Senior Volunteer Patrol members watch over downtown area

In addition to their duties assisting the Sheriff's department, Senior Volunteer Patrol members added a downtown patrol, May 20. According to SVP co-administrator Ray Beatificato, this new service came about from his attendance at the Community Forum meetings sponsored by the Fallbrook Village Association.

At one of those meetings, business owners communicated their concerns that the presence of the homeless keeping customers from coming into the shops on Main Avenue. Beatificato consulted Lieutenant Ricardo Lopez about the SVP doing a foot patrol downtown and was given the green light.

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