Tuesday. Bail was denied. Barbie said the judge granted her a restraining order.
Barbie said David started harassing and staking her the week before Thanks- giving. “I have hundreds of pictures and video of his behavior and what he has done to my property.” The harassment ranges from expletives spray-painted on her driveway to a pentagram drawn on her front porch.
Barbie suspects that David is the one who poured gasoline on her driveway and lit a pile of firewood on the side of her house on Dec. 3. “I wasn’t home at the time. Luckily, a neighbor spotted the