Thief Takes Students’ Lunch and More from Zenia School; Kids Had to Be Sent Home Early

The suspect stealing gas.

The suspect stealing gas. [Photo provided by Peggy Canole]

Yesterday, students at Hoaglin-Zenia Elementary School were sent home early because the remote school in western Trinity County was burglarized for the second time this week, said Peggy Canale, Superintendent at Southern Trinity Joint Unified School District. “[T]hey took most of the food and our router box for the internet,” she explained.

The first burglary took place Sunday night or early Monday morning. “What we have discovered missing so far is a Chrome book and an iPad,” she said. “We do have serial numbers so if someone found them we could definitely match them.”

Canale said that after the earlier break-in, “Our maintenance man had put a metal plate over the door but they just ripped it off and broke in.”

Today, she said was an already scheduled minimum day. After the food was stolen and the school went through by the thieves, she explained, “They sent the students home before lunch…The teacher sent the kids home early because they rifled through things. Made a mess.”

Though this week was the first time the school building was broken into, Canale said that someone has been stealing gas from the school. “It has been for several months,” she explained. “Maybe it has been going on for much longer than we even realized. The thieves are just getting very bold.”

She said that a surveillance camera earlier this year captured a suspect taking fuel.  “We do have that person on camera.” (See photo above and below.)

Canale said that the theft “is very violating to not only the adults but the children as well.” She asks if anyone has information about the thefts to please contact either the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department or the school district at (707) 599-6386.

Enlarged version of the suspect's face.

Enlarged version of the suspect’s face.

 

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Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago

Time for a live in care taker. Even if this guy is caught, little to nothing will be done about it.

jim gund
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jim gund
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

We, as citizens are being ripped off. The counties take in millions of tax dollars every 6 mos. And we have to spend more of our money to hire more security? How about the sheriff do their job and get these creatures? And what about spending some of the tax dollar to build rehab centers, getting them off the street, and teaching them right from wrong? Oh, that’s right, liberal democrats run the state, and golly, we can’t interfere with the criminals rights. What about our rights? What about the taxpayer getting ripped off everyday? Democrats run the county and the state, look how they have ruined our schools, roads, and peoples lives by taxing us to death. Why should we, as private taxpayers, be subject to inefficient and corrupt law enforcement?
And if we take action, go get the methers, destroy their nests, then we would be subject to arrest for violating their rights. Do we allow them rights? Should we live subject to their thefts, the beatings they give their spouses, living in fear of losing our irreplaceable things, so these creatures can sell our stuff to drugs thugs to then shoot it up their arms? At this point, the death penalty sounds good.

Jane Doe
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Jane Doe
5 years ago
Reply to  jim gund

You can take a horse to water but you can’t force it to drink. The same goes for rehab. If the person doesn’t want to be rehabilitated, you can’t force them. It has nothing to do with political parties. [edit]

guest
Guest
guest
5 years ago

looks like Chad Allender.I Believe He is on Trinity’s Most wanted.its also rumard he was involved with Casterlin school robbery.

Redneckcountry707
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Redneckcountry707
5 years ago
Reply to  guest

Yep that’s him

Perspective
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Perspective
5 years ago

They might want to update their time stamp.

Bozo
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Bozo
5 years ago

Looks like they didn’t have a filler lock on the tank ?

No catchment bins/roofs on the tanks ? Hmmm…

Farce
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Farce
5 years ago
Reply to  Bozo

Wow. Yeah they should be cited by Fish and Game and charged $10,000 a day. That’s how it works, right?

Divide by Zero
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Divide by Zero
5 years ago
Reply to  Farce

Not for bureaucrats, they don’t play by the rules they impose upon others.

The problem is the guy stealing from them
Guest
The problem is the guy stealing from them
5 years ago
Reply to  Bozo

Siphon hose visible. Those tanks are under 500 gal. so they look set up fine.

Mud shovel
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Mud shovel
5 years ago

I’m not familiar with Zenia, but why does a school require fuel tanks on site?

Ernestine
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Ernestine
5 years ago
Reply to  Mud shovel

Well if you take the time to look at a map,zenia is kinda far far far from any gas station

Mud shovel
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Mud shovel
5 years ago
Reply to  Ernestine

I thought the Zenia store had a gas station.

