AREA CRIME DECLINES IN '96 : PALMDALE, LANCASTER PLAN TO EXPAND PROGRAMS TO CURB RATE.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Crime in Palmdale and Lancaster fell slightly during the first six months of 1996 compared to the first half of 1995, mirroring the national trend, 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. FBI figures released Monday. But officials in both cities said more will be done in hopes of further cutting the rate of crime. ``It's always a No. 1 priority for us,'' Palmdale City Councilman David Myers said. ``It's going to be a continuing priority.'' In Lancaster, the number of crimes dropped from 3,026 in the first six months of 1995 to 2,975 during the first half of 1996, according to the FBI. In Palmdale, the number of crimes dropped from 2,414 to 2,411. The statistics are preliminary, the FBI report said. Both cities are planning to bolster This article is about the pillow called a bolster. For other meanings of the word "bolster", see bolster (disambiguation). A bolster (etymology: Middle English, derived from Old English, and before that the Germanic word bulgstraz their law enforcement efforts using state and federal grants. Palmdale recently added two deputies under its contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . The city is also slated to receive an approximately $260,000 federal grant, which will be used to add two more deputies, Myers said. Lancaster is using a $280,000 state grant to add a special two-person patrol car to combat street-gang activity. The additional patrol would be an expansion of the city's TOP Bomb program, which provides a two-person squad car four to six times a week. The ``TOP'' portion of the program's name stands for ``target oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. policing,'' a practice of patrolling to look at specific areas or problems. The ``Bomb'' portion is Sheriff's Department slang for a two-person patrol car. The grant is coming from Assembly Bill 3229, a state law which is allocating $100 million for additional police officers throughout the state. ``We expect the state funding will be ongoing,'' said 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. , Lancaster's assistant city manager. ``It's a good chunk of change. We can do a lot with that money.'' Lancaster is also awaiting authorization The right or permission to use a system resource; the process of granting access. See access control. to begin using a $310,000 federal grant to fund two gang-graffiti investigators and one school deputy. That approval should be coming shortly, Davenport said. Lancaster also plans to expand citizen anti-crime programs, such as Neighborhood Watch, and also plans to hand out baseball cards featuring law enforcement officers with members of the Lancaster JetHawks The Lancaster JetHawks are a minor league baseball team in Lancaster, California, USA. They are a Class-A Advanced team in the California League, and are a farm team of the Boston Red Sox. , the city's minor league baseball
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