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Felton Fire District Captain Calls for Vigilante Justice Against Homeless People
In the wake of an alleged assault on a middle school student in the San Lorenzo Valley, Captain Daniel Bonfante of the Felton Fire Protection District has called for vigilante justice against homeless people, who he blames for the majority of crime in the area. On August 21 on Instagram, Captain Bonfante called for community members to "get the posse together" and "let the rift raft know that we are vigilant". "99% of all crime is homeless in felton right now," Bonfante said. "They are getting aggressive and don't care anymore." Photo: Captain Daniel Bonfante of the Felton Fire Protection District.
A number of individuals commented on Captain Bonfante's post to indicate that they would like to join his vigilante posse.
"Let's get it done," Chris LaVeque said in response to Bonfante's post.
Chris LaVeque is the owner of the butcher shop El Salchichero, which is located on the Westside of Santa Cruz.
Bonfante's full post on Instagram from August 21 reads as follows:
"It’s time for some mountain justice. Since the sheriff of Santa Cruz, not the actual boots on the ground deputies and sergeants who do a phenomenal job even though they are bound by the counties liberal policies, won’t do anything about the homeless population in Felton, this is the consequence. There are so many homeless living in Fall Creek Park, Covered Bridge Park, along the River, in cars on HWY 9 and the Downtown area. They are getting aggressive and don’t care anymore. An innocent girl got assaulted, and to make matters even worse the guy ran through the Junior High School, which means he ran through the elementary. Unfortunately we have become second class citizens to the homeless and our elected officials don’t give 2 shits. It’s time to get the posse together and search for this asshole and let the rift raft know that we are vigilant and we will not tolerate this anymore. #felton #santacruzcounty #slv #homeless #mountainjustice"
"Let's get it done," Chris LaVeque said in response to Bonfante's post.
Chris LaVeque is the owner of the butcher shop El Salchichero, which is located on the Westside of Santa Cruz.
Bonfante's full post on Instagram from August 21 reads as follows:
"It’s time for some mountain justice. Since the sheriff of Santa Cruz, not the actual boots on the ground deputies and sergeants who do a phenomenal job even though they are bound by the counties liberal policies, won’t do anything about the homeless population in Felton, this is the consequence. There are so many homeless living in Fall Creek Park, Covered Bridge Park, along the River, in cars on HWY 9 and the Downtown area. They are getting aggressive and don’t care anymore. An innocent girl got assaulted, and to make matters even worse the guy ran through the Junior High School, which means he ran through the elementary. Unfortunately we have become second class citizens to the homeless and our elected officials don’t give 2 shits. It’s time to get the posse together and search for this asshole and let the rift raft know that we are vigilant and we will not tolerate this anymore. #felton #santacruzcounty #slv #homeless #mountainjustice"
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That guy was an ignorant moron and deserved to get fired. Where does he get these statistics? It's sad that a little girl was assaulted but all homeless people should not be held accountable. Do you think people enjoy being homeless and sleeping on the cold, hard ground in the bushes and in cars....Carrying all their belongings around with them all day because they have no where to keep them....being shunned and belittled constantly....being crimininalized for having no place to go....having no place to go...being hungry and unable to find a job because they don't have the proper clothing and a place to shower or get ready for work....no electricity to set an alarm to wake up....
There's a lot more set backs for homeless than people realize, that makes it very difficult for them to get back on their feet.
There's one solution for homelesness. They aren't leaving no matter how hard you try to push them out..They have no where to go.. If you want to fix the problem, stop wasting money on these services that are making no progress in finding a solution. If you want them out of the bushes at the park and off the streets... If you want them out of your sight... You're gonna have to house them!
There's a lot more set backs for homeless than people realize, that makes it very difficult for them to get back on their feet.
There's one solution for homelesness. They aren't leaving no matter how hard you try to push them out..They have no where to go.. If you want to fix the problem, stop wasting money on these services that are making no progress in finding a solution. If you want them out of the bushes at the park and off the streets... If you want them out of your sight... You're gonna have to house them!
There aren't a lot of homeless in Felton. We know who they are. If the guy in the sketch was one of them, he'd be found by now. The homeless see his picture posted around town too. The victim said he was "transient-looking". She didn't say he was homeless. If he really is transient, he could have transited out of here right after the incident. Local homeless stay local.
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Those found guilty of racketeering can be fined up to $25,000 and sentenced to 20 years in prison per racketeering count. In addition, the racketeer must forfeit all ill-gotten gains and interest in any business gained through a pattern of "racketeering activity."
Youre fricken Stupid Man. I used to have much respect for our local firefighters. I watched one enter a burning building on brommer and felt terrified for him until he came out.
Since they've been openly harassing a few T.I's around here the past few years, I've 0 respect for most of them now.
Maybe keep your fight fire with fire attitude at the fire house so some one else's innocent loved one doesn't get hurt by one of your followers.
Those found guilty of racketeering can be fined up to $25,000 and sentenced to 20 years in prison per racketeering count. In addition, the racketeer must forfeit all ill-gotten gains and interest in any business gained through a pattern of "racketeering activity."
Youre fricken Stupid Man. I used to have much respect for our local firefighters. I watched one enter a burning building on brommer and felt terrified for him until he came out.
Since they've been openly harassing a few T.I's around here the past few years, I've 0 respect for most of them now.
Maybe keep your fight fire with fire attitude at the fire house so some one else's innocent loved one doesn't get hurt by one of your followers.
He's with Cal Fire now. That's probably why he left Felton Fire two years ago. We just saw and heard him hassling some homeless people who were cooking under the Graham Hill Road Bridge at Zayante Creek. We get it. Fires like that are bad. But he enjoys hassling homeless people way too much. He was loud enough to be heard from the gate at the end of the Zayante Trail. As we approached to cross the bridge, we clearly saw that he was laughing about it as he left. We didn't see who was under the bridge. This was before 4:00 p.m. on June 20, 2021.
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