SWEEP DISARMS PEOPLE ON PROBATION LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM MAKES 15 ARRESTS.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE- A law enforcement team aimed at taking weapons out of the hands of people on criminal probation swept Palmdale on Tuesday morning, visiting the homes of 38 probationers and making 15 arrests. DISARM, a team of 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. County probation officers, joined forces with the Palmdale sheriff's station's Partners Against Crime team, the Lancaster sheriff's station's LAN-CAP team and Palmdale building and safety and code enforcement officers. ``It's a real partnership. We just try to rid the valley of as many criminals as we can,'' sheriff's Sgt. Kyle Bistline said. Arrests were for possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia drug paraphernalia Controlled paraphernalia Substance abuse As defined in a regulatory context, DP is a hypodermic syringe, needle, metal or plastic (snorting) tube, or other instrument or implement or combination adapted for the administration of controlled and weapons, as well as for other violations of probationers' terms of release from jail. In all, deputies seized two rifles, a handgun and a shotgun. They also confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. five BB guns that looked like real guns, six knives, two swords, a dart gun and a crossbow. The law enforcement officers visited people on probation who were let out of incarceration Confinement in a jail or prison; imprisonment. Police officers and other law enforcement officers are authorized by federal, state, and local lawmakers to arrest and confine persons suspected of crimes. The judicial system is authorized to confine persons convicted of crimes. on conditions that including submitting to searches and not possessing weapons. The DISARM team was created by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
Its name is an acronym for Developing Increased Safety through Arms Recovery and Management. Greg Botonis, (661) 267-7802 gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com |
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