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N E W S L E T T E R Volume XLVI Issue V

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D E P A R T M E N T May 2000

LAPD Today...Changes and Progress

First African-American Female Promoted to Captain

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New orders underway to implement the Board of Inquiry Report’s recommendations Ø Approximately 100 people continuing investigation Ø Protocol created to address issues involving federal jurisdiction Ø 2-year projection for processing administrative cases and litigation Ø New specialized anti-gang units to commence in 30-60 days

Inside n Commendations

n Dispatchers n LEAPS conference

n Daughters to Work Day n 29th Annual Golf Tournament n Religious forum n 877-Ask LAPD n March of Dimes

Captain Ann Young

Chief Bernard C. Parks announced the appointment of the first African-American female Police Captain at his monthly Press Availability in April. Captain Ann Young, a 19-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, is currently the Commanding Officer of the Operation Support Division in the Van Nuys Area, where she was previously assigned as the Officer-In-Charge of the Area’s detective operations. In the Department’s 131-year history (LAPD became a police force in 1869), there has never been an African-American female appointed to the rank of Captain.

“This is an historic move,” said Chief Bernard C. Parks during a press conference. “We never had a black female captain. This is our first.” Captain Young welcomed the new position with enthusiasm, a sense of mission and encouraging words for women throughout the Department. “I feel very happy and proud,” Captain Young said. “Work hard, study hard, do the right thing and persevere because sometimes you may get assignments you don’t like but they will help you learn things and broaden your horizons.”

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feel very happy and proud. Work hard, study hard, do the right thing and persevere because sometimes you may get assignments you don’t like but they will help you learn things and broaden your horizons. Captain Ann Young

See YOUNG on page 6

National Police Week A time of remembrance... It is time to pause and reflect on the police officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice keeping communities across America safe. The Los Angeles Police Department joins the nation in observing National Police Week from May 14 to 20, 2000. The National Police Week Memorial Ceremony will be held on May 15, 2000, in front of Parker Center, at 1330 hours, to honor the officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

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Memorial Foundation FundraisingSale Limited edition color poster “Honoring Service and Sacrifice Officers killed in the line of Duty” Unveiling on May 15, 2000 Pre-order now! (213) 485-3281 See POLICE WEEK on page 6

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877 ASK-LAPD…Now Available The BEAT

For Non-emergency Police Service

Editorial Committee Commander David Kalish Commander Daniel Koenig Commander David Doan Lieutenant Anita McKeown Writer/Editor/Layout

Jing Vida Managing Editor Steven Reifel Technical Support Lori Blackwell Jim Corbin Zoran Turudic Celeste De Leon Published monthly by the Los Angeles Police Department Community Relations Section Public Relations Unit

The BEAT deadline Deadline for material submission is the 4th of each month for the following month’s publication. 150 N. Los Angeles Street Room 731, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Mail Stop 400 Phone (213)485-3281 Fax (213)485-1952

REUSE.RECYCLE.RENEW Please share this newsletter by: Posting on bulletin boards Routing to employees Making copies available at reception and office counters

To continue providing quality service to the community, the Department has implemented a new toll free non-emergency telephone number, 877ASK-LAPD (1-877-275-5273). This new number allows callers with non-emergency needs to receive quicker access to police dispatch operators and in some instances by-pass speaking to an operator all together by using the interactive voice response (IVR) system. 877-ASK-LAPD was designed to help reduce the number of nonemergency calls to 9-1-1. Callers who dial 877-ASK-LAPD are placed in higher priority over the regular non-emergency lines, therefore speaking to an operator sooner. If all of the operators are busy, the 877-ASK-LAPD caller is routed to the IVR where they are provided assistance through a series of questions and caller selections. The 877ASK-LAPD IVR is available in English, Spanish, and TTY. While in the IVR, the caller may at any time choose to speak to a live operator by pressing “0” (zero). Some of the options available on the IVR are: * Reporting non-emergency crimes such as petty theft * Telephone numbers of all police stations by bureaus and by Zip Code, and some specialized units * Arrestee, court, and restraining order information * Listings of crime reports that can be taken by phone * Directions on how to report stolen, abandoned, and illegally parked vehicles * Information on parking citations and boot devices * Listings for non-LAPD service providers such as the Department of Animal Regulation and Department of Water and Power Department personnel are encouraged to make members of the community aware of 877 -ASK-LAPD through community meetings, public contacts, and public education programs. However, 877-ASKLAPD is not a general information number. The IVR simply affords callers an opportunity to obtain non-emergency police service without waiting for a police operator in many instances. Callers who have reached a Department entity should not be transferred to 877-ASKLAPD for information in lieu of providing the information or service requested. Call the ASK-LAPD Task Force at (213) 473-6434 for more information or visit the Department’s web-site at www.lapdonline.org. By Lt. Dan Keefe ASK-LAPD Task Force 2

