Bird Rock Community Council seeks witnesses to drive-over at roundabout
The Bird Rock Community Council is seeking witnesses to a drive-over at one of the La Jolla Boulevard roundabouts that caused damage recently.
The incident occurred overnight between April 30 and May 1 at the southwest corner of Camino de la Costa and La Jolla Boulevard, Maintenance Assessment District representative Barbara Dunbar told BRCC during its May 4 meeting.
“It appears a large vehicle drove over a portion of the roundabout and into the landscape area, displacing several boulders and plants, and then hit the tree and cleared a section of the trunk,” Dunbar said. “We believe we can save the tree, but that is being investigated. The vehicle took out the pedestrian cross signal before hitting city infrastructure. There was so much force it sheared off a 3-inch metal pipe at ground level.”
Mathew David Greenwood
The name was familiar to me, as someone asked me just the month before if I knew what ever happened to the Greenwood’s. Evidently, back in 1978 they murdered a teen and a woman.
I began doing research and it was a quick find to find the Greenwood name as it was a big story in 1978. The Houston Chronical ran stories on how they admitted to riding around in their car until they found a woman to abduct and later murdering David’s girlfriend, who was only 14-years-old. When I saw that David only served 8 years and his brother, William Thad Greenwood, 15 years for their crime. Go to this link to read full story
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Arrest made in bucket truck theft that left a contractor seriously injured
The Beaumont Police Department have arrested a suspect accused of stealing a bucket truck and seriously injuring a contractor.
The incident happened on Oct. 8, 2020 in the area of Beaumont Avenue and Oak Valley Parkway. Police said the suspect drove off in the bucket truck while the contractor was still on it.
Example of a bucket truck (Courtesy of Kwipped.com)
The thief damaged power lines and other utility cables. Eventually, the contractor was thrown from the bucket, causing serious injuries. The suspect went on to crash into a tree at Cherry Avenue and fled the area.