DETECTIVE TEAMS GIVEN MORE STAFF.Byline: Judy O'Rourke Staff Writer 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, - Four new sheriff's detectives and a lieutenant have been assigned to Santa Clarita in recent weeks after city officials pointed out that their law enforcement contract had more than doubled in price since 1987, but the level of service hadn't kept pace. The staffing was boosted after city officials met with 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. representatives to review Santa Clarita's growth, rising crime and $14 million contract for city police services. ``The level of staffing that is provided by the Sheriff's Department had not increased for a very long time, and as a result of that, some of the workloads for the sheriff's station in Santa Clarita were higher than is typical in other parts of the county,'' City Manager Ken Pulskamp said. ``We were able to get them to agree it was only appropriate that additional staffing be provided to the Santa Clarita sheriff's station. Pulskamp and his counterparts in Palmdale and Lancaster jointly met with 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. , who agreed to increase staffing in all three cities The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea on the Island of Malta, which are enclosed by the massive line of fortification created by the Knights of St John, the Cottonera Lines. . The cities pay county government under contract for municipal police services, and although Santa Clarita pays for some special services, such as an anti-gang unit, county government determines the level of manpower and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services that are provided. Capt. Patti Minutello said each detective handles about 39 cases a month. ``Over the years, we've seen the caseload case·load n. The number of cases handled in a given period, as by an attorney or by a clinic or social services agency. caseload Noun for detectives increasing, without increasing (the number of) detectives to handle the workload,'' Minutello said Tuesday. She estimated the valley's population has grown by about 50,000 people in the past five years, and car thefts and home burglaries have been on the rise, too. The detectives will be split between the robbery-assault and burglary- theft teams. Before the new arrivals, the robbery squad had five detectives and the burglary burglary, at common law, the breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another at night with the intent to commit a felony, whether the intent is carried out or not. squad, six. ``It's going to reduce the (number) of cases each detective will have to handle,'' said Sgt. Howard Fairchild of the robbery squad. ``They will get around to all the cases sooner and will apply more time to each one.'' The arrival of his first new detective about five weeks ago trimmed the caseload of squad members by about eight cases apiece a·piece adv. To or for each one; each: There is enough bread for everyone to have two slices apiece. [Middle English a pece : a, a; see a . Detectives in his squad investigate robberies, assaults, domestic violence, sex crimes and any terrorist threats,. Sgt. Jim Anderson Jim Anderson can refer to:
``From last year to this year, there has been about a 30 percent increase in reports,'' he said. ``There are more people out there and more people reporting crime.'' The detective bureau will play a larger role in the Business Watch program, which is similar to Neighborhood Watch but for retail operations. In April, the department plans to launch a touch-print program in an attempt to deter fraud by requiring check cashers at a retail outlet retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → to provide a thumb print. ``Each individual detective is overworked, but with two new bodies we will be able to stick our heads up a little bit to educate the public so they are not victims,'' Anderson said. In 1987, Santa Clarita paid the county $6.3 million to protect its population of about 120,000. Today, the city pays nearly $14 million, and the population has grown to about 170,000. Sam Olivito, executive director of the California Contract Cities Association, said it is not uncommon for growing cities to re-examine re·ex·am·ine also re-ex·am·ine tr.v. re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing, re·ex·am·ines 1. To examine again or anew; review. 2. Law To question (a witness) again after cross-examination. the fit between their needs and contract services that are provided. ``The three cities out there are not doing anything unusual,'' he said. ``They are enhancing their ability to protect their community's residents. They are trying to provide the most cost-effective way to do that.'' Judy O'Rourke, (661) 257-5255 judy.orourke(at)dailynews.com |
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