Community Patrol stats presented for August

The Community Patrol and Marine Patrol reports for the month of August were presented by the POA on Sept. 27. The Community Patrol report was prepared by Account Manager William Jordan. The Marine Patrol report was prepared by Marine Patrol Captain Don Motteler.

Community Patrol

Community Patrol answered 473 calls for service. Staff performed 4,135 foot patrols of amenities and parks. Seventy-two suspicious persons/vehicles were reported with an average response time by Community Patrol of 9.16 minutes.

One speeding citation was issued by patrol. The speed trailer issued 179 speeding citations. Five golf cart, four school bus and three miscellaneous traffic citations were issued. There were 310 parking citations issued.

Three citations were issued for verbal abuse to staff. Six noise citations and five animal-related citations were issued.

Officers confiscated 130 guest passes and issued seven citations for gate running.

Two vehicle accidents were reported.

Marine Patrol

Marine Patrol received 145 calls for service and performed 56 boat safety inspections, 22 boat tows, one battery assist and 44 quagga inspections. Thirteen fishing license checks were performed. Five citations were issued for POA expired/no registration and one citation was issued for state expired/no registration. No incidents were reported.

About Community Patrol

The POA provides Community Patrol Services for the community. Its primary functions are to provide the community with gate access control, Rules and Regulations compliance and incident observation and reporting to the POA.

Community Patrol can assist with barking or loose dogs, illegal fishing, loud noise complaints, motorcycle riding in the community, speeding vehicles, parking violations, vehicle accidents and other non-emergency incidents.

The primary functions of Marine Patrol are to provide the community with services that include quagga and boat safety inspections, Rules and Regulations compliance and incident observation and reporting to the POA.

Police Services

Police services are provided by the City of Canyon Lake through a contract with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. For emergency situations and to report a crime, call 911 for help.