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Earlier this evening a Chula Vista realtor cut the power lines and stole the electric box to rental home of notable author April Gabrielle´. Gabrielle says, “My daughter and I could not believe what we saw. We opened the electric box and all of the switches were gone, wires cut clean. Then my daughter noticed that the other box with the lock was open and the power line was cut as well.”
Later Gabrielle´ contacted the Chula Vista Police Department to file a report, “I do know as a tenant that I have rights and plan to file charges. The officer who came out to take my statement told me that the neighbors in the community were upset because of my landlords Prudent Constituents Association (PCA) being scams. What does this have to do with me or my children? What if I had a sick parent or child in the house requiring electricity? ” It’s uncertain if a police report was taken because the officer left for another call and after waiting for a lengthy time she returned home with her daughter.
Gabrielle says, “On the eve of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday I’m hoping this has nothing to do with race, knowing how hard Dr. King struggled for equal rights of everyone regardless of ethnicity or economic status. I mean who would stoop so low and commit such an act to anyone, let alone a single parent. As a native San Diegan, I have been a proud resident of Chula Vista for over 25 years and was preparing to become a volunteer of C.A.S.T. My son, a Cellular Molecular Biology major attended Bonita High School and a student of the first Juvenile Police Academy here. My daughter is a dual language honors student who in 2009 was recognized by the mayor and city council as one of three top teen readers in the city Chula Vista.
After hearing the ambivalent news reports on local television about another PCA tenant who was evicted from her home, Gabrielle´ questioned her landlord and checked county records to verify ownership of the property. “My lease is clean. I would never put my children in this type of a situation. This is not the doing of PCA. This is retaliation from angry realtors against them in the East Lake community. My landlord told me about a local realtor admitting to this same illegal activity at the home of another tenant. Are you kidding me? This has escalated from the neighbors harassing behavior; taking photos of us, the landlord and our vehicles while previewing a rental last week.”
“I have traveled and heard of places where these acts occur, however I never thought I would experience this in a city I’ve come to love and raise my two children. I don’t know if I should be happy or sad that my children were exposed to this behavior. Better yet, how many other single parents are experiencing this? Now I plan to join alliances and tell the world about this until somebody listens and steps up to make a change”, says April.
Contact: Ms. Gabrielle´
info@nobrokenhome.com
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