KINDLY KIDS TO RECEIVE SAVORY SLURPEE REWARDS : W. VALLEY OFFICERS TO DOLE OUT 10,000 COUPONS.

Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer

The Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Division will be ticketing thousands of children and teens this year, but not for any crimes.

Officers will be on the lookout for young people ages 6 to 17 who commit random acts of kindness - and will reward them with coupons for free Slurpees.

The program is called Operation Chill, and will be conducted over the next year in partnership with the 7-Eleven convenience store chain. Police in Los Angeles and dozens of other major cities are expected to distribute 370,000 coupons - each worth a Slurpee.

Representatives from 7-Eleven and the West Valley Division, the only participating LAPD division, kicked off the program Thursday morning at the Canoga Park 7-Eleven on Roscoe Boulevard.

``We look at this as a positive reinforcement for good deeds and as a way we can encourage our youth to build a better tomorrow,'' said Lt. Ray Lombardo of the West Valley division.

The station's senior lead officers, who will dole out the 10,000 coupons alloted to the division, will look for youngsters deterring crime, participating in positive community programs and doing positive or helpful actions.

Positive acts include riding bicycles and skateboards on the proper side of the street, paying attention to traffic laws and being courteous to pedestrians, said Lombardo.

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Photo: LAPD Deputy Chief Martin Pomeroy hands out the first of Operation Chill's Slurpee tickets Thursday that reward kids for good deeds.

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