Community Patrol stats presented for September

The Community Patrol and Marine Patrol reports for the month of September were presented by the POA on Nov. 2. 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 346 calls for service. Staff performed 4,048 foot patrols of amenities and parks. Sixty suspicious persons/vehicles were reported with an average response time by Community Patrol of 10.05 minutes.

There were no speeding citations issued by patrol. The speed trailer issued 164 speeding citations. Nine golf cart, eight school bus and three miscellaneous traffic citations were issued. There were 291 parking citations issued.

Seven citations were issued for verbal abuse to staff. Two noise citations and eight animal-related citations were issued.

Officers confiscated 161 guest passes and issued eight citations for gate running.

Six motor vehicle accidents and three vandalism incidents were reported.

Marine Patrol

Marine Patrol received 66 calls for service and performed 29 boat safety inspections, 15 boat tows, one battery assist and 27 quagga inspections. Eleven fishing license checks were performed, one citation was issued. Nine citations were issued for POA expired/no registration and one citation was issued for state expired/no registration. There was one wake violation on the East Bay.

Boats operated a total of 421.9 hours on the main lake and 270 hours on the East Bay.

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 or to report a crime, call 911 for help.