Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Satellite Office Opening Soon!

The Watchful Eye Foundation will be opening a satellite office in Sioux City, Iowa
We are excited about our partnership as well with Life Line Services. We are looking for
help with the cost of a copier as well as paper. Monetary funds are great however if you
have a copier that can produce a number of copies relatively cheap let us know.
The Watchful Eye Foundation is a 501 c3 non profit. Receipts will be sent for you tax deduction.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

PUBLIC SPEAKER

Susie Squires is a public speaker who educates and informs her audience. Susie is also the Founder of the Watchful Eye Foundation, an organization that is committed to protecting innocent children.
When asked about what makes her different from other public speakers Susie states....
Anyone can speak to a group of people. Anyone can influence others to believe in what they are doing. It takes however a different type of person who can actually speak from their heart a message that is so powerful and personal that others believe that you actually know them on a person to person level.
I wouldn't care to label myself as a motivational speaker however if I can make just one person in my audience change for just one day that is meaningful.
In this world we all have had our ups and downs - some more downs than ups....its what you do with the "ups" that can be a life changing experience.
The majority of people have not been handed life on a silver spoon. We have had to work and struggle for whatever material items we have. That in itself often makes the struggle all the more worth it.
Susie talks about sexual abuse, runaways, gangs and domestic violence. These are not things that you learn in school and most people would not care to have a degree in the "life learning" roles that she has been placed in so many times in her life.
The main gist of her speaking however is that the word survivor is one that we all know because somewhere deep inside each and everyone of us is a survivor.
We have all survived something traumatic in our lives. Often times you can turn that very trauma into something that will help others.
Susie is a skilled speaker who brings with her many tools of expertise in many areas. If you are interested in further information about booking Susie for your next speaking engagement regardless of the size of audience please contact via email at
contact@watchfuleyeusa.com

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Stay tuned for this weeks UPDATE on Evelyn

This week there will be a story with pictures posted in regards to little Evelyn - she was the 3 year old that was brutally raped and murdered as she slept in her own bed......
"As she lay dreaming of princesses and fairy tales a horrible monster came through her window and destroyed her".......................

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

When a Gangster calls it quits PART 2

Part 2....



