ANTI-CRIME EFFORT AIMED AT THE YOUNG.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer Deputies in one of America's safest cities plan to target juvenile crime with a $181,000 federal grant. ``The grant is expected to be used for programs such as the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, sheriff's bike patrol, and it will have a major focus on juvenile crime,'' said Pam Matsuoka, the city's youth outreach program coordinator. ``The grant is really important because it funds things such as truancy sweeps, and as a result of the sweeps the local authorities said they've noticed a decrease in daytime burglaries in Santa Clarita,'' Matsuoka said. The grant will mean more bike patrols along the paseos, parks and trails; drunk-driving checkpoints scheduled to coincide with local high school proms and graduations; truancy sweeps; and alcohol stings in which deputies cite store clerks who are caught selling alcohol to buyers younger than 21. ``We are focusing on the youth. The grant is a great resource for us to be able to do the patrols,'' said Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's Lt. Tim Peters Tim Peters may refer to:
During the first three weeks of the bike patrols, which began in June, there have been 51 misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. juvenile arrests, 20 juvenile citations, 37 misdemeanor adult arrests, seven misdemeanor adult citations and two felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. juvenile arrests, officials said. Peters said the bike patrols also promote good community relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. . ``The residents of our community are now seeing the deputies up close and seeing a face they can identify with,'' Matsuoka said. |
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