Redneckcountry707
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Redneckcountry707
5 years ago

That is Chad Allender

That sauce
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That sauce
5 years ago

Tiny school in middle of nowhere has a camera system that’s better then most gas station or cameras 🤦‍♂️

groba dude osnt trustafarian
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groba dude osnt trustafarian
5 years ago

It’s amazing that in a county so backwards but yet filled up with desperate and dastardly characters, that someone operating a school would keep valuable and easily stolen items in a building that is not particularly secure and in a remote location.

How many thefts from schools have occurred? Wasn’t one school hit for the WATER in their tank?

Get a clue. Hire a night guard. Preferably an armed guard. Until then, take the valuables home.

CoveTroll
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CoveTroll
5 years ago

Emerald triangle. The green ghetto.

Magik
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Magik
5 years ago

Who’s gonna pay a guard?
What are they supposed to do with things of value, pack them up every nite?

I’m sorry but its backwards thought to me; blaming the school rather than the jackass doing these things! I hope to be in a world where stealing from schools and children is just taboo. It didnt used to happen that often.

Small schools like these in particular have very little funding. If you’d like to pay a guards salary please do!

Ernestine
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Ernestine
5 years ago

Yo groba way to blame the victim! I believe the rules read “if it’s not yours, then taking it Is a crime”. Not “it’s yours if someone didn’t lock it well enough.”

Honeydew Bridge C.H.U.M.P.
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Honeydew Bridge C.H.U.M.P.
5 years ago

Plugging that router box in somewhere can surely get this person captured, same with those Chromebooks.

Schools really need to become dug out bunkers with layered defensive barriers around them, it’s sad what Neo America has become.

If the hippies were properly dealt with in the 60’s we would not be living in a world of crime, drugs, and disease. Worst thing in history was letting that plane carrying The Beatles land, when it should have been turned back by the USAF.

The answer is forced conscription into the military for four years at age 18 or 16 if they drop out of school. Teach some values, Honor, and ethics so we can move past four generations full of go nowhere, weak, long hair, sleep ’till four, losers Neo America is so full of now.

Sold out
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Sold out
5 years ago

I love how you think the Beatles we’re the hippie igniter ha. You need a good gram of raw lsd to your done.

TQM
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TQM
5 years ago
Reply to  Sold out

Now that sounds good.

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
5 years ago

The whole town of Bridgeville a few years back , during the drought still, had their entire water supply ripped off!!! Someone backed a water truck up to the tank & drained it dry!!!! Anything not nailed down or even if they can get a pry bar under or behind it obviously, since the maintenance guy put a metal plate over it that was torn off!!!

Diesel Dually
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Diesel Dually
5 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

Jeeze, find an old dude, there’s plenty of us, tell him to park his trailer out back, and be the night patrol. Pay him, hell, $250/week, case of beer, carton of smokes, and stay up and walk around at random intervals. Might be surprised at what goes on at the school!

laura
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laura
5 years ago
Reply to  Diesel Dually

maybe worth considering, please elaborate.

Taurus Ballzhoff
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Taurus Ballzhoff
5 years ago
Reply to  laura

Elaborate? Hmmm, seems simple, free trailer parking, hookups or gas for a generator, access to the wifi. Guy’s job is to patrol the site at night.

Subsistence level salary, reasonable benefits.

Zenia, however, is in a beautiful but extremely remote location. I would do it, but I am married. Not everyone is suited, but I bet you could find someone easily!

Mkl
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Mkl
5 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

Wasn’t that the company contracted by cal-trans that got caught stealing the water? Or was that a different spot?

Mike
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Mike
5 years ago

Chad Allender. Surprised he’s not smoking a cigarette while siphoning it. Hire a night guard? Some of these schools don’t have money for pencils. Keep the tweeker thieves in jail instead of OR ing problem solved.

guest
Guest
guest
5 years ago

Looks like these people are trying to get their moneys worth from the public educational system.
Time for bear traps or room traps for these wonderful, productive citizens. Then set up some good old fashion stocks at public places like post offices so we can get to know them—up close and personal like. The so called justice system offers nothing to deter these poor, underprivileged citizens so the time may be ripe for some good old fashion blanket parties and public humiliation.
Oh ya, that may violate their rights….

Rumbustious
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Rumbustious
5 years ago

The picture is dated 1/29/2006?

