REWARD SOUGHT AFTER SWASTIKA CARVED INTO PUTTING GREEN AT COUNTY GOLF COURSE

 

 

 

 

NEWS FROM DON KNABE

Supervisor, Fourth District

County of Los Angeles

822 Hahn Hall of Administration

 

 

 

        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                           Contact:         David A. Sommers

                                                                                                                                        (213) 974-1095

                                                                                                                                        (213) 453-6446 (cell)

 

 

 

 

REWARD SOUGHT AFTER SWASTIKA CARVED INTO PUTTING GREEN AT COUNTY GOLF COURSE

 

LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2010 – Supervisor Don Knabe will be introducing a $5,000 reward for information on the vandals responsible for carving a large swastika into a putting green at Lakewood Country Club over the weekend.

 

Sometime in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 28, vandals broke into the County-owned golf course and carved an approximately eight foot by eight foot swastika into the putting green on Hole #1. Vandals also dug several deep holes into the green near the swastika.

 

The damage was discovered by an employee at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday morning and reported to the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station. The investigation into the vandalism is ongoing.

 

Crews have already repaired the damage to the golf course, and the swastika is no longer visible. In response, Supervisor Knabe will be asking his colleagues to approve an urgency motion at tomorrow’s Board of Supervisors meeting to establish a $5,000 reward for information about this vandalism or those responsible.

 

“The physical damage to the golf course may be repaired already, but the lasting damage that crimes like this leave on a community can be far more devastating,” said Supervisor Knabe. “This vandalism is unacceptable hatred. The residents of Lakewood will not tolerate it, and the County will not tolerate it at our publically-owned golf courses.”

 

Questions or information can be directed to Detective Theo Gekas of the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station at (562) 623-3500. The damage has been repaired, but a photo from when the vandalism was first discovered is attached to this press release.

 

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OVER $9 MILLION COLLECTED FROM THE COUNTY'S WORST CHILD SUPPORT EVADERS

 

 

NEWS FROM DON KNABE

Supervisor, Fourth District

County of Los Angeles

822 Hahn Hall of Administration

 

 

 

        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                           Contact:         David A. Sommers

                                                                                                                                        (213) 974-1095

                                                                                                                                        (213) 453-6446 (cell)

 

OVER $9 MILLION COLLECTED FROM THE

COUNTY’S WORST CHILD SUPPORT EVADERS

 

 

LOS ANGELES, February 24, 2010 – Over $9 million in unpaid child support has been collected in the past two years from Los Angeles County’s worst local child support evaders – a small group of parents who go to great lengths to avoid the law and avoid caring for their children by not paying their child support obligations.  In March 2008, Supervisor Don Knabe unveiled a new partnership between the County’s Child Support Services Department (CSSD) and the District Attorney’s Office (DA) to criminally prosecute parents who spend years avoiding child support payments.  Next month is also the two year anniversary of the County launching the “Most Wanted Delinquent Parents” website.

 

In the short time that has passed since partnership was formed between CSSD and the DA, a total of $9,114,669 in unpaid child support has been collected from the most delinquent parents and fully passed on to children and families.  Additionally, the court has imposed jail time on 95 child support evaders.  Collectively, the jail sentences imposed on these parents add up to 10,195 days behind bars.  In virtually every case, these are parents who were given multiple opportunities to comply with criminal court orders but who repeatedly failed to live up to the terms of probation they accepted after conviction or after entering pleas of no contest.

 

The County uses a team of law enforcement personnel to pursue arrest warrants issued for parents who have been charged with crimes for failing to support their children.  Since the program began, prosecutors have referred 2,680 child support arrest and bench warrants to the investigations team for follow up.  Investigators have cleared 1,778 warrants by arresting or citing defendants or convincing them to surrender voluntarily in court to avoid arrest.  An additional 188 warrants have been cleared by other law enforcement agencies.

 

In the two years since the County’s “Most Wanted Delinquent Parents” website (http://childsupport.co.la.ca.us/dlparents.htm) was launched, 33 men and women have been featured on the Most Wanted website, 15 of these 33 defendants have been arrested, 6 more have surrendered to court, and 12 are currently the subjects of active investigation.

 

The joint CSSD/DA Child Support Arrest Warrant Project was made possible through funding provided by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, on an initiative of Supervisor Knabe.  The County’s investment, matched 2 for 1 with funding from the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, fully underwrites the costs of the law enforcement team.

