Dear Red Phone, I read the article on Mr. Cot
&
amp;#233 getting beat up the other day and I sure smell
something fishy. No. 1, you all but accuse one person of the crime
when apparently everyone Mr. Cot
&
amp;#233 did business with had motive for revenge. No. 2, nobody
just wakes up with his hands Duct taped behind him. No. 3, I’ve
broken my leg and no one on this Earth can climb over a tall fence
with two broken legs. Even Inspector Clouseau would say, ‘There’s
something strange going on here.’
Beating of local developer smells ‘fishy’ to reader
“Dear Red Phone, I read the article on Mr. Coté getting beat up the other day and I sure smell something fishy. No. 1, you all but accuse one person of the crime when apparently everyone Mr. Coté did business with had motive for revenge. No. 2, nobody just wakes up with his hands Duct taped behind him. No. 3, I’ve broken my leg and no one on this Earth can climb over a tall fence with two broken legs. Even Inspector Clouseau would say, ‘There’s something strange going on here.'”
Dear It Smells Fishy,
Wow, citing Inspector Clouseau in a call is a first. But Red Phone also finds the story Coté related to reporter Chris Bone hard to believe. But first, an aside. The Dispatch never accused one person of the crime. The Dispatch reported that the project’s general contractor, Al Valles, has sued Coté. Online court records corroborated this and also showed a separate pending civil case against Coté filed by South County Tile & Stone. Beyond this, 17 other contractors have placed liens on Coté. Then Valles e-mailed the Dispatch, saying he hoped our inquiry into the monies owed by Coté was not meant to suggest a connection between the lawsuit and the attack. As any police officer knows, and most reporters as well, when a crime occurs you follow the money. We trust police are looking into all aspects of Coté’s business dealings. No. 2, Red Phone also finds it hard to believe someone wouldn’t wake up while their hands are being taped. And No. 3, people can often do amazing things when they’re injured. But Red Phone finds scaling a fence with two broken, useless limbs a tall task at best. Perhaps Clouseau would stumble upon the real perpetrator. In the meantime, Red Phone will give police a bit of time as they investigate the beating, but as each day passes, it seems less and less likely they’ll find the person or persons.
That helicopter was for husband
“I’m responding to a complaint about the helicopter that flew for approximately 20 minutes one morning. I think that happened on the 29th of June, and it was my husband who was picked up and taken to a trauma center. Thank you so much.”
Dear Thankful,
There was a question in early July Red Phone answered about helicopters flying all day for days at a time. That was PG&E cleaning power lines. Not sure who would complain about a helicopter flying over their home for such a short time. Wonder how the person who complained would feel if it was their loved one being picked up and transported by helicopter. Red Phone doubts very much they’d complain about the noise. Now, the price, that’s another story.
Arrows point in wrong direction?
“I’m inquiring about the signs on Santa Teresa (Boulevard) north of Sunrise Drive, heading toward LJB Farms. There are arrows pointing from the right lane to the left lane, however it’s the left lane that actually merges over. Why are the arrows on the street pointing in the opposite direction?”
Dear Inquiring Mind,
Red Phone contacted Traffic Engineer Don Dey, who said there’s a fairly simple answer. He said the arrows are always painted pointing to the left.
“It is safer to merge from a right lane to a left lan,” Dey said. “That’s why we keep the left lane as predominant. The arrows are to indicate who has the right of way.”
So good caller, hope that answers your question.
