FROM THE BEGINNING
We have owned our house in the Loma Linda neighborhood since 2009. In 2020 Crossroads became a tenant at 2002 E. Osborn and was supposed to be only a corporate office. From the beginning, various people have been seen smoking, engaging in alleged/perceived drug transactions and loitering on the grass perimeter on the backside of the facility (across the street from our house). From the beginning, we had people at our door in the middle of the night asking for a blanket, or wanting to ‘use the phone’. On November 5, 2020, a woman who was looking for Crossroads attempted to come into our house. Fortunately, our 5 year old niece wasn’t home. Here is the video:
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Video of woman walking into our house as we were bringing groceries in. She appeared very inebriated. Fortunately, the dogs quickly chased her back outside.
NOVEMBER 2022 – RETURN TO LOMA LINDA after two years in DC for family reasons during COVID
In November 2022, we moved back into our house after two years in DC caring for family. We immediately noticed Crossroads activity. (1) People visiting Crossroads weekly and parking in front of the grass perimeter on Mitchell Drive (not in Crossroads parking lot); (2) Crossroads clients getting dropped off in front of our house verses Crossroads; (3) Weekly, sometimes daily EMT vehicles at Crossroads – usually late at night and in very early morning; and (4) Crossroads clients “smoking” and loitering on grass perimeter behind parking lot wall. After seeing this off and on for a couple months, we decided to get a camera. In the first week, this is what we captured:
ONE WEEK IN MARCH 2023 WITH CAMERA
MARCH 10, 2023 | 11:30am
Video 1 of 2: Crossroads client came over to the grass perimeter and began picking the bark off the tree, kicking the tree and smoking a pipe.
MARCH 10, 2023 | 11:30am
Video 2 of 2: Crossroads client escorted back to facility by staff after about 15-20 minutes
MARCH 8, 2023 | 8:30am
Photo of potential Crossroads client waiting for check in.
MARCH 8, 2023 | 12:06pm
Two Crossroads’ clients came over to the grass perimeter to smoke during a lunch break. Security guard came over and they said they were “just smoking a blunt.”
MARCH 6, 2023 | 8:30am
Crossroads client dropped off at grass perimeter behind Crossroads facility. Proceeded to walk over to trees and smoke a pipe. Dropped pipe and proceeded to go over to Crossroads (pic below).
MARCH 6, 2023 | 8:30am
Aforementioned Crossroads client’s pipe that was dropped on grass perimeter by the tree. After sending pic to Crossroads, they came over and confiscated the pipe.
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