RogerBy Roger the Scanner Guy
I’ll never forget the day I opened up the edhat website to read the morning news and read that one of my best friends had been arrested for molesting his own daughter, it was in 2010. The night before his daughter called me and told me that her Father had something to say to me when he got on the phone he asked me how my day was going. He did not tell me that he molested his daughter, it was a complete shock to me when I saw it on edhat the next morning. I did not know what to do, I felt like getting drunk. I never saw that coming, I thought he was a great Father and was proud that he had gotten custody of her from his ex-girlfriend. The Mother lived an unstable life every few months there was a different man in her life and she seemed to become pregnant by all of her boyfriends. Though my friend was single he lived with his family Mother, Father, and Sisters and there was at least a family structure. Everyone who lived in the home worked or went to school, at least from the outside it resembled a normal home environment but it was far from that and I had no idea. I wondered how after being a victim of molestation myself I did not figure it out.
I was very angry I had been the man’s AA Sponsor and shared my story with him that I had been raped, tortured, cut and had taken a life of a molester in self defense. He knew almost everything about me yet he became the very person I hated more than any other: a Sex Offender. His poor kid I thought. I know what happens to children who have been molested or raped when they grow up they go through HELL as I have been through a living HELL on Earth most of my life with thoughts of killing others, controlling my emotions the only relief from those fires burning my soul, my messiah Alcohol. When I was in AA I sponsored several men. I shared my personal life with them hoping that they would not choose the wrong road in their lives that no matter what they would not give into the temptation of drinking or breaking the law. My desire in life was to do good and set a good example for others who have been through HELL, to follow and do good. I was devastated when I read about what my friend had done to his own child. I wanted to kill him. He was in jail and there was nothing I could say to his kid, the father, she thought she had was a monster it was not something that happened once or twice it went on for years. I called the County Jail almost every day just to make sure he was still there. I did not want to run into him on the street as I had no idea what I would do, it scared the HELL out of me. I am very Grateful Belinda was in my life she was my Saving Grace my Angel who kept me Grounded through this experience. I never wanted to see or speak to this person again. Eventually, he went to prison he spent 6 years there, about the same length of time he molested his daughter in, got out in 2016 paroled back to his hometown of Santa Barbara and now lives somewhere in the city. Through the years his daughter has grown into a beautiful young woman with a family of her own, a Husband and children hopefully far from the nightmares of her childhood.
The other Day I had a few bucks and was hungry and wanted something more than I had at home to eat so I went to a fast food restaurant. I was talking to a friend in there and checking out the menu to see what I wanted before I ordered then I got in line. One of the workers went to the far register opened it up and said, “Can I help the next person in line?” I walked over and ordered the man looked slightly familiar but I could not see his face as he had a hat on I looked under the bill of his hat and knew it was my former friend. I said to him “You look very familiar to me I think I know you from somewhere, I hope you’re staying out of trouble.” He took my order I paid for it picked up the food and as I was leaving he Thanked Me. I said “Take care of yourself.” He nodded and I left. I no longer have the desire to hurt or kill others and I hope to God my former friend never offends his daughter or anyone else ever again and lives the rest of his life in Peace, Amen.
Scanner Reports, Wednesday:
- Theft investigation of a Blanket at Amtrak 209 State street. (I remember when someone demanded that my friend a homeless man named Ross Stiles give them his blanket he refused saying it was the only one he had. The scum bag hit Ross over the head with a bottle Ross died the next day a couple police officers were investigating it as a possible homicide and the Chief of Police at the time said it wasn’t a homicide, as several homeless deaths that were potentially homicides were not investigated as such.)
- Premises check Alice Keck Park.
- Campers in the Milpas UNDERPANTS.
- Premises check Pershing Park.
- Burglary suspect seen in the 6800 Block of Del Playa in IV.
- Drunk sitting on a bench 423 West Victoria.
- Homeless subject disturbing at the Fart Museum in the 1100 Block of State street.
- Report of someone dragging a female into a basement in the 1000 Block of East Mason did not hear any more about that.
- Suspicious subject parked in a white van in the 1600 Block of Villa Ave, subject is loading food into a cart and selling it in the neighborhood.
- La Cumbre Lane at La Cumbre vehicle accident unknown if injury.
- Motorcyclist down 4800 Block of Harris Grade.
- Subject shoving employees of Cottage hospital had a knife but thew it in a trash can WOW There are bigger pain the Asses at Cottage Hospital than ME!
- DRILL ONLY, FAKE, STRUCTURE FIRE 600 BLOCK OF SUTTON, THIS IS ONLY A DRILL
- Subject in “Active Labor” at one of our many Rabo Banks in the county I did not hear which one.
- Someone was running a car washing business out of their home in the 1200 Block of DLG Terrace.
- Suicidal subject 300 Block of West Carrillo.
- Highway 154 at Armour Ranch Road injured Turkey Vulture in the roadway, I hope the little doggy is OK.
Scanner Reports, Thursday:
- Hit and run Modoc and Las Positas suspect vehicle BMW Registered in the 2400 Block of Modoc suspect HMA in his 40’s
- There was a hit and run in the 2900 Block of DLV/ CSI was responding.
- 1200 Block of Anacapa parking lot 6 code 40 hanging around.
- Suspicious subject pacing back and forth in front of Open Air Bicycles in the 1300 Block of State street.
- Suspicious subject hanging out in the alleyway in the 700 Block of West Islay.
- 415 Investigation at 222 North Milpas subject harassing and threatening employees at Trader Joe’s.
- Subject feeling lite headed at Cacique and Milpas medical call.
- 415pc Transients yelling at each otter at Our Lady of Guadalupe 227 Nopal street.
- 415 Female throwing rocks at vehicles at Summit Gas 8 South Milpas.
- Traffic Hazard vehicle in the Garden UNDERPANTS.
- Brush Fire 700 Block of Wentworth.
- Female in traffic 200 Block of Hitchcock in her 60’s.
- I heard a weird call but got no location somewheres County A female juvenile was missing a finger and everyone was trying to figure out where it went?
