RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT ON POLICE EFFORTS; DEPUTIES HEAR WORRIES ON LAKE L.A. PROGRAM.Byline: Bhavna Mistry / Daily News Staff Writer Ellen Weaver has called the sheriff's station often to complain about crime in her neighborhood, but each time she felt she was getting the runaround run·a·round n. 1. Informal Deception, usually in the form of evasive excuses. 2. Printing Type set in a column narrower than the body of the text, as on either side of a picture. . The Lake 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. resident told sheriff's officials at a town hall meeting that they would have to prove their loyalty to her, improve response times and make a permanent commitment to Lake Los Angeles. ``There's been times that I've called and called and called,'' said Weaver, who has lived in Lake Los Angeles for 19 years. ``They either don't show up or show up the next day. We need more police. We need a commitment.'' ``I want this program to work,'' said Weaver. ``But you're going to have to prove it to me.'' Weaver's comments Wednesday night came as sheriff's officials began the third phase of the project dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. High Impact 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. , which assigned a special team of eight deputies and a sergeant to Lake Los Angeles. Their duty was to talk to residents about what the residents saw as crime problems, then devise ways to correct them. In a survey of 583 residents who live between 175th and 165th streets east, vandalism, gangs and narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. were the top three concerns about crime. Traffic, stray animals and run-down run·down n. 1. A point-by-point summary. 2. Baseball A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag. adj. also run-down 1. a. buildings were the top nuisance. Even so, more than 60 percent of the people surveyed said they felt safe or very safe in their neighborhoods. Sheriff's officials said the team so far has made 72 arrests, and future operations will include juvenile curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. sweeps and narcotics surveillance. Animal control officials rounded up 30 dogs in the first of three stray-animal sweeps planned for the area. Fifteen dogs were impounded and 15 were returned to their owners, who received citations. ``Eighty percent of the arrests have been for narcotics violations,'' said Sgt. Craig Petersen, who is in charge of the Lake Los Angeles team. ``Nineteen percent have been for weapons violations.'' The arrests included four illegal immigrants illegal immigrant n. an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. (See: alien) stopped while driving two trucks containing equipment and chemicals enough to make more than 300 pounds of methamphetamine methamphetamine (mĕth'ămfĕt`əmēn): see amphetamine; methedrine. . Officials believe illicit drug illicit drug Street drug, see there manufacturers transport drug-making supplies through the outskirts 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 and set up labs in abandoned homes or trailers. The eight-deputy team started in Lake Los Angeles on June 21 and will stay another six weeks. Then a two-deputy team will monitor the area, keeping in touch with residents as to whether crime problems are returning. ``We want to have safety on our streets,'' Lancaster sheriff's station commander Capt. Mike Aranda told Wednesday night's audience. ``The way we do that is by your help. If we take care of the little things, let's hope that the big things don't happen.'' The program began as part of President Clinton's promise to put more law enforcement officials on the nation's streets with the passage of the Federal Crime Bill. The Antelope Valley project began in October 1995 with the assignment of four extra deputies to patrol 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. . At present, eight-deputy teams, supervised by a sergeant, are rotating through six different communities through May 1999. Quartz Hill and Lake Los Angeles are the first two. During their time in Quartz Hill, sheriff's deputies made 160 arrests and issued 300 citations. They also worked with other county agencies to repaint Re`paint´ v. t. 1. To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture. s> Verb 1. crosswalks, board up vacant houses, clean streets and install additional stop signs. LAKE LOS ANGELES CRIME SURVEY RESULTS Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies surveyed 583 residents; not all respondents answered every question. How safe is it for you to walk in your neighborhood after dark? Very safe 106 Safe 213 Somewhat safe 142 Unsafe 105 Very unsafe 17 What are your primary concerns regarding criminal activity in your immediate neighborhood? Vandalism 109 Gangs 49 Narcotics 48 Other 37 Burglary 34 Theft 29 Violent crime 7 No comment 270 What are your primary concerns on nuisance activity in your immediate neighborhood? Traffic 183 Stray animals 50 Run-down buildings 47 Loud parties26 Juveniles 24 Junk cars 20 No comment 228 How satisfied are you with the Sheriff's Department? Very satisfied 217 Satisfied 272 Somewhat satisfied 41 Unsatisfied 35 Very unsatisfied 10 No comment 8 CAPTION(S): Box BOX: LAKE LOS ANGELES CRIME SURVEY RESULTS (see text) |
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