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
5 years ago
Reply to  Rumbustious

Another commenter already noticed that & suggested updating it, hopefully they will to avoid any further “confustication”!!!

guest
Guest
guest
5 years ago

you are not required to have containment under 1000 gallons.And the schools do not have money for a night guard.

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
5 years ago
Reply to  guest

The schools in Cali are struggling to have enough money to even educate students effectively!!! Let alone “Luxuries” such as a live in caretaker or even roofs etc over the tanks!!!

Hobo-joe
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Hobo-joe
5 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

But we got enough money to build a goddamn bullet train to nowhere! fucking California…

Lost Croat Outburst
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Lost Croat Outburst
5 years ago
Reply to  Hobo-joe

Nowhere? Isn’t the train going L.A. To S.F.? Hardly nowhere. Our national infrastructure is crumbling.

The theft situation is reaching the breaking point. If the police can’t handle it, I am afraid of vigilante action. I assume the constabulary has been informed of the chief suspect(s)? It’s very sad to see the schools and businesses and homes preyed upon by human filth.

Mike
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Mike
5 years ago

The bullet train is a prime example of how California’s environmental laws are so stupid that they can’t even complete a public works project with public funds. And yes it is a train to nowhere (especially since it’ll probably never be completed)

Ernestine
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Ernestine
5 years ago
Reply to  Hobo-joe

You’re being played by the energy companies dude. A bullet train through the central valley is not ‘ to nowhere’. People were suspicious of Bart before it ran. It’s now integral to the Bay area transportation system. The energy companies want you to fight things that will save you money and keep us hooked on their junk.

Mike
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Mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Ernestine

Not being played by energy companies, being blantantly lied to buy the politicians. If they did this in the private sector it would be fraud pure And simple. I would simply prefer they use road funds to actually fix a road, any road pick one they all need it

Ernestine
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Ernestine
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Yes you are being lied to, and you appear to prefer the lies to the truth. Regarding the money: I prefer they use our money on technology that reduces our reliance on fossil fuels. Trains are far more efficient than cars.

Emily
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Emily
5 years ago
Reply to  Ernestine

Hint: don’t argue w trumpers.. it’s like talking to your grandpa…goddamn California ..Arcata .. spending my taxes… (shaking fist in the air)

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Emily

Oh well, one thing is sure. You apparently can’t continue to be a liberal without seeing yourself as a victim. Someone has to be assigned the role of villain in order to keep repeating the same attractive but incompetent ideas, trying to make them work as touted.

Mike
Guest
Mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Ernestine

I dispise trump, and I also dispise far lefters aka Arcata, typically all extremist are bad, I also hate nazis. As most of America does. But keep on polarizing the issue so that no forward progress is ever made.

Mike
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Mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Hey Emily, for people that pay attention what’s a assault weapon again?

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Trump is not likeable. Never has been. But I still get surprised, even shocked, that he apparently thinks keeping his campaign promises is important. Imagine that. If politicians all were expected to do that, the voters might have to be a lot more particular about who they elected. No more scraping responsibility off by saying the all lie all the time.

Water is life.
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Water is life.
5 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

The idea of allowing somebody respectable to park an rv or trailer on site rent free could work wonderfully for everybody. Local bureaucrats would have to do their job and make it work legally, rather than play the easy role of problem finding red stampers.

Mom
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Mom
5 years ago
Reply to  Water is life.

Maybe if they set up a non profit for the school and got the volunteer that way? That’s how they do it at the visitor center in the state park. Folks volunteer to work in the visitor center for free site hook ups for their trailers. Seems to work out well.

Livin' Easy
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Livin' Easy
5 years ago

Also the photo is listed as a ‘CUDDEBACK’ camera. Maybe a borrowed camera??? Get this guy and put him away for a long time!!

fuckwalterwhite.com
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fuckwalterwhite.com
5 years ago

Everyday I feel worse for any kids being raised around here,seems like few people actually care about the youth,or even their own kids. Or themselves,so no wonder.

guest
Guest
guest
5 years ago

Only the tweekers don’t care.The rest of our community does .

wants to know
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wants to know
5 years ago

I’d say it’s time for a bit of frontier justice. The way I heard it, many people know what’s what regarding this, and several other incidents. I’m just sayin….

gimmie a break
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gimmie a break
5 years ago
Reply to  wants to know

yeah the way you heard it! Been to the knitting group at the local store socializing, updating on the newest gossip. I am sure the click knows all. You all take the cake. Upstanding drunk ass jerks that have others take care of your grows so you can all gossip about everyone else…. what a joke. Too damn skeered to do anything on your own. cowards… just talk

Wow.
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Wow.
5 years ago

Wow Chad you’re an awesome person. Stealing from your children’s school? A whole new low!