 

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County rescue task force being deployed to Chile

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

FIRE DEPARTMENT

NEWS

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   Contact:         LACoFD Public Affairs

                                                                                                (323) 881-2413

 

 

CALIFORNIA TASK FORCE 2 mobilizes to AID CHILEAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

 

LOS ANGELES – March 1, 2010 – California Task Force 2 (CA-TF2), Los Angeles County Fire’s world-class Heavy Rescue Task Force, has been mobilized for deployment to Chile to help rescue and recover earthquake victims in Latin America, following a 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maule, Chili.

Commanders of the 74-member team received the request from the U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID-OFDA), and are currently staging at the Department’s USAR Facility in Pacoima.  The team includes two additional rescue team managers, three physicians, three structural specialists, and six rescue canines.  In addition, eight USAID members will accompany the team to Chile.

California Task Force 2 (CA-TF2) is a specially-trained and equipped Urban Search and Rescue Task Force consisting of Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters and paramedics rescue specialists, emergency room physicians, structural engineers, heavy equipment specialists, canine search dogs and handlers, hazardous materials technicians, communications specialists, and logistics specialists. This unique technical rescue team responds with 55,000 pounds of prepackaged search and rescue tools and medical equipment to conduct around-the-clock search and rescue operations at domestic and international disasters, both natural and man-made.

 The Los Angeles County Fire Department is one of the largest emergency service agencies in the world, providing fire protection and life safety services to more than 3.8 million residents and commercial business customers in the County’s 2,305-square-mile area, and around the globe when needed.  For more information, visit the Department’s website at www.fire.lacounty.gov.           

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NEWS  DEPARTMENT OF CORONER

                                                                                    County of Los Angeles

 

 

                                                                             Anthony T. Hernandez, Director

                                                                             Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, M.D.

                                                                             Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner

                                                                             1104 North Mission Road

                                                                             Los Angeles, CA  90033

 

Contact:

 

Craig Harvey, F-ABMDI

Chief Coroner Investigator

                                                                                                (323) 343-0783

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Coroner Case #2010-00442 – JOHN DOE # 9

 

The County of Los Angeles Department of Coroner is seeking the public’s help with the identification of an unidentified male.  On January 19^th, 2010 at approximately 7:45 am, the man was found floating in Queensway Bay near the boat launch ramp behind 600 Queensway Dr. in Long Beach, CA.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  He appears to be a Hispanic Male, approximately 35+ years of age.  He is 5 feet 5 inches tall, and weighs 130 pounds with black hair.  He has had dental work done on his front 2 upper teeth; the teeth have a yellow metal border around them known as “window crowns”.  This dental work may have been done in Mexico.  No wallet or any other identification papers were found with him or in the immediate area.

 

No facial photo available

 

CLOTHING DESCRIPTION:

                                                                                               

Sweatshirt w/”Veto Loco”               Grey                            Medium

on the front and an image

of a Hispanic Male

 

1 Sock                                                            Grey or White           

                                                           

JEWELRY: Metal watch “Geneva” brand and black/brown beaded bracelet.

 

SCARS OR TATTOOS: None noted

 

Anyone with information is asked to please contact Inv. Daniel Machian at the Los Angeles County Coroner Identifications Unit at (323) 343-0754 or the Coroner Investigations Division at (323) 343-0714 (24-hours).         03/01/2010crh           

 

- DA ’s historical evidence collection on display

 

March 1, 2010

DA's historical evidence collection on display

LOS ANGELES – Evidence from some of Los Angeles County's most notorious criminal cases – including the Robert F. Kennedy assassination and Manson murder trial – will be showcased this week as part of a crime history exhibit.

"Behind the Scenes," an exhibit featuring evidence, photographs, video footage and vintage vehicles from homicide investigations spanning 100 years, is free and open to the public March 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The exhibit will be housed at the Palms Casino Resort, Key West Ballroom, 4321 West Flamingo Road, in Las Vegas.

"The Los Angeles Police Department's homicide investigators have again and again demonstrated their ability to put together evidence on all sorts of crimes and certainly the more notorious killings in the city," said District Attorney Steve Cooley. "We are happy to participate in this important historical exhibit by providing some of the evidence collected over the years by the hard-working detectives with whom we work so closely."

Items on display from the District Attorney's historical evidence collection include the clothes worn by Senator Kennedy the night of his assassination, weapons seized from the Manson family, gloves and a knit cap from the O.J. Simpson murder trial and firearms from the Onion Field case.

Detectives of the Los Angeles Police Department curated the exhibit for the 2010 California Homicide Investigators Conference.