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Take our Daughters To Work Day On April 27, 2000, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) participated in the City of Los Angeles’ Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The theme for the program was “Diversity and Gender Equity.” Fifty girls and parents participated at Parker Center. Ms. Foundation for Women created Take Our Daughters to Work Day as a Citywide program in New York in 1993. A popular and highly regarded program for girls in this country, it attracts one-third of American companies to participate, with 54 million adults taking daughters to work in 1999. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is celebrated annually on

the fourth Thursday in April. The day is dedicated to the ideas, spirit, and dreams of girls between 9 and 15 years of age. It is a day when we help girls remain healthy, confident and strong - and on the road to a bright future. Females in non-traditional roles are very much a part of the LAPD. The Department’s first sworn female officer, Alice Stebbin -Wells appointed in 1910, was also the first female in American history to be granted full police powers. Through the years, the role of women in the LAPD has increased significantly. In 1982, there were 328 (4 percent) female officers, with the highest rank being Lieutenant I. In 1992, 1,081 women made up 13.9

911 Dispatchers Appreciated

percent of the force - they held positions from Police Officer to Captain III. Today, there are 1,740 female officers (19 percent) and the highest ranking female officers are Commanders. The Department has three female Commanders, six female Captains, 18 female Lieutenants, 157 female Sergeants, 313 female Detectives, and 1,243 female Police Officers. The Department also recently appointed former Lieutenant, Ann Young, to be the first AfricanAmerican female Police Captain. ( See story on page 1) We congratulate and acknowledge the commitment to excellence in law enforcement service by all sworn and civilian ranks. The Department takes great pride in helping girls expand their career aspirations and awareness of non-traditional careers. By Elena Asucan, Personnel Group

% Female Sworn Vs. Total Sworn Officers

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National Dispatcher’s Week, April 9-15 4% Female Dispatcher: 911 Caller: Dispatcher: Caller: Dispatcher: Caller:

Dispatcher: Dispatcher: Caller:

Dispatcher: Caller:

9-1-1 emergency. 656. I’m being followed by a truck. They’re tailgating me…Two men... What’s your location sir? Where are they? Do you see them from your rear-view mirror? Yes. I’m getting off ramp. What’s your location? (Irritated) Never mind. I’m calling Northeast. I’m two blocks from work. They keep following and won’t let up. Do you understand? Sir.. Hangs up. 9-1-1 emergency. 656. This guy kidnapped this little girl. He’s a child molester. He has a case in Mexico, all over the world…(rumbles). Hangs up. 9-1-1 emergency. 656. Hablo Espanol? (Do you speak Spanish?) See Dispatchers on page 6

2000 19% Female

% Total Sworn Officers % Sworn Females 3

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New Police-Celebrity Golf Tournament Location The 29th Annual Police-Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held at Woodley Golf Course, 6335 Woodley Avenue, in Van Nuys, on Saturday, May 20, 2000. Traditionally, the tournament has been held at Rancho Park in West Los Angeles. Construction at Rancho Park caused tournament planners to change the venue this year. But more importantly, they hope to gain more attendees and enable other communities to participate in the event with the new location.

Editor’s note: Please help the Foundation publicize the event. Post, mail, copy and distribute this article.