Faith
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Faith
5 years ago

Takes a real piece of work to steal from children.

Dan Jenkins
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Dan Jenkins
5 years ago

Anybody call the sheriff to ID this scum?

Parker
Guest
5 years ago

That definitely chad.They need to fix the date on the camera.

Mike
Guest
Mike
5 years ago

He was stealing food? He must of got tired of buying food for Zach.

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago

These are game cameras donated by a concerned citizen that loves the children ! Not school cameras! Local Sheriff don’t care so wouldn’t come up.

Lost Croat Outburst
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Lost Croat Outburst
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Local deputy was too busy!?! Not that old chestnut. Again? I thought those days were over.

Johnny Reb
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Johnny Reb
5 years ago

Let me paraphrase: “I call that bold talk for one-eyed fat men.”

Get out and do something. Armchair sheriffs. Laughable.

Just a thought
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Just a thought
5 years ago

Yes that is chad Allender POS always has been. Probably with zack some one up there knows where he is. Or where they are.

Hang em high
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Hang em high
5 years ago

Heard Chad Allender is in Alderpoint at the Rez right now. That is defiantly him in the picture. Come on Trinity County take a lesson from Humboldt Co sheriffs they have been kicking TWEEKER ass for a couple of weeks. Go get the thieving POS. And the dirt bags that harbor them.

Livin' Easy
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Livin' Easy
5 years ago

Just curious Kim………..I made a normal, nice comment here at 11:16 this morning, and it’s still awaiting moderation; while other comments made 7 hours later are posted. What’s the need to moderate my comment and obviously not others? Just wondering why???

Humkid
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Humkid
5 years ago

Happy Easter Kym spend time with the one’s
u love good hunting hope you get a golden egg.

Humkid
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Humkid
5 years ago

he goes back and forth on Zenia bluff road everyday to get his meth .What is he driving ?He has crossed the line .[edit] his family coddles him poor tweeker boy steals from the same community they live in. [edit] you are on notice .you are responsible for this bullshit and you will pay.one way or another .what a blight on our community .[edit] we all know were it comes from only his mother loves him.teach your children well or we are all screwed.
you ripped off our community and our schools and our kids so you can get your dope ,you will pay.

[edit]
time for change Local law will be enforced !!!

Chadd hunter
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Chadd hunter
5 years ago

To chads mother your child is going to prision or death are you proud of that.Stop enabling him .His life Depends on it . time for an intervention. Happy Easter hope the law dosent show up.
im gonna suggest to law enforcement they should raid your house for abiding a fugitive and dope.and illegal cannibis cultivation.hope they find your hidden eggs #yourfucked

Chadd hunter
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Chadd hunter
5 years ago

Chadd just got out of trinity county jail back on most wanted list within a month wow what a winner mom should be proud.

Chadd hunter
Guest
Chadd hunter
5 years ago

you can’t hide and get dope . the community is watching .

Nick Farrell
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Nick Farrell
5 years ago

Date on the picture is 12 years old. Probably a mistake?

nameless
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nameless
5 years ago

Chad’s mother and step-father are complicit in facilitating his continuous crime spree, and have been for years. The only reason why people in the community are reluctant to get rid of them and their kin, is due to only one good and decent member of their family. R & T, as well as their kids (except for one), and ever growing population of grandchildren benefit from and continually abuse the compassion of this community, as they breed and burden more crime on the community they have zero respect for, but they have no respect for me, you or anyone in this community, obviously. Their hypocrisy is disgraceful, shameless, and greedy, for if anyone dared to violate them as they and their kin have for years on the surrounding communities they would be out for blood. Why CPS still allows them to raise any kids is criminal in of itself. R & T, Todd talk a big game of injustice, but it’s all for show as they harbor Chad or his step-brother who, big surprise is in jail as they inflict numerous crimes, again and again on our community they continually disrespect and take advantage of. Action is all that matters. Everything else is just empty, meaningless lies. People talk of the parents being complicit and coddling Chad’s deplorable behavior, while the community is complicit and coddles their deplorable behavior. The clock is ticking neighbors, and justice with continued phone calls will eventually end their despicable actions, or non-actions and abuse of our good neighbors, who work hard for what they have, and volunteer to make this world, their community a better place. Why we are still having this issue or conversation is ridiculous? Chad will probably narc his way out of jail once again. Hide at his parent’s or his brother’s place where he has been for the last week and a half. What a complete disgusting disgrace. Time for talk is long overdue. My compassion for that entire family is gone. It’s us or them.

