In re Brandon W. CA1/1

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On October 15, 2011, around 12:45 p.m. Yolanda Alexander-Maker approached her home at 1414 Fairview, Berkeley, California. She is African-American. She noticed two African-American youths pass her on the sidewalk. One was medium-brown in skin tone, the other light, each one was “fairly tall.” They appeared to be in their teens or early twenties. When Alexander-Maker said “hello” to the youths, only the medium- brown skinned male responded. The other kept going. She then saw a third male following behind the two. She thought the three were together but they clearly were not walking together. This gave her a “bad feeling.” Alexander-Maker had occupied her home for over 50 years. She knew the people in her neighborhood and had not seen the three youths before. As she entered her home, Alexander-Maker noticed the first two men were gone but the third person was resting on the trunk of a red Honda, looking up and down the street. Alexander-Maker telephoned the police because she was suspicious. Looking out her front window, she saw the first two men walk down a driveway of a neighbor’s home and speak with the man at the Honda. Alexander-Maker then saw the two go…