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Captain Stephen M. Carmona’s Captain’s Corner: look for when you are away and taking these small precautions will save you much heartache in the long I hope this September run. Newsletter finds you in good health. As we see the If you have any questions regarding any crime issues temperature rise some might or concerns in your community please feel free to be inclined to leave their contact Sergeant Chris Zine, Officer in Charge, doors and windows open at Community Relations Office, at (818) 623-4001 night during the day. A burglar knows this and sees If you’d like to start a Neighborhood, Business or this as an opportunity to break Apartment Watch program in your neighborhood, into your home. As a please contact the Senior Lead Office, at reminder, please lock and secure your home at night (818) 755-7679. All of these various Watch programs for the safety of your family and property. are helpful in combating crime problems and forming these groups is a simple safety measure that will Most important during the summer months is to impact your community. NEVER leave a child or animal in a car for ANY period of time, even with the window cracked open. Over the next few months we will be making changes The temperature in the car rises at an alarming rate to the newsletter, which we hope will keep you more and you never know when what was supposed to be informed about what is going on in your particular one minute away from the car turns into five. The neighborhood. You are our best eyes and ears. If you results can be deadly. Please, if you see a child or an see something, say something. Do not approach animal left unattended in a vehicle call 911 and try to anyone of suspicion, that’s where we come in. wave down help. Finally, if you haven’t already done so, pop into the Since summer is also a time of travel and you may station and check out our new North Hollywood Little have plans to go on vacation, please remind your Free Library. Any donations would be greatly trusted neighbors to pick up your mail and appreciated. We have books to borrow for children. newspapers, and to report any suspicious activities to You can take one, leave one, and donate one! So far the police. You may also stop your mail delivery and it’s proved to be a huge success. newspapers while you are away and ask your neighbors to remove any handouts left at your doors or in your gates. Thieves are well versed on what to
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Community Events Basic Car 15A21 Area 21 Basic Car Meeting Senior Lead Officer Carol Sawamura ** Date and Location to be determined upon the Cell Phone (818) 634-0852 return of Welby Way Block Captain, Vince Stamboni [email protected] Saturday, September 13th or 20th
Greater Valley Glen Council Board Meeting Current Crime Trends Valley College – Campus Center Room 104 Year-to-Date, A21 Area is showing an increase of 5800 Fulton Avenue 3.55 percent from last year (2013) to date. The Monday, September 1, 2014 highest increase can be attributed to Burglary Theft From Vehicles (BTFV) with 163 to date versus 124 North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council Year to Date for 2013. This marks a 31.45 percent Saticoy Elementary School - Auditorium increase, and the majority of these vehicle break-ins 7850 Ethel Avenue are along the major streets of Coldwater Canyon Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Boulevard and in the southern portion of the Area. 6:30 p.m. The increase in Theft occurrences are directly related to Kmart retail store shoplift arrests by Loss Prevention personnel. During this crime extraction Basic Car 15A85 period, Kmart arrests attributed to approximately 12 Senior Lead Officer Michael Lewis Part I crime numbers. Cell Phone (818) 634-2593 [email protected] A21 continues to target specific crime attractors and
locations. After an extensive multi-LAPD resource Current Crime Trends investigation, and with the assistance of the Citywide Based upon my statistics for the last extraction period Nuisance Abatement Program (CNAP) City Attorney I am still experiencing a large increase of office, on August 13th, Search Warrants were served Burglary/Theft from Motor Vehicles. The heavy at a prolific narcotics and property crime residence in concentration is south of Moorpark Street between the 12700 Block of Gault Street. Gang, Narcotics and Whitsett Avenue and Laurel Canyon Boulevard. the Gang Narcotics Abatement personnel arrested ten
individuals for Felony charges, including seven Crime Trends: occupants from the residence. The City Attorney This month it’s all about cars being broken into again personally served the three homeowners Civil in Studio City. I ‘m getting hit the hardest south of Complaints as well, outlining the City’s Civil lawsuit Moorpark between Laurel Canyon and Whitsett Ave. suing the legal owners of the residence. Recently, I was given a video of an individual who
was captured on videotape breaking into a car at Additionally, Patrol and specialized units have 2:15am. In the video you see an SUV parked in the concentrated their proactive enforcement in A21 driveway of a residence and the suspect walk up to it. Area, to assist with reducing Part I crime numbers. The suspect has a flashlight in his hand and you see
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him go straight to the driver’s door and open it. The This is very frustrating for you as well as for us. door opens, he climbs inside as the dome light Frankly, it’s an extremely difficult crime for us to illuminates. He then starts opening the center consul make an arrest. Total time he spent in the car was 25 as he casually goes through different papers. He is seconds and in this case he was taking his time. It described as a Male Black in his 20’s or early 30’s, didn’t appear he took anything from this vehicle approximately 6’0” 160/175lbs, short afro with long because thankfully, the victim did not have any sideburns and of course he has a back pack on. valuables inside. However, it’s important to remember that he was using his flashlight to This is very frustrating for you as well as for us. illuminate the back of the SUV as well as throughout Frankly, it’s an extremely difficult crime for us to the vehicle. What can you do? Lock your cars and make an arrest. Total time he spent in the car was 25 don’t keep valuables inside. seconds and in this case he was taking his time. It didn’t appear he took anything from this vehicle Hopefully, next time I’ll have a good story about his because thankfully, the victim did not have any arrest. We all know what he looks like and were out valuables inside. However, it’s important to there looking for him. Please remember to keep your remember that he was using his flashlight to eyes and ears open and if you see something illuminate the back of the SUV as well as throughout suspicious call. the vehicle. What can you do? Lock your cars and don’t keep valuables inside. Upcoming Events: The monthly Studio City Residence Association Hopefully, next time I’ll have a good story about his meeting at the Beverly Garland Hotel will be on arrest. We all know what he looks like and were out Tuesday September 9, 2014 at 7:30pm. there looking for him. Please remember to keep your eyes and ears open and if you see something suspicious call. Basic Car 15A67 Senior Lead Officer Robert Benavidez Upcoming Events: Cell Phone (818) 634-0978 The monthly Studio City Residence Association [email protected] meeting at the Beverly Garland Hotel will be on
