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Long Beach Hoarder Standoff Did anyone hear about this yesterday Alleged Long Beach hoarder in custody after 7-hour standoff - latimes.com I know that guy. There were helicopter hoovering over my house and streets blocked off all day yesterday. I still cannot believe it! He's one of them people everyone knows in a neighborhood and wouldn't hurt a fly. Always so friendly to everyone. Still in shock. I'm not going to judge because I know he was not a violent person. He didn't want his stuff messed with and flipped. So so sad for him because I know he's in so much trouble. I can't predict the future so I'm not going to, but damn. Not sure what he was thinking. Just goes to show you never know what can happen in life. One second or bad decision can change your life as you know it. |
Wow, I'm sure he's going to be in a lot of trouble... He hit a code enforcement officer in the head :( It will be interesting to hear what comes of it... |
He's in big trouble. Attempted murder trouble. The whole neighborhood is really in shock. He was so nice to everyone.. Adults, children, everyone. I wonder how it really went down. Either way he shouldn't have went there with it. |
Poor soul...just lost his momma....I feel terrible for him, having to believe he had no other way to deal with what was happening in his life....He had obviously "lost his footing, his balance" with the death of his momma, and Lord only knows what else is deteriorating in his life....he has come unspooled...his center of balance has become all unbalanced....and he was not equiped to handle what in his mind, must have seemed like the gestapo, lamblasting into his disorder, and he really lashed out. Thank God the officer he shot, will survive...hopefully without any disability..... |
That is sad. I agree they should have attempted other means first. |
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Hoarding is a disease. There are many emotional reasons why people do it. When it's the only control that they have in their life that makes sense to them and someone comes in and messes with it, they lose it. I feel bad for them. It's not healthy but obviously they can't control it. I'm very familiar with it because it touches a place close to me. It is also a hereditary tendency. :( |
That is so sad:( I wonder if you and your neighbors could all write letters to the District Attorney in charge of his case, stating his non-violent and peaceful coexistance in your neighborhood all these years. That's just not right for them to go in hard like that, he has a mental illness and they didn't deal with the situation properly:( I hope that instead of him going to jail, that he'll get the help he needs instead:love: |
This is so very sad. Some who is a hoarder needs mental help. He needs to be in a facility that can help him. But since he did shoot a gun at officers his chances are now possibly slim for that happening. I pray this man get's the help he so needs. |
A letter couldn't be a bad idea. It would at least be heard. Jail is no place for anyone to be unless you're a hardened criminal. They came with a cleaning crew to clean the inside and outside of his home. If someone showed up at my house with a broom and and trash bags ready to clean, I wouldn't be very welcoming either. Help for him would really be what he needs. But I agree, they are really going to try to get him. They had swat and everything involved. |
Here's a better article about it Anthony Glen Gorospe, Long Beach Hoarder, In Custody After Standoff (VIDEO) |
Oh and get this... The yard is still a mess. They were so determined to clean it and they haven't touched it. I need to go do something else. Thinking about it is making me mad. lol TTYL |
Hes being charged with 15 counts of murder and bail at 5 million right now. I'm seriously losing all faith in the government. So sad. |
That's so sad. I'm sure the police would have had a different approach when trying to reach out to a hoarder. Enlist a neighbor he trusts to get a dialogue going, set him up for counseling.... Anything other than just showing up ready to remove his belongings. It's sad that the only way they describe your neighbor is negatively like he choose to be this way. |
He needs a good legal defense. They knew he had problems (yes?) and yet they went in there all swat-like:mad: Someone that has mental issues needs to be handled with care and he did his perception told him to, defend his home from intruders. It's such a sad situation:cry: |
They defiantly knew., He grew up in that neighborhood. The neighbors like him. He was like the neighborhood look out for everyone. My friend said he rescued her dog somehow (i forget exactly) before and use to walk him everyday, he use to look out for everyone in the neighborhood. Pick up fallen trash cans. He use to go to my other friends house to play with his dog every weekend. He does that to date. That dog get so happy and excited when he sees him come. At the end of that whole ordeal, he was yelling at the cops to "shoot me" and "hurry and get it over with" and "make sure my cat and dog are ok" before they sicked the pit bull on him. The neighborhood is trying to get together. They are putting together a letter and petition and everyone is signing it. We don't know what else to do. I remember when my dog was missing and the cops here treated me like I was an idiot for calling them. I was having a tragedy and needed them and they made me feel stupid.. I've given up all hope in these cops. At least in my city. What a bunch of lames. |
His name is Tony. Everyone here knows him by Tony. |
It was terrbily mishandled |
Maybe someone could start a legal defense fund for him. He sounds like a peach of a man that just happened to have a hoarding problem. My goodness what happened to him sounds so Gestapo-like:mad: :cry: He needs help and I only wish that I could do something for him:unlove: At the very least he needs an attorney that knows civil rights law and police procedure very well. Perhaps a phone campaign to your local law offices to beseech them to step up and help this poor defenseless man? I don't know, but stuff like this makes me wonder what the HECK is happening in this country! I mean, shoot, if you have money you can get away with murder! If you are not that well off, or have some kind of disability (and mental illness definitely falls into that category) then they just roll right over you:( Please know that Tony is in my thoughts and prayers. |
Long Beach hoarder charged with attempted murder comes out of cell - ContraCostaTimes.com Article from today's court appearance. That picture breaks my heart, literally. I am so praying and praying for him. I personally know him and know he does not deserve this. Yes, he should get in trouble, because it's not ok to shoot at people, but not 15 counts of attempted murder. They are trying to put him away for life! I put most of the blame on the cops. They are the trained professionals who should have known how to handle the situation. |
That's infuriating!! |
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