Jose came to me about two years ago and wanted me to help him get out and away
from the high profile gang he was in. He somehow got my cell number from someone who knew someone that came to our
after school program and he decided to call me one Sunday.
He wanted to meet and wouldn't state why.... I'm not gonna lie - I was a little nervous when he told me his name....
he was well known for his violent and heartless methods.
I told him that I would meet with him at my office - he wanted to meet right away - like in 30 minutes......
I thought maybe because of the threats against my life that he was arranging something......
so I told him sure - "my office in 30 minutes"
I figured that since I have "panic buttons" in various places at my office I would be safe....
So, I went a little earlier and prepared myself just in case.......
Continued....
Sitting at my desk seemed like the place to be - I didn't want to look nervous. The bells on the door went off and my heart I swear felt as if it skipped a beat.....
I called out, " hey I'm in here" and he walked on into my office.
I could tell the minute he walked in that I had no reason to be scared. He had been beaten and it was obvious that it had taken a toll on his inner soul as well.
My heart went out to this guy who I had along with everyone else feared. He stood there in front of my desk and very quietly asked me if he could talk to me straight. I said " sure, but first I want to know if we are cool with one another" he stated " ya, its cool".....
So he sat down - and I asked him what was up.....he said very quietly - almost inaudible - "I got jumped out and I need you to help me to get my life straight now. I don't want to do this shit no more, can you help me?"
I looked at him and felt more compassion than I have ever felt I think for any of the other gangsters that I work with. Here was this man - not a kid - who stood in front of those who respected and feared him, and he allowed them to beat him. He had a few broken ribs, broken nose, chipped tooth, black eyes, but the thing that was more obvious than these physical ones was that he looked lost.
That's all he had for years was what he had just given up. He instantly had my respect and I was determined that he would have my friendship as well. Anyone that would put themselves through this deserves at least that.
I asked him "why did you get out" ......he said he just had been thinking of it for awhile. He said that he would watch me sometimes when I was out cleaning up graffiti or collecting truckloads of food for the flood victims and he wanted to be in that circle. He said that one of the last times that he had the younger gangsters paint a 187 (187 means to murder) tag he did it to see what I would do. When it got back to him that I got out of the cleanup bus - and had told the kids "I got this one" and that I had cleaned it up alone, he said that bothered him. He wanted to apologize to me. He said he also wanted to ask me to help him "get straight in life".....
I asked him, " do you really mean it or is this some trick that you have come up with".....
his reply was one that surprised me but at the same time made me feel as if the choice I had made to help those that had been cast aside and labeled as worthless was one of the best decisions I had made.
It took me about a minute of silence to ponder all of this. I needed to let it this conversation process somewhat in my brain. Surprised is about the only word I can come up with on this one.
Like I said, I thought about this for about a minute. The silence in the room made "Jose" shift nervously in his chair as he waited for my response.
It's amazing how much can run through your mind in a minute.
I was very careful when I spoke as I did not want to scare him away nor did I want to offend him. After all, he had taken the first step by coming to me.
So this is what I told him.....
"Jose" if you are really sure about this then I will do everything in my being to help you. This change cannot come from me though - it has to be what you want. When you set forth to change what you have been living most of your life it is very difficult. You have to seriously without a doubt want this change to happen. It is really easy to flip back into the old ways - for instance - you can make over a couple thousand dollars a day selling drugs, but now working at a job 40 hours a week may if your lucky bring you about $350 a week. However, making that $350 may be hard physically but at least you are earning it honestly and don't have to look over your shoulder constantly. Also flipping yourself means to change all your "friends".......those homies that you have been kicking it with are not going to be supportive of your change. They will do everything they can to make sure you stay the same as them.
If its power you are looking for, you can find power by offering to be an influence to change others just like you. Who better to do that than you?
I continued on by telling him - "Jose" I too have watched you for a few years. Don't think for a minute that all that you did got past me or went unnoticed. You are a leader and a survivor and that puts you in a position to be anything you want to be - not just a gang leader or a dealer. I believe in people. Even the worse of the worse usually have something good in them. Sometimes the bad overshadows the good and people cant see it - its not on the surface but I tend to look at people in a different way. If you say you want to change then I believe you. The most important thing though is that you have to believe in yourself.
"Jose" had been looking down at the floor the entire time I had been speaking. When I finished he looked straight at me with tears in his eyes and said " nobody has ever told me anything like that. Like they believe in me and that I can do whatever I want......thanks for telling me that".....
I got up from behind my desk, not feeling the need any longer to be near the panic buttons, and I went around and stood in front of him and said " well its true - I do believe in you....if you have enough courage to go through all of this to get to me then I believe in you. I will do whatever I can to help you".
He stood up and I gave him what the younger kids all call a "momma hug" and he again repeated "thanks".......
"Jose" and I have become friends - its been almost 2 years since his flip. He has a girlfriend and a new baby and he works 40 hours a week. He doesn't have rolled up bills in his pocket like before but he is happy. One of the things that is really noticeable on him is that it is visible - he no longer looks like the scary gangster that he once was. Yes, he still has all his tattoo's and hopefully I can come up with some money one day to help him get those removed.
He calls me to talk and tell me about whats going on in his life and I keep pushing him to keep moving forward. He is working on his GED as well.
I tell him constantly that I am so very proud of him.....and I am.
Change has to come from within......the best dressed people in busy suits can often times be one of the worse individuals you could meet.
My advice to people is to try and look past at the tat's and the clothes and see what people have on the inside. I do it everyday.....because I believe in people and I believe in the power of kindness and compassion because that is what will bring about change that we want to see.
"Jose's" story is true. I am very proud of him and tell him everytime I speak to him. To survive all that he has and move onward is huge. He tells me that he really appreciates all that I have done but I reply that I didnt do anything - he did it because it was what he wanted.

When a Gangster Calls it Quits - PART 1




Enough is Enough *Jose* said.......


Editors note: Due to the high risk issue, names have been changed for protection.

Jose had been fighting all of his life he told me...that he remembers for sure is about the age of 5.
All little boys fight but Jose's situation was a little different......
His older cousins would take him to other towns on the weekends where they would put him in a fight ring with another little boy. People would bet money on which boys would win. The boys would be severly punished if they lost by the people that brought them to fight.
Jose was one of those little boys......
In the beginning he lost alot of fights and would get beat and sometimes sodomized just depending on the mood of the older cousins and their friends.
His mom never really cared too much as she was pre-occupied with various boyfriends so she had little time for him. His Dad had gone onto another town and had a different life.
Eventually the Dad would come back for his son but not until he had already suffered for years.
Jose survived all of the abuse by learning how to be tough.....
By the time he was 10 years old he was selling drugs and "kicking it" with the older guys. Looking back he said he must have been like a pet dog - they would rub his head when they were in a good mood or if something made them mad, they would shove him down or kick him just be mean to him, even if he had nothing to do with it.
Sometimes they would hold his face and body and blow marijuana smoke in his mouth, as he gagged from the smoke - then they would dump beer in his mouth or whiskey.......
Survival mode kicked in eventually.......
Soon he was making thousands of dollars a week - he states that he was really good at selling street drugs. He said his motto was "you want it, I got it".....
Jose came to me about two years ago and wanted me to help him get out and away from the high profile gang he was in. He somehow got my cell number from someone who knew someone that came to our afterschool program and he decided to call me one Sunday.
He wanted to meet and wouldnt state why.... I'm not gonna lie - I was a little nervous when he told me his name....he was well known for his violent and heartless methods.
I told him that I would meet with him at my office - he wanted to meet right away - like in 30 minutes......I thought maybe because of the threats against my life that he was arranging something......so I told him sure - "my office in 30 minutes"
I figured that since I have "panic buttons" in various places at my office I would be safe....So, I went a little earlier and prepared myself just in case.......
PLEASE RETURN AGAIN FOR THE 2ND PART -

