LAPD WEB SITE LETS RESIDENTS PINPOINT CRIME DEPARTMENT ALSO CONSIDERING OFFICIAL BLOG.Byline: Dan Laidman Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. residents can search crime maps for their neighborhoods on a Web site launched Thursday by the 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 . that also might include an official blog. Chief William Bratton called the new site and the future Web log efficient ways to communicate with residents of a 467-square-mile city. ``We are trying to be truly interactive,'' he said. ``This is an evolutionary process. There's more to come.'' Funded by a $382,000 donation from the nonprofit Los Angeles Police Foundation, www.lapdcrimemaps.org allows people to enter an address to view the locations of all serious crimes that happened nearby within the previous week. The site, which can also be accessed through the revamped main page, www.lapdonline.org, also includes ways for users to contact their local community liaison cops, known as senior lead officers. There will also be new electronic mailing lists An electronic mailing list, a type of Internet forum, is a special usage of e-mail that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. It is similar to a traditional mailing list — a list of names and addresses — as might be kept by an to keep residents apprised of local crimes. ``It's going to give the senior lead officers a quicker response to questions,'' said Officer Tony Valadez. As a senior lead officer in the west San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , Valadez said he hears almost daily from residents and business owners asking about crime in their neighborhood. Bratton also became the latest Los Angeles official to take a step into the burgeoning blogosphere The total universe of blogs. See blog. , saying he has been talking with his staff about starting an online journal in the next several months. Bratton suggested he would use the blog to respond to news stories, and he said a model might be a site his son helped create for the Boston Police Department The Boston Police Department (BPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th largest department in the United States and is arguably the oldest police department in the country. . The Boston page resembles blogs run by the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. and Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, which primarily post news releases. City Council President Eric Garcetti Eric Garcetti (born 1971) is the son of former Los Angeles county district attorney Gil Garcetti, and was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2001. He was reelected in 2005. , one of the earliest city bloggers, offers more commentary on his site, including links to other blogs that discuss activities and news in his Silver Lake-area district. New Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Ed Boks has also started a blog with a distinct voice, creating a stir this week with a 2,600-word post responding to criticisms by some animal activists. Dan Laidman, (213) 978-0390 dan.laidman(at)dailynews.com ONLINE Neighborhood crime maps can be found at www.lapdcrimemaps.org and www.lapdonline.org. CAPTION(S): box Box: ONLINE (see text) |
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