Just a thought
Guest
Just a thought
5 years ago

Chad is nothing but bad a pos just like the rest of his family all of them even his brothers blood brothers and step brother I’m sure they are helping him and zack. That is the kind of people they are.

Just a thought
Guest
Just a thought
5 years ago

Gimme a break you are so right.

Poison Camp
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Poison Camp
5 years ago

Wow its funny how people think they judge the whole herd by one lost cow. Is it your parents fault you choose to get in your car today or that you choose to have ice cream for breakfast? Probably not, huh? What horrible things to read. Many ovbiously dont care to even ask questions. What parent doesnt love their child, what parent doesnt want to try to help them, what parent doesnt feel the pain when dealing with this kind of thing? But really even then whom are you to judge? And can you please let me know by what standards you are using. Ive read things here about people none or you have broke bread with or even stopped to introduce yourself? You know nothing about some of these people you talk about and that is sad. Right is right and wrong is wrong! Two wrongs dont make a right. It is not correct or fair to blame every single person that ever met or was involed with this person. Because then it wouldnt be just his parent whom you point your “God Fearing” or other fingers at nor would you place blame on a brother whom hasnt even been around the area except for the last 4months. And maybe just maybe you should put yourself in their shoes for a minute. Because even uglier then the words you slander your neighbor with, is you heart. Instead of saying such verbal diarrhea go to those and sit down and break bread with them. No one- is completely free of some guilt. So how can you judge any way? No disrespect ment to my elder may the Best of them Rest in Piece❤

Todd Allender
Guest
Todd Allender
5 years ago

So many of you have something to say Stop by, my ears are open in person. You obviously know where i am.

Todd Allender
Guest
Todd Allender
5 years ago

Nameless should come an talk to me in person or ask the peolpe that know me who i am what kind of man i am this bothers me that some man or women have this to say but has not the balls to post there name

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Todd Allender

And would you confirm their statements by violence? In which case, you already know why no one would approach you. If not, you could post something more reasoned than the vague macho posturing about balls.

Mom
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Mom
5 years ago
Reply to  Todd Allender

I think it’s funny that you also only challenge their statements about your character but don’t address the other allegations here, 1. Is this your step son stealing from the elementary school? 2. Are you harboring him even though he’s on the most wanted list? 3. Does he know the whereabouts of the man wanted for murder out of Alderpoint? Seems those issues should be more concerning than what some anonymous person thinks of your character.

Just a thought
Guest
Just a thought
5 years ago

Sometimes when it comes to family you don’t want to see the truth people are sick of this shit and when the family helps or defends them it’s like you think what they do is ok. Most people do know the hole family and there is no upstanding people in that family at all and most people see that just afraid to say so some of them do nothing but make threats

Just a thought
Guest
Just a thought
5 years ago

Poison camp you say things I don’t believe you know nothing about I don’t think you know those people growing up with them you know them and there’s not just one bad cow in that bunch they’re all bad cows.

Tdog
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Tdog
5 years ago

If he takes less than $1,500.00 each time it’s no more illegal than running a stop sign, infact it’s the same-give you a notice to appear unless you have Felony Warrants!!!

How funny that it was called Safe Cities, Safe Schools, Lol!!!

Todd Allender
Guest
Todd Allender
5 years ago

Im not defending no one is my picture here on this site no it isnt. Im ok with whats being said like i said stop in an talk we are not all bad cows if im such a bad man please let me know what ive done to wrong you.im not my brother im me todd allender big difference get your facts strait…..not like im going to freak out becouse some one would like to talk to me out of my community…..ask the elders around this mountain what they think of me