Photographs and memorabilia from high profile cases in the City of Los Angeles also will be on display courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Historical Society Museum. Among the cases to be highlighted are Marilyn Monroe's death, the Black Dahlia murder, the 1997 North Hollywood shootout and the 1974 Symbionese Liberation Army shootout.

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Shiara Dávila-Morales
Media Relations Division
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
(213) 974-6724
(213) 974-3528
http://da.lacounty.gov

Patt Morrison for Monday, March 1st, 2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, March 1, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

 

1:06 – 1:30

The chief Blue Helmet invades L.A.—Ban Ki-moon does Hollywood

With the epicenters of diplomatic relations in New York, Washington D.C. and abroad, it’s rare that L.A. has a chance to receive an international leader of significant stature.  This week marks one of those rare occurrences, when United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon comes to L.A. to receive the UCLA Medal and deliver a speech on the power of citizens everywhere to get involved in addressing the world’s problems.  The problems of which the Secretary-General will speak are large, complicated and numerous, from continuing to build a functioning government in Afghanistan to organizing international action against a possible nuclear-armed Iran.  From these points of conflict to making progress on global action to stem climate change, Patt sits down with Secretary-General Ban for a look at the man with so many burdens resting on his Blue Helmet.

 

Guests:

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations

IN STUDIO

 

 

1:30 - 1:58:30

America: The Owner’s Manual

Why would you teach someone to swim by having them read a book on swimming? So then why is it ok to teach students politics by reading in a classroom? Politics is not a spectator sport. The former Senator from Florida Bob Graham believes that there is no substitution for real world experience, especially in politics. He believes that students should expand on their classroom learning about the political system: he encourages them to hit the court and actually play the game. If students work on an issue they care about, politics will become a meaningful and positive experience. This short, how-to guide takes students out of theoretical discussions of policy and into a world where they can affect change. That sounds like a politically correct theory. That’s an idea that’s not off the deep end.

 

Guests:

Bob Graham, former Governor and U.S. Senator from Florida; founder of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida; and author of “America:  The Owner’s Manual”

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2:06 – 2:39

Assessing Afghanistan with Adam Schiff

It’s Day 17 of the largest allied offensive in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001 — over 15,000 U.S., NATO, and Afghan troops working to secure Marjah, the opium-smuggling Taliban stronghold.  In addition to the Marjah surge, General Stanley McChrystal continues to push his counterinsurgency strategy—holding fire to protect civilians, training Afghans to defend their own country and imbuing local government with the power to maintain stability.  And, with the recent capture in Pakistan of the Taliban’s top military commander, there’s new hope for a sea change.  After so much rancor over how long to stay and what strategy to pursue, are we finally on the right track?  Patt checks in with local Congressman Adam Schiff, who’s just arrived back from the Afghan frontlines.

 

Guest:

Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA - Pasadena, Griffith Park, Altadena), member of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Judiciary Committee and he has just returned back from a trip to Afghanistan

IN STUDIO

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

Why We Make Mistakes

Humans are flawed – We search for our cell phone while talking on it, look at our watches and immediately forget the time and even eat entire bags of bugles just because they are there. Why? Patt gets answers from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of, “Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average.”

 

Guests:

Joseph T Hallinan, former writer for the Wall Street Journal and author of “Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average.”

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Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

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Sheriff Academy Graduation: Local angle: Torrance and Burbank residents get awards

 

News Release

(323) 267-4800

www.lasd.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHERIFF LEE BACA OFFICIATES AT

GRADUATION CEREMONY OF ACADEMY CLASS #380

 

 

         Four female and eight male Deputy Sheriffs, as well as three female and fifteen male Police Officers from the Burbank, Culver City, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, and Torrance Police Departments, graduated from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Training Academy in Whittier during ceremonies held on Friday, February 26, 2010, at the Sheriff’s Training Academy and Regional Services (STARS) Center.

         Chief Willie Miller delivered inspirational remarks to the graduates and their guests.

         As part of the graduation, a badge-pinning ceremony was conducted, with the new Deputies and Officers receiving their badges from a family member or loved one.  After receiving their graduation certificates, the graduates were officially sworn in as peace officers by Sheriff Lee Baca.

         In a special segment of the ceremony, Joshua Sather of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a resident of Torrance, was named the Honor Recruit for Class #380.  This award is given to the recruit who achieves the highest numerical average based upon leadership qualities, academics, marksmanship, and physical performance throughout the training period.  Additionally, Christian Diaz of the Burbank Police Department, a resident of Burbank, was acknowledged for graduating with the highest academic score.

SHB-15A-10                                                X     X     X                                      February 26, 2010

Photos available upon request.