REWARDS PROGRAM ENACTED GANGSTER ARRESTS CAN BRING $50,000.Byline: Daily News In a move designed to heighten public attention, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday authorized rewards of $50,000 each for
information leading to the arrest of the city's recently named 10
most-wanted gang members.
"These are the people who are the most dangerous, the most violent," said Councilman Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. , who authored the motion on behalf of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. and 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. Police Chief William Bratton. "These are people who are involved in murders, multiple murders and drug-dealing cases that need to be brought to justice." A list of the 10 most wanted is available at the Los Angeles Police Department's Web site, www.lapdonline.org. Two of the top 10 -- Oscar Enrique Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the and Steve Garcia -- are from the SanFers gang in the 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. . Both are wanted on murder charges. Villaraigosa and Bratton announced earlier this month a crackdown on gangs, including assignment of 200 more officers to anti-gang units around the city and 50 more in the Valley. "We want people to step forward and tell us if they see one of these people on the streets so we can get them into the system and begin prosecution," Cardenas said. Councilman Ed Reyes said he hopes the rewards will provide an incentive for people to get involved. "It takes a tremendous amount of courage to step forward and work with police to identify gang members," he said. |
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