DUO FIGHTS CRIME WHERE IT'S WORST : PALMDALE PATROL PROVIDES STRONG PRESENCE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer When deputies Sheri Rosten and Carl Osterthaler entered a Palmdale home armed with a narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. search warrant, they weren't expecting to find more than two people inside. But what they found was seven people: three women and four men scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. throughout the house's rooms and more crime being committed than just narcotics possession. ``We entered hoping to find some drugs,'' Rosten said. ``But we got that and a whole lot more.'' Without knowing it, the Palmdale Partners Against Crime team had stumbled upon a house of prostitution prostitution, act of granting sexual access for payment. Although most commonly conducted by females for males, it may be performed by females or males for either females or males. where everyone was under the influence of rock cocaine. ``We were just expecting to find drugs,'' Rosten said. ``It took us a while to figure out exactly what we were dealing with.'' The arrests were among 50 that Palmdale's newest two-deputy team has made in the three months since it was established as a ``bomber bomber Military aircraft designed to drop bombs on surface targets. Aerial bombardment can be traced to the Italo-Turkish War (1911), in which an Italian pilot dropped grenades on two Turkish targets. car'' - meaning they patrol their area without being diverted di·vert v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. to routine calls. ``We work a high-visibility patrol unit in the highest crime areas of Palmdale,'' Rosten said. ``We get to locations and do operations that other deputies may not be able to do.'' Working closely with the other PAC PAC, see political action committee. (1) See perceptual audio coding. (2) (Programmable Automation Controller) A programmable microprocessor-based device that is used for discrete manufacturing, process control deputies and Palmdale anti-gang deputies, the team focuses on specific problems in Palmdale neighborhoods and works along with residents to rid areas of crime. Once the team is informed of a particular crime taking place in a neighborhood, they will concentrate there. ``We'll saturate sat·u·rate v. Abbr. sat. 1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly. 2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity. 3. To cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance. the area,'' Osterthaler said. ``We'll display our high-intensity, high-visibility zero-tolerance attitude.'' For certain crimes, the team may attack the problem differently and conduct undercover surveillance operations, switching from uniforms and marked cars to plain clothes and unmarked vehicles. Last week, the team worked undercover on days rather than their usual evening shifts hoping to catch truants committing daytime burglaries. ``There's been a high number of burglaries on the east side of Palmdale over the past four months,'' Rosten said. ``That's what we're targeting.'' Recently, the two were given a commendation COMMENDATION. The act of recommending, praising. A merchant who merely commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless there is some fraud: simplex commendatio non obligat. from the Sheriff's Department after 20 residents wrote a letter thanking them for clearing out two long-established drug houses. 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. officials, two homes in the the 3600 block of Saturn Avenue had been the source of problems for more than 10 years. Osterthaler and Rosten were able to take the time to build up enough evidence for a search warrant and arrest both owners. They recovered 8 ounces of methamphetamines and recovered five stolen guns. One of the homes was later closed down by city officials for building safety violations. ``They've done an outstanding job,'' said Sgt. Bobby Denham. ``We needed a real strong law enforcement presence and that's what we're focusing on. It's proven to be a very effective tool.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) Deputies Carl Osterthaler and Sheri Rosten have made 50 arrests in the past three months as a Palmdale Partners against Crime team. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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