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Subject: FW: Incident Friday 3/31 Fire/Media
From:Jovanny Huerta<ihuerta@lake-elsinore.org>
Date: May 26, 2023 at 4:17:02 PM PDT
To:Jason Simpson<isimpson@lake-elsinore.org>,Shannon Buckley<sbuckley@lake-elsinore.org>
Subject: Fwd: Incident Friday 3/31 Fire/Media
Fyi:This is the email that our staff at PL filed reporting the screeners incident, March 31, 2023.
Jovanny R. Huerta
Community Services Department
Special Events Manager
City of Lake Elsinore
ihuerta@lake-elsinore.orr.
PH:(951) 674-3124
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From:Jovanny Huerta<ihuerta@lake-elsinore.org>
Date:April 3,2023 at 9:14:00 AM PDT
To:Jason Simpson<jsimpson@lake-elsinore.or-.>,Shannon Buckley<sbuckley@lake-
elsinore.orp,>, Beau Davis<bdavis@ la ke-elsinore.or >
Cc: "Johnathan O.Skinner, MPA,CPRP"<jskinnerCL lake-elsinore.org>
Subject:FW: Incident Friday 3/31 Fire/Media
Good Morning Shannon and Jason,
I know we spoke already, but I also requested the staff at LP to document the incident.
Attached in this thread is the report of the Friday encounter with the"Stringer
photographer,"who identified himself as a law enforcement\firefighter. I have
confirmed that he is the operator and admin of RVCNews.
Jovanny Rivera Huerta
City Of Lake Elsinore
Public information officer I Special Events Manager
ihuerta@lake-Elsinore.or,
PH (951) 6743124 ext: 267
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From: Erica Toney
Sent:Saturday,April 01, 2023 4:54 PM
To:Jovanny Huerta<'huerta@ Lake-Elsinore.org>
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Cc: Beau Davis<bdavis Lake-Elsinore.or >;Joanna Truex<jtruex(+Lake-Elsinore.org>;
Johnathan O.Skinner, MPA,CPRP<iskinner@Lake-Elsinore.org>
Subject: Incident Friday 3/31 Fire/Media
Hello Jovanny
Below is a photo of Ted Foster—the gentle man that identified himself as a firefighter as
well as Rivco Media. Below is my account for the incident. Thank you for assisting us,as
you experienced this guy is an ambulance chaser and just trying to cause issues for staff.
At 2:30 pm—I was at the main entrance of Launch Pointe on the corner of Riverside Dr
& Lincoln dealing with a transient that had walked into the resort. Three sheriff vehicles
came in full code 3 status. They went directly to the storage gate. I noticed the officers
stuck at the gate and ran over to assist. Security Officer Tom was also proceeding over.
The three offices did not have the current gate code. By the time I was able to run over
Officer Peterson had arrived and entered the code. At this moment Cal fire arrived as
well as several other sheriff officers. Vicky picked me up at the storage yard in a golf
cart and we proceeded to the launch ramp. Vicky and I started clearing the launch ramp
and had gatehouse staff clear the main entrance. A Cal Fire&Sheriff officer approached
Vicky and I and requested assistance in keeping the launch ramp closed. He informed us
they had recovered a body and they did not want anyone to see it. At that moment
Vicky received a call from gatehouse they were questing a vehicle they permitted in who
identified themselves as a firefighter/media. Vicky and I identified who it was and
approached the gentleman. He immediately started hassling Vicky and giving her,the
runaround and I continued to clear the area. I was within earshot and could hear him
stating he was a fire fighter and Vicky responded with so you are here with them
(pointing towards the Cal Fire staff onsite) he would change his story and say oh no now
I'm with the media. She asked for a badge or business card, he did not provide having
anything.Vicky requested he pay for parking and informed him the launch ramp is
closed currently and he could not access it. He continually stated this is public property
and we could not stop him. At this time,all officers and Cal Fire had proceeded down to
the docks to assist with the sheriffs boat arriving.
Vicky continued to chat with Ted Foster, he continually just changed his story and gave
her the runaround. He requested Vicky business card and she left to go to check-in to
get it. Ted then approached me asking where I worked and how he can get an annual
lake pass. I provided him with the details. I walked away from Ted to assist with a
group of RV Resort guest who were approaching. I walked back to the check-in building
to assist them. Ted then came to the gatehouse to purchase a parking pass. At this
time Jovanny arrived and located him walking back to the parking lot. He continued the
same approach with Jovanny—he was a fire fighter and with the media.
The black dodge Ram is Ted's vehicle in the photos.
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