MOTORCYCLE PATROLS TARGET TRAFFIC IN A.V.; FEDERAL GRANT WILL HIRE MORE DEPUTIES FOR AREA.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Sheriff's deputies on motorcycle are patrolling the unincorporated areas In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, i.e., a city or town with its own government. of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , watching for speeding motorists, thanks to a multimillion-dollar federal grant. The motorcycle patrol grant is an extension of the Community Oriented Policing Services This article is about Community Oriented Policing Services. For other uses of COPS or cops, see Cops. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is an agency within the United States Department of Justice. , a community-based policing program that was phased in over the past three years. ``We're supplementing what the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan and our regular patrol officers already do,'' said sheriff's Lt. Charles Schultz. ``Traffic is a major concern in unincorporated areas.'' Over the next nine months, 22 deputies on motorcycles will be hired and deployed as two-member teams countywide coun·ty·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole county: found at locations countywide; a countywide search. Adj. 1. to patrol areas where COPS members are already in place. As part of the program, two motorcycle deputies were clocking motorists Friday on Highway 138 in Littlerock. While the COPS County Crime Task Force and High Impact COPS program worked to solve crime and nuisance problems, the COPS motorcycle team will specifically target traffic concerns. Sheriff's officials sought a grant to solve traffic problems after deputies in the High Impact COPS program conducted a door-to-door survey of residents, who cited traffic as their primary issue. ``Without exception, traffic has always been given to us as the primary nuisance concern,'' said Schultz. While officials are working to hire the motorcycle officers, two existing deputies have been assigned to the patrol. ``We're working to hire 20 deputies,'' said Schultz. ``Two will eventually be placed permanently in Lancaster and Palmdale.'' The COPS Universal Hiring grant received by the 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. in early September totals about $3 million, which will pay for 40 deputies over the next three years. Of the $3 million, $1.65 million will be used to pay for 22 motorcycle deputies. ``The residents are incredibly receptive receptive /re·cep·tive/ (re-cep´tiv) capable of receiving or of responding to a stimulus. ,'' said Palmdale sheriff's Sgt. Scott Brickert. ``They'll (the deputies) be out here on an as-needed basis.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) L.A. County sheriff's Deputy Thomas Giandomenico checks speeds on Highway 138. Andy Holzman/Daily News |
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