Public safety concerns remain after recent attacks; more measures being considered
Sea lions soak up the sun near a dock built for them at the Oceanside Harbor. Photo by John Gastaldo for the Union-TribunePolice patrols and security cameras have been added at the Oceanside Harbor after recent violence that included a stabbing and two people being injured with baseball bats.
Two people with head injuries were taken to a hospital Aug. 17 after an attack by a group of young men with baseball bats. Two other people were injured, one of them stabbed, in an incident at 2:15 a.m. Sept. 14. A police captain said Monday that five suspected gang members were in custody in connection with the assaults.
Since the switch to the Fire Department, the harbor has employed private security guards with the Gatekeepers Security Services, Inc., a company that also has guards working in downtown Oceanside. Committee member Mark Mallaby said he was “not a fan” of removing the rings seasonally because of the additional costs and work involved. He supported the increased police presence.
“We were telling people for months that we had a problem,” George said. He and others have expressed concerns about the switch from the Police Department to the Fire Department.“My whole team is on what I say is high alert,” Ravitch said, and police are called quickly when there is a problem. San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission, or LAFCO, recently completed a municipal service review of three Oceanside agencies — the city, the Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District, and the Morro Hills Community Service District.
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