Mailbag:

FOR THE RECORD: *********An editor’s note on the April 22 Forum page should have stated that all incidents mentioned in police records, even those described in longer media releases, are available in the public log.************

I live in a walled in community in Huntington Beach.

A large coyote was standing behind my patio at 7:30 a.m. Friday.

About 9:30 a.m., another one was seen jumping over a 6-foot patio wall.

A neighbor who lets her cat out every morning at 7 never realized the coyotes hunt in the daylight in neighborhoods. Her cat was killed by a coyote. She just left my house crying.

Still, after all the coyote coverage in the Independent, the majority of people don’t know coyotes are here.

LYNN COPELAND

Huntington Beach

Carchio had the right idea about feed ban

Joe Carchio should go forward with his proposal (“Feeding rule pulled,” April 8).

Any animal expert and/or activist will confirm it is not in the best interest of the animals for humans to feed them.

Doing so encourages more and more of them to come into populated areas where they become road kill or are used for target practice by gun lovers. Go for it, Joe!

MARCIA WILLIS

Huntington Beach

Pets and children should come first

Regarding the question “What should the city do to keep wild animals out?” April 8:

Trap them and euthanize them as the county does thousands of domestic dogs and cats per year.

Our neighborhood has been the feeding ground for coyotes who have killed at least three cats, one most recently in daylight, so they are getting bolder.

I understand it is a dilemma, because we have encroached on more and more of their habitat, but where is the equal reverence for animals in our shelters?

If the city can trap coyotes and relocate them to a wooded area, that’s great, but let’s not allow them to roam unattended to pick off our pets and, eventually, small children.

CINDY MANOR

Huntington Beach

Cop logs and stories don’t add up

As a proud resident of Area 1, I read the weekly crime reports with smug satisfaction, knowing that no significant crimes have been reported for more than three months.

As I walk my dog late at night, I feel safe on the quiet streets. Garages are left open, toys are sprawled across lawns, car alarms are silent. Those reprobates in Area 2 must look over at us in jealous awe.

Yet reading the paper this week, I couldn’t help but notice that a security guard had been pepper-sprayed at Golden West College in March, and a 15-year-old girl had been shot at Sun View Park this week, both in Area 1. What gives?

Is Area 1 as safe as it seems, or has someone stolen the police blotter?

Also, please note, if you are a criminal and are reading this, I was only kidding about the garages being left open.

KARL LARSSON

Huntington Beach

Editor’s note: The Huntington Beach Police Department’s blotter does not include incidents that have been turned into police reports. Those incidents, such as the shooting at Sun View Park or the campus assault, are written about in separate media releases.