AREA AGENCIES TO RUN CRIME HOTLINE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley law-enforcement officials have set up a crime-tip hotline as a local replacement of the We Tip program to which they previously subscribed. Officials said they decided to collect tips locally after encountering delays in getting information telephoned from the Antelope Valley to an 800 number at a central office in 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. . Deputies or trained volunteers will answer the local hotline - at (805) 948-2677, or 948-COPS - during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a and early evenings. An answering machine will record tips during other times. ``These phones will be answered by us,'' Sgt. Darrel Brown Darrel Brown (born October 11, 1984) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. In the beginning of his career he performed well in World Youth and Junior Championships. The 100 m at the 2003 World Championships saw him finishing second behind surprise winner Kim Collins. said. ``Once we receive that information it will be forwarded to the appropriate department.'' The hotline is a joint venture of the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, the Antelope Valley Sheriff's Booster Club A booster club is an organization that is formed to contribute money to an associated club, sports team, or organization. Booster clubs are popular in American schools at the high school and university level. and the Lancaster Sheriff's Station Crime Prevention Unit. As on the national hotline, tipsters in the Antelope Valley program will be able to report crimes or suspicious activities anonymously. ``We encourage them to call 911 any time they have an emergency or a crime in progress,'' said Brown. ``But to report a crime and remain anonymous, we want them to call the hotline.'' People can also fax tips to (805) 948-5895. Law-enforcement officials hope to get information about hate crimes, gang activity, suspected child abuse and locations of houses where they may be drug dealing. Palmdale and Lancaster put in $3,000 each and the Sheriff's Booster Club, a citizen group, added $2,500 for equipment and supplies. Sheriff's officials have distributed handouts at local libraries, city offices and other public places announcing the new service and the phone number. Twenty-one billboards advertising the new program are expected to go up soon around the valley. Deputies said they want to expand the tip effort to the Internet. Lancaster participated in the We Tip program from the early 1980s through 1990, giving a $500 donation annually. Lancaster rejoined "Rejoined" is an episode of , the sixth episode of the fourth season. Quick Overview: Jadzia Dax is reunited with the mate of a former host and the two struggle with their feelings for one another. in 1995 by paying a $6,000 fee, based on population. ``I don't think We Tip was valuable or necessary for our organization,'' Assistant City Manager Dennis Davenport Davenport, city (1990 pop. 95,333), seat of Scott co., E central Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1836. Bridges connect it with the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline; the three communities and neighboring Bettendorf, Iowa, are known as the Quad Cities. said. ``We're hoping the local tip line will be valuable for the community.'' |
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