PUBLIC'S TIPS LEAD TO SWEEP OF APARTMENTS 16 ARRESTED AT LANCASTER COMPLEX.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- A recent multiagency law enforcement sweep of a Lancaster apartment complex that produced 16 arrests -- including five for felonies -- would not have happened without tips from the public, which these days seems increasingly engaged. That's 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. Lancaster station Sgt. Steve Sylvies, who heads the Lancaster Community Appreciation Project that led the April 18 sweep. Sylvies said law enforcement descended on The Village at Beechwood Noun 1. beechwood - wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles beech beech, beech tree - any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible based on information the public provided saying the apartment complex had become riddled rid·dle 1 tr.v. rid·dled, rid·dling, rid·dles 1. To pierce with numerous holes; perforate: riddle a target with bullets. 2. with gang and drug activity. Sylvies' LAN-CAP team was joined by sheriff's deputies from the Target Oriented Policing and Gang Enforcement teams, state parole and county probation agents and county Section8 investigators. Sylvies said frustration with what local residents perceive to be an increase in violent crime has outraged the public, and the emergence of 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 War on Gangs and Crime, an anti-crime grass-roots group, has induced residents to take action. "People are fed up," Sylvies said. "There's a lot of outrage out there, and people want to be heard." The felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. arrests were on charges that included possession of stolen property, illegal weapons possession, possession of marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. for sale and a parole violation. Additionally, 11 misdemeanor arrests were made on suspicion of resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. , outstanding warrants, driving on a suspended license and marijuana possession. One vehicle was impounded. At two Section8 low-income housing locations, residents were found to be in violation of compliance agreements, and it will be recommended their rental agreements A rental agreement is a contract, usually written, between the owner of a property and a renter who desires to have temporary possession of the property. As a minimum, the agreement identifies the parties, the property, the term of the rental, and the amount of rent for the term. be terminated, authorities said. Sylvies said law enforcement gathered useful information from the suspects it expects will lead to additional operations. More importantly, he said he's hopeful that the public will continue providing information to law enforcement. Sylvies urges the public to report suspicious activity to law enforcement officials. He said information such as license plate numbers can sometimes help authorities crack big cases. "There's a lot of things we don't see when we're driving around in marked cars," Sylvies said. "They're the ones who are living it and seeing it, and a lot of times they can be the missing piece of a puzzle we need to go to a location." gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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