Mountain Democrat Online: retired cop shot at--HOA feud to blame?
POLLOCK PINES - In 23 years of duty on the San Francisco Police Department, Paul Seidler, 62, had never been shot at, but all that changed Wednesday at 2 a.m. when three suspects reportedly entered his home on Gold Ridge Lane and shot at him twice, narrowly missing, according to El Dorado County Sheriff's reports. Seidler identifies himself as the country's first openly gay uniformed police officer who acted as a liaison between the SFPD and the gay community after the White Night Riots. While openly homosexual, Seidler said he believes the incident is related to problems he claims he has been having with ongoing harassment from his homeowners association. "It started with the homeowners association," Seidler said. "My house has been paint-balled, tacos were thrown at my car ... the little incidences built up into large incidences." He told the Mountain Democrat that in the past he has criticized the Gold Ridge Forest Property Owners Association. He claimed the association has held meetings without giving notice and voted without the required quorum. Seidler also said he has had trouble with the association since he has built the second story deck on his home, which does not have a door on the back.