AIRPORT POLICE IRKED AT SHERIFF'S TAKEOVER TALKS BURBANK OFFICERS UNION NEGOTIATING NEW CONTRACT.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer BURBANK - Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Sheriff Lee Baca Leroy David Baca (b. May 27 1942, East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. is in talks with Bob Hope Airport Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR, FAA LID: BUR) is a regional and national airport located in Burbank, California, United States. It was formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); officials about taking over public safety operations there, angering the airport's police union, sources familiar with the issue said Wednesday. Airport officials are studying the costs of contracting with the Sheriff's Department, as well as seeking other ideas for policing the airport, which handles more than 5 million passengers a year. The news comes during contract negotiations that have been under way for six months with the 29-member Burbank Airport Police Officers Association. Members are seeking a 70 percent increase in salary and benefits over five years, airport officials said. Airport police - sworn peace officers who carry guns and have arresting power - currently earn $40,934 to $55,632 a year. They are responsible for arresting unruly passengers, writing traffic tickets and helping speed the flow of traffic around the terminal. "This is apparently a scare tactic that the airport authority is using to try and intimidate in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. the officers," said Dieter Dammeier, an attorney for the airport police. "The Sheriff's Department is down 1,100 bodies. They don't have enough people to patrol their area, let alone other people's areas, right now. The (airport) officers are upset." Baca spokesman Steve Whitmore and airport spokesman Victor Gill declined to comment Wednesday. After recent inmate riots, Baca is facing expenses associated with hiring more deputies to staff a county jail system in turmoil. The cost of fixing the jail problem was recently estimated at $300 million. Bob Hope's department is authorized to have 34 officers. There are five vacancies, with four applicants in the hiring process, in the 17-year-old department. Dammeier said he fears that, if Baca takes over airport policing, public safety would be jeopardized. He also said that, if a deal with the Sheriff's Department is worked out, the airport police could be laid off. No cost estimates were immediately available. Sheriff's deputies' starting salaries range from $44,568 to $49,632 a year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the department's Web site. This isn't the first time the Sheriff's Department has made forays into policing contracts. In March 2003, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board awarded a $50 million transit police Transit police also known as transport police or transit enforcement, is a specialized police agency or unit employed by a common carrier, which could be a railroad, bus line, other transport carrier, or the state. contract to the Sheriff's Department. Baca said he could provide 352 deputies to patrol buses and trains for $2 million less than the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . would charge.
The LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel.2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. previously had a five-year contract for 200 officers. Under a $14 million-a-year deal that began in 2000, 78 sheriff's deputies now patrol Compton, struggling to rein in to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins. to cause (a person) to slow down or cease some activity; - to rein in is used commonly of superiors in a chain of command, ordering a subordinate to moderate or cease some activity deemed excessive. See also: Rein Rein soaring gang crime. Recently, crime has dropped there. Baca, who faces re-election this summer, has pulled extra deputies from other stations across the county to the area to reduce crime. jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3306 |
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