I just got off the phone with a woman who's name is Lucy, Phone - (858) 720-2400
She was cordial and "apprecitated the call", I asked her what was going on today with Mr. Northcut and TJ.
First she said that Mr. Northcut had been at the war memorial prior to Sept. 11 and that he "never" raised the flag, that the city workers did that every day, she told me that this press release from Jaffe and Co. was "inaccurate" and that the story is all wrong, the thing that most concerns them is with his dog TJ.
She stated that there has been numerous complaints made against Mr. Northcut and TJ. She also stated that the story about people going up and petting the dog was not true, she said that the dog was aggressive and would bark at people who go near it.
She stated that Mr. Northcut was living in a parkng lot near some, I think she said townhomes and that Mr. Northcut and TJ would leave feces and messes all over the place.
She said the most important thing about this is that they are mostly concerned about TJ and that they didn't want another mauling like what happened up in San Francisco.
She wasn't aware that Mr. Northcut was a Vietnam Vet before this press release and said that their community supports all vets and have outreach programs for vets, I think she named one and it was called "Ships for Vets" (not positive if that was what it was called, my phone was dying).
That pretty much sums up the call, I urged her and the whole city to do the right thing and that many, many people are following this closely! Lucy said that they were working hard on resolving this. My phone was dying so I couldn't talk any longer.
I am praying for Mr. Northcut and TJ and hope that things work out for them!
God Bless all our vets!