“We want the event to be closer to San Fernando Valley residents,” said Tournament Coordinator Sgt. Mark Green. Approximately 5,000 attendees are expected. The tournament is the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation’s largest fundraiser. The Foundation helps support families of sworn officers killed in the line of duty. It provides college scholarships for the slain officers’ children, funeral expenses for slain officers, and also assists sworn and civilian employees who had serious injuries and catastrophic illnesses. For more information, call (213) 485-3281 or (213) 847-4241.

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LAPD Heroes Participated in March Of Dimes Walkamerica

Religious Forum Establishes a Committee to Assist LAPD

children. The Department raised over $25,000 through donations, event “BE A HERO!” was registration fees and the theme for the March various fundraising of Dimes WalkAmerica events. The March of 2000 held on Saturday, Dimes strives to April 29, 2000. The 30th prevent birth defects annual event featured through research, walk-a-thons at 11 sites community services, throughout Los Angeles and education at both and surrounding counties. the local and national More than 1.2 million levels. Thank you to people, including the LAPD family for Department personnel, your continued support walked nationwide to for this worthwhile raise more than $90 project to help our million to help America’s children be born healthy.

Clergy leaders established a committee to assess how it can help the beleaguered Department during one of their bi-annual meetings with the Chief of Police.

March of Dimes WalkAmerica

Police Force and Private Security Join Forces

“There is a need to establish the nobility and dignity of the LAPD,” said Rev. John S. Bakas, one of approximately 20 clergy members who attended the religious forum meeting at Parker Center in March. The committee will serve as a planning instrument, address issues such as the clergy’s role in police officers’ training in ethics, and the mutual determination of needs and dissemination of information between the LAPD and the religious community. About half-a-dozen forum attendees volunteered to be committee members. The committee will meet with a command staff representative to evaluate the religious sector’s role in furthering the Department’s goals.

“We need to provide a strong front for the In a collaborative effort, the Department and the LAPD,” stated Bishop-elect Jon Bruno during private security industry held their first joint conference the discussion. in March, attracting approximately 550 attendees.

Though the private security industry has held similar conferences in the past, the Law Enforcement and Private Security (LEAPS) Conference was the first of its type in which the Department took the leading role. Chief Bernard C. Parks gave the opening remarks. Scott Hewitt of the American Society of Industrial Security was the keynote speaker. The Department joined the American Society of Industrial Security, Target Corporation-Mervyn’s, ADT Security Services, Food Marketing Institute and Checkpoint to exchange information among senior level LAPD officers, experts from electronic security

companies and business leaders representing private security in major corporations. The focus of the conference is to build working relationships that will enhance service provided to the people who live and work in Los Angeles. “The conference was very beneficial to a lot of people,” said Officer Kathleen Clark of Detective Services Group, which coordinated the event. The general assembly discussed “What law enforcement can do for you and your Business” and See LEAPS on page 6 5

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LEAPS from page 5 private industry resources available to law enforcement. The event featured seven seminars Financial Crimes, Legal Aspects 2000, Bomb Threats, Organized Crime in Retail, Crime Scene Preservation and First Responders, Workplace Violence and Threat Assessment, and Cutting EdgeTechnology and Crime Fighting. “We hope this first of its kind conference in Los Angeles will illustrate how technology and the private security industry can enhance, support and improve the job we do as a police agency. When public and private forces unite in the battle against crime, open the lines of communication and begin building partnerships, the rewards will be safer streets in Los Angeles,” said Chief Parks.

May 2000 DISPATCHERS from page 3 Dispatcher: Dispatcher: Caller: Dispatcher:

Un momento (One moment). Transfers call. 9-1-1 emergency. 656. Hi. Could you give me the number to the DMV? This is 9-1-1 emergency. You can call 411.

