Thursday press conference: gifts for guns

Sheriff's Department

GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

 JOIN FORCES IN THE "GIFTS FOR GUNS" PROGRAM

WHO: SHERIFF LEE BACA, UNDERSHERIFF LARRY WALDIE, ASSISTANT SHERIFF PAUL TANAKA, CHIEFS NEAL TYLER AND CECIL RHAMBO, COMMANDERS CARL DEELEY, KEVIN GORAN, ARTHUR NG, AND THOMAS SPENCER,

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCWARZENEGGER, AND SUPERVISORS DON KNABE AND MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

WHAT: THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCWARZENEGGER, PRESENT THE "GIFTS FOR GUNS" PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO SAFELY AND ANONYMOUSLY SURRENDER ANY FIREARM TO THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR A #100 GIFT CARD ($200 FOR ASSAULT WEAPONS) TO A LOCAL RETAIL STORE.

WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009, 9:30 AM

WHERE: SHERMAN BLOCK SHERIFF’S HEADQUARTERS BUILDING

                                       4700 RAMONA BOULEVARD

                                       MONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNIA 91754

                                       (THOMAS GUIDE PAGE 635, F-2

                                       FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT SERGEANT JEFF SERPA AT (323) 395-6578.

                                       SHB-27M-08                                          X X X                                            MARCH 25, 2009