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CERT level 1classes available at CSUN

L.A.City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo's Safe Schools Division Secures 4-year Jail Sentence for Lewd Behavior near Schools

Councilmembers Call for Nutrition Labeling Ordinance

Pioneer Day

Mental Health Crisis Counseling Services to be available to Chatsworth Metrolink Accident Survivors, Victims & Family Members

Sepulveda Lane Closure

New Safe Schools Division

Identity Theft Ring

TEMPORARY SEPULVEDA LANE CLOSURE

WHAT: Southbound lane of Sepulveda Boulevard will be closed for the construction of a permanent debris collection fence on the east side of Sepulveda Blvd. just south of the Mulholland Tunnel. The debris collection fence will permanently address an ongoing hazard from rocks and debris falling from the steep hillside onto the street.

WHEN:  Starting on September 22, 2008 for up to eight weeks, the lane will be closed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

WHERE: On Sepulveda Boulevard from Dartford Avenue to just south of  the Mulholland Tunnel, one of the two southbound traffic lanes will  be closed.  Southbound motorists will experience delay.  The  existing single northbound lane will be maintained, but it will be  shifted westerly.

WHY: The lane closure will accommodate the installation of a  concrete K-Rail, which is necessary to ensure public and construction worker safety.  The K-Rail will also act as a temporary debris collection barrier to protect motorists and bicyclists from falling rocks, and to protect construction workers from fast-moving traffic during construction of a permanent debris collection barrier at the base of the steep hillside, immediately adjacent to the curb.

Southbound motorists are strongly encouraged to use the I-405 Freeway as an alternative on weekdays--especially between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. For further information or concerns, please call the  Bernards Brothers Inc. at (310) 476-3642. 

Also, please visit http://trafficinfo.lacity.org for up- to-the minute street surface conditions throughout the City.

New Safe Schools Division

City Attorney Delgadillo took the opportunity to announce his creation of a new first-of-its-kind Safe Schools Division within the City Attorneys Office. All of the City Attorney’s school safety initiatives and programs will be housed in the new unit. The new division will provide a group of select prosecutors who will fan out across Los Angeles to work at nine priority middle schools identified in consultation with LAUSD.

The expansion of the Markham Middle School Safety Initiative comes after they successfully reversed conditions that had produced and perpetuated an unsafe environment on and around the school campus for many years. The students are benefiting from higher test scores on the 2008 Growth Academic Performance Index. Crime is down and test scores are up. Establishing School Safety Zones, developing an effective anti-truancy program and issuing School Campus Stay-Away Orders over the past seven years, law enforcement, local residents, LAUSD and the City Attorneys Office have begun to turn things around.

Identity Theft Ring

Sacramento — as part of a multi-agency task force, investigators from the California Department of Motor Vehicles arrested nine suspects who are alleged to have been involved in a large scale identity theft ring in the Fresno County area resulting in losses over $1 million. The suspects from Madera and Fresno are being held on 113 felony counts of identity theft, grand theft, auto theft, and perjury among others.

“We have zero tolerance for identity theft in the State of California. The security and integrity of Californians’ identities are our most important priorities,” said DMV Director George Valverde. “I applaud the action of our investigators and members of the task force.”

The arrests occurred last week as DMV investigators worked undercover alongside officers from the Fresno Police and Fresno County Sheriffs Department. The Clovis and Madera County Sheriffs SWAT teams and other local agencies assisted in the search warrant operation.

Arrested on warrants issued by the Fresno County Superior Court were Manual Badalyan , 45; Victor Kotchkina, 45; Flora Kotchkina, 48; Rufina Kotchkina, 23; Armen Markaryan, 24; Ararat Pogosian, 52; Vladimir Bernik ,40; Aram Badalyan , 44; and Kseniya Astvatsaturian, 46.

The bust culminated a 13-month-long investigation that began in 2007 when investigators at DMV’s Fresno Investigations Office were given a tip that an identity theft ring was operating in California. Utilizing a local brokering business, the ring was able to use stolen identities and false documents to obtain vehicle loans and victimize 16 financial institutions.

Melody Acres Block Party Melody Acres threw their annual block party on May 18th on Melvin Ave. The children enjoyed the shade of the bounce in the high temperatures, as well as, tie dying their t-shirts. Arts and crafts and strolling country critters were delightful. A bunny, a 4 day old kid (goat) and donkeys were quite the attraction. Food and music mixed well, a blend of nostalgic tunes and mama's home cooking. Councilman Dennis Zine attended and judged the chili making contest. Tarzana Property Owners Association and Tarzana Neighborhood council lounged in the priceless shade on sweltering day and mingled with the close knit community. T.N.C. voted this April to allocate funds to support community block parties that met their funding policy. If you're interested in having a block party, click here to view our funding policy. TNC sponsored $3,000.00 for benches that S.O.C.E.S. used to raise additional funding for their beautification and landscaping project. Volunteers did a great job. Bravo!

Parents Urged to Get Children Immunized

The Neighborhood Prosecutor Program was created to advance the City Attorney's goal of making Los Angeles a safer City through crime prevention and the effective prosecution of criminals. The program is driven by the understanding that the ability to respond to neighborhood complaints and address criminal problems proactively is critical to preserving the quality of life in our neighborhoods. Prosecutors and law enforcement officers throughout the criminal justice system agree that when minor acts of civic disorder continue unchecked, a corresponding increase in serious crime inevitably occurs. The Neighborhood Prosecutor Program aims to identify, prioritize, and address criminal problems proactively before they are able to grow into serious offenses and larger problems that can lead to urban decay in our communities. 

The Neighborhood Prosecutors will identify and refer nuisance abatement cases to the existing Citywide Nuisance Abatement Program (CNAP) and will also pursue criminal prosecution of those quality of life offenses that the community has identified as significant problems 

Neighborhood Prosecutor Program - 877-LA CARES (877-522-2737) English and Spanish

Citywide Nuisance Abatement Program ("CNAP") -310-575-8934 English and Spanish

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