The preceeding was a random excerpt from roughly a dozen calls received by Police Service Representative (PSR) Deborah Paiz within three minutes around 1000 hours on April 12, 2000. “People abuse 9-1-1 so much, you wouldn’t believe it.” commented PSR Diaz after the last call. Visitors were allowed to listen to the 9-1-1 calls during an open house for the Communications Division dispatch center as PSRs and Department employees celebrated National Dispatchers’ Week, April 9 – 15, 2000. The bombardment of calls can test anyone’s patience but PSR Paiz remained calm and projected a low soothing voice to the callers. A Los Angeles Police Department employee for 20 years, PSR Paiz has been a 9-1-1 PSR Mike Elling on Dispatcher console dispatch veteran for the past 11 years and is one of about Photo by A. Moreno 400 dispatchers, 75 of which are currently in training. PSR Paiz described the calls in the morning hours as “steady” compared to the more hectic and frantic afternoon and evening calls. The 24-hour, 7-day a week 9-1-1 center is slowly experiencing relief since the Department’s non-emergency number 877-ASK-LAPD became operational recently (see story on page 2). “It does help,” said PSR Paiz of the new 877-ASK-LAPD. “It alleviates a lot of the 9-1-1 calls like when people call that their streets lights are out.” By Jing Vida, Public Relations Specialist

Foundation’s limited edition color poster memorializing slain Thankfully, all LAPD officers officers . Many governmental made it safely through 1999. dignitaries are expected to attend However, tragedy struck again as well as families of fallen when SWAT officer Louis officers, and the public. Officers Villalobos died of head injuries are encouraged to attend in Class on March 17, 2000, during a “A” uniform, with cover. With a training accident at Camp total of 195 fallen officers, the Pendleton. Department has lost an average of two officers per year in the line of duty since 1907. This year’s ceremony will feature presentations such as the Keynote Address, the Roll $5 LAPD Call of Heroes, a 21-gun salute, Honor Guard, Air Support, I.D. lanyards for sale TAPS, the BagPipe Band and Room 731 the unveiling of the Memorial Parker Center Call (213) 485-3281 POLICE WEEK from page 1

YOUNG from page 1 The historical move was welcomed by many in the Department. About 100 well-wishers attended Capt. Young’s April 26, 2000, reception hosted by Department associations such as LAWPOA, LEAAPS, OJB, ABLE, Shomrim, COA and LA LEY. Currently, there are 9,379 sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. There have been six African-American females in Department history that have obtained the civil service rank of lieutenant. There are currently eight African-American male captains of police. Women have played an important role in the Los Angeles Police Department for nearly 100 years. In 1916 the Department appointed the nation’s first sworn female African-American police officer, Georgia Ann Robinson. 6

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Commendations

The Chief of Police received the

following personnel commendations in March from outsidetheDepartment. Civilians Kevin Jay Jablonski, Behavioral Scien. Psychiatrist I Dawn Danko, Community Rel. Police Service Representative Reserve Police Officer Anita Ann Brunzell, Ombuds Office Specialist Police Officer I Eric M. Johnson Pacific Brian M. Valle Van Nuys Tracie Leigh Noggle 77th Street Michael Kiyoshi Arai 77th Street Ramon P. Arguelles Foothill Police Officer II Mario Morales Central Nathan Raymond Hernandez Central Steven John Molina Central Ernesto Munoz Central Blanca Estella Desormaux Central Chris Michael Giargiari Newton Raquel Cruz Newton Richard Orlando Burillo Harbor Melvin Gerardo Hernandez Van Nuys Edward O. Moreno Van Nuys Anibal Miguel Lopez Hollenbeck Custodio Ponce Hollenbeck Armando Monarrez N. Hollywood Victor Alvarez N. Hollywood Rene Hernandez N. Hollywood James A. Kuklok West Valley Keith H. Spencer West Valley Richard J. Garibay Pacific Kelly P. Sullivan Pacific Steve D. Fahrney Pacific Alphonse J. Carbonara Pacific Lee Ann Jones Pacific Gustavo Marroquin Pacific Gerald Joseph Gibson Pacific Matthew Mark Snyder Pacific Robert T. Knight Southeast Marsha E. Brandt Narcotics Thomas Ira Mace Wilshire Kathleen Kim Clark Wilshire Jose Esteban Angulo Op-West Bureau Jeffrey Xavier Vack 77th Street Joseph Austin Kuns 77th Street Daniel T. Park 77th Street Michael J. Steward 77th Street Heather Leigh Arnold Burg.-Auto Theft Juli Dawn Munson Southwest Gloria Amparo Convington Southwest Robert Moffat Paterson Transit Rail Shawn M. Hetherington Hollywood Randolph F. Michaelsen Behavioral Scien.

