CRACKDOWN NETS 99 POLICE SOUGHT 400 FUGITIVES.Byline: CHARLES F. BOSTWICK Staff Writer PALMDALE -- Nearly 100 people hiding from prosecution on crimes ranging from armed robbery to drug trafficking were arrested in the 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 in a crackdown on fugitives, authorities said. In a Palmdale news conference, 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. and other officials said the Oct. 23-27 arrests came after weeks of preparation by a task force that included investigators from his department, county probation officers, state parole agents and U.S. marshals. ``When fugitives flee from their charges the criminal justice system starts to break down,'' said John Clark John Clark is the name of:
Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. for the U.S. Marshals Service The U.S. Marshals Service, a division of the Justice Department, is the oldest federal law enforcement agency, having served as a link between the executive and judicial branches of the government since 1789. The president appoints U.S. marshals for terms of four years. . The task force had gone out looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. about 400 people who went into hiding after an arrest warrant was issued for them or who had failed to appear in court for hearings, officials said. Besides the 99 fugitives arrested, the task force also assisted sheriff's homicide investigators in the arrests of three people for a gang-related slaying at a Palmdale party. All were people who live in the Antelope Valley, and about 90 percent of them were charged with crimes committed in the Antelope Valley. ``We're trying to improve the quality of life. Our goal is to let everyone here lead a better life -- to go to the park and not be afraid of gangs, to allow their children to walk to school,'' said Capt. Stephen Johnson There are several well-known people called Stephen Johnson:
The fugitives who were arrested included one charged with armed robbery, seven charged with burglary, one charged with assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. , three charged with assault, four charged with domestic violence and 11 charged with drug offenses. Another 17 failed to show up in court for a traffic offense, and one failed to show for a probation violation on a Fish and Game code violation. Officials at the news conference also noted last week's arrests of 35 suspects in a burglary ring believed to have operated since last spring and a beefed-up anti-gang effort that started in September. In the first month after 20 additional anti-gang investigators were assigned to the Antelope Valley in September, they made 120 felony arrests and 130 misdemeanor arrests, sheriff's Commander Cecil Rhambo said. The effort is expected to last until January, when officials will decide what sort of additional personnel are needed permanently, he said. Officials said the intent of the anti-crime efforts drive out criminals who have moved into the Antelope Valley during its recent population boom. PROPERTY VIEWING Victims of burglaries over the last year can find out Saturday if their belongings were among property found last week in an investigation of an Antelope Valley burglary ring. The viewing will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Palmdale Sheriff's Station, 750 E. Ave. Q. Crime victims must present a copy of their sheriff's department crime report for entry. If they don't have a copy, they must obtain one before coming to the station Saturday. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) AlSonja Schmidt and husband Robert Schmidt Robert Schmidt may refer to the following people:
Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer (2 -- 4) Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford, Sheriff Lee Baca, Lancaster Mayor Henry Hearns and Lancaster Councilmen Ed Sileo and Ron Smith, from left, announce arrests of fugitives Monday, above right. Burglary loot that was recovered from the homes of burglary suspects is seen at the Palmdale Sheriff's Station. Charles F. Bostwick, above right; Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer Box: PROPERTY VIEWING (see text) |
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