Wednesday event: SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES HONORED FOR COMBATING HATE CRIMES RESULTING IN THE ELIMINATION OF A VICIOUS STREET GANG***WED. APRIL 14 AT 11:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPUTIES HONORED FOR COMBATING HATE CRIMES RESULTING

IN THE ELIMINATION OF A VICIOUS STREET GANG

           

WHO:              CHIEF CECIL RHAMBO, CHIEF NEAL TYLER AND CAPTAIN JIM THORNTON, LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; UNITED STATES ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL THOMAS PEREZ, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION; AND HONORED SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.

 

WHAT:            CHIEF RHAMBO AND CHIEF TYLER WILL ACCEPT AN AWARD FROM THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOR THE DEPARTMENT’S SHARE TOLERANCE PROGRAM.  CAPTAIN THORNTON WILL FORMALLY RECOGNIZE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS AND           INTERDEPARTMENTAL COOPERATION THAT CULMINATED IN 210 INDICTMENTS AGAINST A VICIOUS STREET GANG IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.  HONOREES WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A GROUP AWARD FOR     COMBATING HATE CRIME AND RACIAL VIOLENCE.                                                                                                                                                    

WHEN:            WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010, AT 11:30 A.M. 

                                                                                                                                   

WHERE:         SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER 

                       2701 NORTH SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD

                       LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA  90049         

                       (THOMAS GUIDE PAGE 591, F-1)

 

NOTE:  HONOREES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT DEPUTY BILL BRAUBERGER AT (323) 810-5716 OR SHERIFF’S HEADQUARTERS BUREAU AT (323) 267-4800.

 

 

SHB-24 M-10  X     X     X       APRIL 12, 2010