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

REWARD FOR MARIA DOLORES MADRIGAL AKA LOLA MADRIGAL

The story below is the details of the murder of the 8 month old baby in the case of Maria Dolores Madrigal - aka - Lola Madrigal.
SOURCE OF STORY IS THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THEIR ARTICLES PLEASE READ AT
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/


S. Sioux City infant's death blamed on severe head injury
By Dolly A. Butz dbutz@siouxcityjournal.com Posted: Monday, October 5, 2009 2:05 pm

SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- A 8-month-old died last month from a severe closed head injury, which authorities allege was not an accident and happened while the boy was in a South Sioux City woman's care.
Maria Dolores Madrigal, 39, aka Lola Madrigal, is charged with one count of child abuse, a class IB felony, and one count of first-degree assault, a class II felony, in connection with the Sept. 21 death of Alexis D. Vasquez-Perez. A warrant has been issued for Madrigal's arrest.
Sioux City Lt. Chuck Carson said today that Madrigal has not been arrested and that he cannot say whether authorities know where she is. Reports that Madrigal may be in Tennessee are inaccurate, according to Carson. He said Dakota County will extradite Madrigal when she is found.
A autopsy conducted Sept. 22 by Woodbury County Medical Examiner Thomas Carroll revealed that Alexis died as a result of non-accidental, inflicted trauma which resulted in a closed head injury and swelling of the brain.
According to court documents filed Thursday in Dakota County Court, Alexis' mother, Eluvia Vasquez-Perez noted that her child was having problems breathing when she picked him up from Madrigal's residence, 203 W. 13th St., Sept. 19. The documents state that Madrigal told her that Alexis was ill, had a fever and had vomited in her care.
Vasquez-Perez and two friends took Alexis to the Mercy Medical Center emergency room. There South Sioux City police investigators observed the child in "great distress."
Alexis was transferred to Children's Hospital in Omaha, where court documents state that Dr. Susan Haney told investigators that Alexis suffered a severe closed head injury which would have resulted in immediate incapacitation and unresponsiveness. Haney said in the documents that the swelling of Alexis' brain was "so swift that death would have soon followed without professional medical intervention."
Alexis, who was on life support since arriving at Children's Hospital, died Sept. 21.
According to the documents, Madrigal told detectives that Vasquez-Perez brought Alexis to her residence at 2:55 p.m. Sept. 18., and that Madrigal felt that Alexis had a fever and had vomited. The documents state that Madrigal said that Alexis moved around a great deal and came out of the child seat onto the floor, but was not injured. Madrigal said she attempted to feed Alexis some milk, but he only ate half of what he normally consumes.
Vasquez-Perez told investigators that Alexis was in good health, alert and active, when she left him at Madrigal's home before going to work. The documents state that Madrigal was Alexis' only caregiver during that time.

Watchful Eye Comment: Leaving your baby to go to work is hard enough - now we have a woman who went to work and left her baby with a sitter who she trusted who caused such harm to her child that she caused him to die. This crime makes me sick as well as the cowardness of the Madrigal woman. She looks guilty as hell in my opinion by running away. If you didnt do it Lola then why run? Can you honestly live with yourself on this horrible crime? And while on this subject - where is your little 4 year old daughter?

NEW URGENT UPDATE MARIA DELORES (LOLA) MADRIGAL


The United States Marshall's are offering a
$$ REWARD $$
for information that leads to the arrest of
MARIA DELORES MADRIGAL also known as LOLA MADRIGAL!
All information relayed to us regarding this case WILL remain confidential and will NOT be published.
Please help locate this woman! An innocent 8 month old baby is dead and this child deserves justice!!!
CONTACT US AT
(402) 412-3393
or
email
Come on readers - help us out - forward this information to everyone you know! Ask them to keep forwarding it. We have done this before and we can do it again.
I do want to mention that Madrigal has a 4 year old daughter who may be in a Headstart program at a school. Madrigal likes to babysit children and comes off as being very friendly.
Please - a young mother is heartbroken because her little baby boy is dead.....help give this mother some answers by assisting in bringing Madrigal in.
AGAIN - YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL!

Monday, December 14, 2009

NEW UPDATE on Maria Delores Madrigal - U.S. Marshals assisting in locating her

URGENT UPDATE!!
Please click the link http://www.kpth.com/Global/story.asp?S=11382996 for the latest news on Maria Delores Madrigal, also known as Lola; who is wanted by the South Sioux City, Nebraska Police for her involvment in the death of 8 month old Alexis Vasquez-Perez.
If you have a tip or know the whereabouts of Maria Delores (LOLA) Madrigal, PLEASE do the right thing and send an anonymous note to this blog and we will get it to the right authorities.
An 8 month old baby boy is dead and we are asking for your help to locate her so that this little baby boy can have justice.
Please do the right thing and shoot us an email -or call -
Phone is 402/412-3393 or email at watchfuleye@cableone.net