KIDS HAVING AN LAPD CHRISTMAS AS TOYS ARE DELIVERED.Byline: James Nash Staff Writer NORTH HOLLYWOOD - With sirens Sirens with song, bird-women lure sailors to death. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] See : Enchantment sirens their singing so sweet, it lured sailors to their death. [Gk. Myth.: Hamilton, 48] See : Singer blaring and lights flashing, a squadron of Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . cars brought Christmas cheer
to a neighborhood otherwise marred by graffiti graffitiForm of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. and broken glass. The squad cars were lined with blue and gold tinsel tin·sel n. 1. Very thin sheets, strips, or threads of a glittering material used as a decoration. 2. Something sparkling or showy but basically valueless: the tinsel of parties and promotional events. . The trunks bulged with Christmas gifts. By the end of the afternoon Monday, officers and volunteers from the LAPD's North Hollywood station had handed out more than 400 gifts to children in the poorer neighborhoods of North Hollywood and Sun Valley. The sixth-annual gift giveaway included toys donated by Police Activity League Supporters members and Robertson Honda in North Hollywood. ``It makes me feel wonderful to see a kid smile and say, 'Thank you,''' said Officer Esther Niell, who coordinated the program. ``It makes them realize that police officers are their friends, that we're here to help.'' The officers announced their arrival in a neighborhood with lights and sirens. Curious onlookers didn't see guns or handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. - instead, they watched police open the trunks of their cars and break out bags of gifts. Soon, eager children swarmed around the cars. On Rainier Rai·nier , Mount A volcanic peak, 4,395.1 m (14,410 ft) high, of the Cascade Range in west-central Washington. It is the highest point in the range and the highest elevation in the state. Street in Sun Valley, 9-year-old Enrique Dominguez and his friends interrupted in·ter·rupt v. in·ter·rupt·ed, in·ter·rupt·ing, in·ter·rupts v.tr. 1. To break the continuity or uniformity of: Rain interrupted our baseball game. 2. a game of soccer when the police cars came by. Officer Geno Ferone, donning a Santa cap, handed out toys and wished the children a merry Christmas. Enrique got a set of games to play while traveling. ``I'm going to keep playing soccer for now,'' he said, clutching the gift. ``Then at night, I'm going to open it up and play with my brother.'' On Elmer Avenue in North Hollywood, 9-year-old Myra Rey dashed over to the row of police cars and beamed when an officer handed her a teddy bear. She said the officers came last year with gifts. ``They're cool,'' she said of the police. ``Last year, I got a teddy bear and another baby teddy bear. It was fun. I got to play with my friend with it.'' Ferone, a 23-year veteran of the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. , said he looks forward to the annual giveaway. ``This is great, you know,'' he said. ``What it does is it shows these kids that the cops aren't the bad guys all the time.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) LAPD officers in North Hollywood head out to deliver toys to kids. (2) Children wait in line as Officer Geno Ferone of the Los Angeles Police Department hands out toys from his car. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News |
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