Comments for Problems in the parks at http://tracypress.com , comment 1 to 13 out of 13 comments http://tracypress.com Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:47:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45556 Why not light up the parks with bright lights at night? Maybe it will be less costly than having to send a crew out with paint buckets out every 2 minutes. I think vandals who are caught ought to work off community service cleaning up their 'artwork' (and I use that term very loosely). - K.D. Fri, 09 May 2008 16:16:09 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45462 Thank you Tracy Press! Huck park is about 100 yards from my house and every day I see exactly what that picture above shows. Yesterday as I drove by after reading this article I just shook my head. When I left for work this morning, I noticed all the ugly black and gray paint was gone! It was still a bit dark so I am not sure if the city cleaned it off or at least painted it yellow instaed of black, but it looked soooo much nicer. Someone over at City Hall must have felt ashamed by the article. - Thanks Tracy Press Fri, 09 May 2008 07:28:55 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45459 I agree with ConcernedParents: if you see activity, you have to call it in. The more calls come in, the more the problem gets addressed. Think of it this way: if nobody calls in, then the only thing you can be sure of is that nothing will be done, right? If some of these people are contacted by the police because of complaints, eventually those "kids" are not going to want to hang around in those areas because "every time we come out here the cops hassle us." Great! That's the idea. Also, especially with the smaller parks, if public works can change the timing on the sprinklers in the parks, that would slow down some of that activity. Can't light a wet joint, and I would think that they wouldn't like their shoes getting wet. - Jerry Fri, 09 May 2008 07:25:34 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45420 The problem is not the lack of Police response, Blame your District Attorney for refusing-yes I said REFUSING- to prosicute these thugs. There are alot of arrests made in this city the DA does not prosicute. One of the biggest problems is that witnesses are intimidated and will not testify in court. Defense Attornies know this and use that as a lever to have the case thrown out or not filed upon. Thanks to that tactic criminals get away with it, and the public is not aware. I think if you are arrested, your name and charges should be recorded in the Police Blotter so the whole town can see what idiots and cowards they are........ - OlSkooler Thu, 08 May 2008 22:00:07 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45359 Why can't the graffiti patrol have paint in colors other than grey & black? I can't imagine that it's a lot more expensive and touching up a yellow slide with yellow paint would sure look better. If you see kids or gangs in the park after hours call the police like they say. What about watering at night? Parents should be held financially responsible for their kids action. Do you know where your kids are? I do and they are not destroying anything... i'll put money on that. - ConcernedParents Thu, 08 May 2008 15:10:08 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45331 I think that to fully understand why things like this happen is to search for the root of the problem. There is not much activity for school aged children to do in Tracy (believe it or not) and therefore they resort to their peer groups. Now I understand that most of the activity is happening at night and it is up to the parents to regulate where their children are at. Most have given up but it is still their responsibility. I think the mosquito thing is a great idea, but on the other hand, it will just cause them to move elsewhere. Tougher penalties for valdalism is the ultimate extreme but necessary to further deter others. - NARC Thu, 08 May 2008 11:28:37 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45315 They need tougher penalties or jail time for offenders in park areas for defacing property, vandelizing, litering, etc. That will send them other places where they'll be easier to be spotted and caught as they are worried about tougher penalties. that's one way of going about changing the actions of few spoiling wonderful areas for the many... - Anthony Jones Thu, 08 May 2008 09:48:18 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45308 Maybe this device can be turned on ONLY at NIGHT! I'm sure there are neighbors of these parks who would LOVE to flip the switch. Fairfield police have found a high-tech way to combat what they say is one of the major roots of their problems. It's called the Mosquito. It is an nondescript grey box that produces a sound that only teenagers can hear. This sound is an irritating noise that some say is like fingernails scraping against a chalkboard. http://www.ktvu.com/news/16193035/detail.html - mall shopper Thu, 08 May 2008 08:43:18 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45296 "open to attacks" like the story above, sorry, story on the other article where the teen was stabbed by Bay Area Teen. Protect your young. Just my concern. - CURFEW IN PLACE? Thu, 08 May 2008 07:18:59 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45295 It is disturbing to see young kids in the park after 10 pm, at the age range of 11 to 15 following much older kids around. Do the parents even know where their young children are? Too much time on their hands invites trouble, monitor your children's whereabouts and consistently check on them using cell phone, nag them if you must to get your child home, or you will leave your child open to attacks like the story above. Children will go where it is dark, why, they do not want to be seen, of course, doing their "pranks". Decisions in letting your kids out after hours (not of legal age according to the state law, it varies every state) is inviting dangers you are already "aware" of. - CURFEW IN PLACE? Thu, 08 May 2008 07:03:49 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45290 Where Im at, we needs lights, lots of it. That is one solution to this problem when it gets dark, kids, adults or who ever. They will think twice doing any weird activtiies. - my2sense Thu, 08 May 2008 06:27:03 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45288 Kids do not play in these parks... The damage is from Adult, gangs and drug addicts that use and live around the park. Tracy neighborhood parks are a safe haven to do drugs and hang out at night because they are dark (no lighting, no witness). No cops! How can you report strange activity when you cant see anything? People who live near parks know how dangerous the park is after dark. - dj Thu, 08 May 2008 06:13:06 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14547/2255/#comment-45287 Some kids have no respect for property or people. They would not like it if somebody "tagged" or vandalized their home or car. I have no solution to the problem. I am just fed up with these punk kids. - Dog Thu, 08 May 2008 06:02:56 +0100