Tuesday September 9, 2014 at 7:30pm. Current Crime Trends
As the summer comes to a close, we continue to see him go straight to the driver’s door and open it. The great results from our crime fighting and community door opens, he climbs inside as the dome light partnership efforts. This last four weeks has shown illuminates. He then starts opening the center consul another reduction in overall crime. Over 35 percent as he casually goes through different papers. He is reduction compared to the previous four weeks with described as a Male Black in his 20’s or early 30’s, crime being reduced in every category with the approximately 6’0” 160/175lbs, short afro with long exception of aggravated assaults. Property crime is at sideburns and of course he has a back pack on. an almost 50 percent reduction with the biggest
contributing factor being a large drop in the number
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of thefts. This continued reduction drops the overall The previous operation was conducted in May of this year to date numbers to a decrease of just over 8 year that also resulted in a large number of arrests person now. As mentioned, there was an increase in including the recovery of two guns. The operation aggravated assaults. We are looking to identify repeat included numerous officers and resources from both locations and develop strategies to reduce the departments. As a result, crime in the basic car area, reoccurrence of crime at these locations. Residential as well as the division, is down Year-to-date. burglaries have continued to remain low in the Toluca lake area, but we did see a small spike in the Hollywood Hills area. Basic Car 15A3 Senior Lead Officer Gabriel Ahedo Community Events Cell Phone (818) 634-0949 Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council [email protected]
Meeting Toluca Elementary Current Crime Trends 4840 Cahuenga Boulevard During this deployment period there was a slight Tuesday, September 16, 2014 increase in burglaries and aggravated assaults. There 7:00 p.m. was a decrease in robberies, grand theft auto, petty thefts and burglary from motor vehicle. Basic Car 15A39 Senior Lead Officer John Catalano Remember to always “Lock it”, “Hide it”, “Keep it”. Cell Phone (818) 634 -0873 Never leave anything visible in your vehicle. [email protected] Summer Night Lights continues at Valley Plaza Park located at 12240 Archwood St. There will be food Current Crime Trends and activities for kids. Please come and enjoy a great The North Hollywood Police Station and the Burbank evening at the park. The last day of Summer Night Police Department just worked its second joint Lights 2014 is Friday, September 5. operation task force that resulted in 21 felony arrests. Operation “Blue Knights II” was another success and Community Events resulted in numerous arrests, including narcotic Neighborhood Watch Meeting violations, identity theft and various warrants. Church of San Pablo 7400 Tujunga Avenue The operation also included flash incarcerations for Monday, September 8, 2014 people previously released under the Post Release 7:00 p.m. Community Supervision (PRCS) Program. This joint effort is another attempt to reduce crime in the NoHo Neighborhood Watch Meeting and Burbank areas. This operation has been Pentecostal Church successful and it is expected to continue in the future. 6903 Radford Avenue Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council Meeting Basic Car 15A33 LAFD Station 89 Officer Jennifer DuVally 7063 Laurel Canyon Boulevard Cell Phone (818) 632-0809 Thursday, September 18, 2014 [email protected] 7:00 p.m.
Current Crime Trends: Basic Car 15A27 Year to date part one crime continues to decrease with Senior Lead Officer Fortunato Mariscal 34 Part One crimes for the month of July. There have Cell Phone (818) 634-0941 been several new Neighborhood Watch groups started [email protected] this past month. I want to thank everyone who has been active in their neighborhoods and has forwarded suspicious activity. This has directly assisted in the
decrease in crime. Current Crime Trends
Based on the statistics for the last extraction period, Schools are back in session so please report any my area continues to go down in crime. We are suspicious activity in or around your schools. down from this time last month in property crime.
We had a few Residential burglaries in the area of Community Events Oxnard Street and Tujunga Ave. Let’s continue to be Greater Valley Glenn Neighborhood Council vigilant and look out for your neighbors and also Valley College remember “Lock it, Hide it Keep It”. Continue to Monday, September 1, 2014 have a safe summer. 7:00 p.m.
Community Events Lankershim Business Watch Meeting Basic Car 15A43 6620 Lankershim Boulevard Senior Lead Officer Manuel Arreygue Thursday, September 10, 2014 Cell Phone (818) 634-0829 1:00 p.m. [email protected]
Cleon Neighborhood Watch 6633 Cleon Avenue Current Crime Trends Thursday, September 17, 2014 Based on the current crime trends, overall crime is 1:00 p.m. down in our area. The only crime that is showing an increase are personal thefts. Unfortunately, people are leaving bicycles, cell phones, and purses unattended while at the local coffee shop or markets. Please assist us by securing your property and not leaving it unattended whether at home or out and about.
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If you have any information regarding this type of crime please contact our Burglary Detectives at (818) 623-4045. And of course, you can remain anonymous!
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