Though nobody likes it, everyone sits quietly. One has a broken garage door, which is not repaired. They go on vacation. They asked the other to take care of the house.

The other’s friend parks a large truck and a very large utility trailer for three days on the small, quiet, otherwise well kept court, in front of the driveway.

After three days, the truck didn’t leave. Frustrated, one neighbor called Vacaville Police Department who responded, but when hearing the truck and trailer was illegally parked in front of the driveway for “security purposes,” the officer called the owner of the property, who states she doesn’t mind the vehicle being there and speaks to the person who violated the law–finally determining it was okay to violate the law for “security purposes.”

Now, what would happen if everybody determined to illegally park large trucks with large trailers hitched to them in front of their homes and driveways for security purposes–for long periods of time?

How about parking motorhomes—maybe a semi? How about putting up a fence all around the property for security purposes?

Neighbors again called and police responded. The violator of law tried to intimidate the neighbor who called by glaring at her, while the police issued a citation. However, the car was not removed.

Nor is it believed the police issued a citation, but merely a 48 hour removal notice instead.

Who benefited? The police department who finally ended up possibly getting revenue from the citation (if it wasn’t a 48 hour removal ticket, the violator who wanted to park the vehicle there, despite the annoyance and nuisance to the other neighbors and the person who didn’t fix their garage.

Certainly not the homeowners in the area who had to look at the unsightly truck and trailer for almost a week.

You see, when people can’t afford to fix their garages or store their camping trailers, neighborhoods decline as we are seeing in Solano County…and police simply ignore the law, which further encourages its violation.

And good people lose trust in their laws, societal rules and in their police.