Preparedness
Homeless Man Triumphs in Loud Music Battle against Tire Giant
In the city of San Rafael, California, a homeless man named Bruce Gaylord has successfully led a legal battle against a local tire company, East Bay Tire Company, that has allegedly been tormenting local residents of a homeless encampment with ear-splitting levels of classical music.
Gaylord, who has been living at the encampment since last year following the theft of his truck during a medication stop in Barstow, shared his distress with KGO-TV, “The first night, I got to bed at 1 a.m.. The second night, I got no sleep during the night. And the third night, Sunday night, I had no way to get any sleep.”
He further emphasized his plight with, “I’m just a person who has schizoaffective disorder and mental illness.”
The homeless encampment is located adjacent to the East Bay Tire Company premises on Lincoln Ave. According to Gaylord, the company recently initiated the practice of blasting classical music, loud enough to be compared to a rock concert, with the intent to drive the homeless residents away.
“It was painful,” he recounted. “That’s how loud it was. Rock concert loud.”
Gaylord’s pleas for police intervention were fruitless, prompting him to seek out the help of homeless advocate Robbie Powelson. Powelson visited the encampment to measure the music’s volume himself, an action which led to a lawsuit against the tire company.
“We took a decibel reading of the sound. We measured that the decibels were between 50-118 decibels. In general, it was far above the San Rafael noise ordinance, so it was illegal,” Powelson reported to KRON-TV.
The filed lawsuit resulted in a judge ordering a temporary halt to the tire company’s music broadcasts.
East Bay Tire assistant manager Robbie Derho shared with KGO that the company had implemented the music and security announcements not to harass the homeless, but as a protective measure for their employees. He cited concerns over inappropriate behavior spilling over from the encampment, including illicit drug use and prostitution.
Derho also detailed the damage caused to the company’s property, such as trash, broken glass and even gunfire damage, which the employees have to deal with regularly.
However, Gaylord refuted these claims, stating that the company was unable to provide any police reports to substantiate their allegations about the homeless residents being “bad neighbors.” He remains determined to press on with the lawsuit to protect his fellow encampment dwellers.
Gaylord, a schizoaffective disorder and mental illness sufferer, who is also wheelchair-bound, stated, “I’m just a person who has schizoaffective disorder and mental illness.”
Despite gaining a temporary respite from the loud music, the future of the homeless encampment hangs in uncertainty. A separate lawsuit could result in it being dismantled if the verdict favors the city.
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The attorney for the 17-year-old accused of attempting to murder Ricky Pearsall, a first-round draft pick for the 49ers, is challenging the charges. According to the defense, the incident, which occurred during an attempted robbery earlier this month, does not constitute attempted murder.
“It was a rather extended struggle between Mr. Pearsall and my client,” stated public defender Robert Dunlap in an interview with David Lombardi of TheAthletic.com.
“They were really fighting back and forth on the sidewalk. As you might imagine, Mr. Pearsall gets the best of it. He does kind of — I don’t know if you’ve ever wrestled or not — a nice hip toss and throws my client to the ground and ends up on top of him. . . . I think [the video] supports that this is an attempted robbery and not an attempted murder.”
Dunlap also addressed and refuted a report alleging that his client had brought a gun to school.
“My client did not have a gun at school,” Dunlap said. “It’s a false report.”
Despite these arguments, prosecutors have chosen to charge Dunlap’s client with attempted murder. However, they have not yet determined if the young defendant will be tried as an adult.
The next court hearing for this case is scheduled for September 26.
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A son, armed and vigilant, responded to a potential burglary at his mother’s unoccupied home in West Virginia during the early hours of the morning. The encounter ended fatally for the alleged intruder.
Authorities reported that the son, checking on the residence around 3:45 a.m., encountered an individual who turned toward him holding an object.
“Unwise move on the part of the intruder.”
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a male stating he had just shot an intruder at his mother’s Inwood home on Winchester Avenue.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered a male lying face down with a gunshot wound. Immediate life-saving measures were administered until emergency medical services arrived, but the individual was pronounced dead shortly after.
The deceased was identified as 38-year-old Joshua Boone from Williamsport, Maryland. The sheriff’s office confirmed that Boone’s next of kin had been notified.
The investigation revealed that the son, identified by WDVM-TV as Michael Marshal, had gone to the home after hearing about a possible break-in. Marshal told deputies that Boone turned toward him “with something in his hand,” prompting Marshal to fire his handgun.
Boone was located in the garage of the residence, where the fatal shot occurred.
The Department of Criminal Investigators processed the scene for evidence and is conducting a thorough investigation into the shooting. Once the investigation is complete, the case will be presented to the Berkeley County Prosecutors Office.
Authorities are urging anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 304-267-7000.
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A tragic incident in Michigan has resulted in a teenage boy facing severe charges after allegedly shooting another teen and fatally wounding the teen’s mother, who was trying to protect her son.
Anthony Deshawn Sneed, 15, is being charged as an adult with multiple serious offenses stemming from the incident that occurred on September 4th in Clinton Township.
The charges against Sneed include felony murder as a juvenile defendant, second-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, armed robbery, and four counts of felony firearm possession.
According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, the conflict began when Sneed got into a fight with the son of Tanseen Sherrod.
During the altercation, Sneed allegedly stole a handgun from the other teen.
When Sherrod attempted to intervene in hopes of calming the situation, she was tragically shot by Sneed, authorities reported.
Details surrounding the exact nature of the fatal confrontation have not been made public.
The other teen involved in the incident was also shot and sustained critical injuries, though his current condition has not been disclosed.
Following the shooting, Sneed fled the scene but turned himself in to Detroit authorities the following day.
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Jeff Boggs
June 5, 2024 at 3:16 pm
Only in California!!!!
The “homeless” need to be off the streets and provided medical/psychological assistance to get on their feet again. If they don’t want assistance, place them in jail for vagrancy. It’s called love.