Luis Carlos Reyes Hector Salas Rodolfo Ramirez Catherine W. MacWillie Ramon Richard Alatorre Bradley Wayne Schumacher Mark Christopher Jones Dax Cannon Martin Ubaldo Mendoza Kenneth Dwayne Plunkett

Northeast Northeast Northeast Northeast Air Support Van Nuys Van Nuys Van Nuys Van Nuys Van Nuys

Police Officer III Antonio Gonzalez Central Tim M. Nambu Central Richard H. Abad Central Christopher Llewellyn Green Central Jennifer Lee Hammer Van Nuys Guadalupe L. Ruiz Van Nuys Cynthia Louise Rangwala Personnel Francine Angeline Briscoe Training David Kim Tango Training Joy L. Smith Pacific Sergio B. Escamilla Pacific Manuel A. Ibarra Pacific James Edward Hoffman Pacific Terrie L. Lujan-Illsley Pacific Josuel M. Gooden DARE Gregory L. White DARE Charles L. White DARE Karen L. Widman DARE Heather Rae Myers Wilshire Steve F. Kegley West Valley Mason Cortez Burroughs Buglary-Auto Theft Alexander Kordis Community Rel. Juan Bautista Cruz 77th Street Cornel Philip Sandoz 77th Street Ara Vidal Hollenback 77th Street Richard Henry Arciniega Newton Clinton S. Dona Newton Kevin Lynn Stogsdill Northeast Joseph F. Writer Northeast Elliot Ezekiel Narcotics James R. Cypert Crime Prevention Thomas Charles Herman Hollenbeck Fermon Owens Financial Crimes Luz Marina Pinzon Financial Crimes Ted J. Watson Foothill Juan Manuel Gomez Southeast Police Officer III + I Kenneth Thatcher Metropolitan

William Reiner Jeffrey Glenn Allen Bret David Richards John Paul Eum John J. Simmons Rosibel F. Smith Theodore Williams

Detective I Narcotics Van Nuys Robbery-Homicide West Los Angeles Southeast Detective Hq. Southwest

Kenneth Leslie Spain Johnny Villa Lisa Marie Sanchez-Padilla Gia Pazita Parlad Goyen Tyrone Paul Mandala Rita Anne Montague Eugene Albert Arreola

Burglary-Auto Theft Pacific Hollenbeck Financial Crimes Financial Crimes Financial Crimes Financial Crimes

Sergeant I Dave John Cueto Van Nuys Gerald Wayne Hallanger Central Ho J. Kim Foothill Richard W. Burrow Pacific David A. Ferry Pacific Gregory Lee Murphy Internal Affairs Robert Frederick Miles Northeast Steven H. Williams Continuing Education Michael C. Peterson Community Rel. Robert J. Acosta West Valley Detective II Roberta M. Moore Van Nuys Simon Garcia Transit Services Joe Legaspi Org. Crime & Vice Robert Michael Marsh Financial Crimes Santiago J. Corvera Valley Juvenile Mark Joseph Miller Valley Juvenile Robert Rivera Burglary-Auto Theft Walter A. Purdy West Valley Ronald Alfred Vega Financial Crimes Reinaldo Velez Financial Crimes Alexander Samuel Moreno Financial Crimes William Gene Henebry Financial Crimes Belinda Gomez Financial Crimes Kirk A. Hunter Financial Crimes John David Rodriguez Financial Crimes Michael Hosung Yang Financial Crimes Wayne Anthony Dufort Financial Crimes Robert Michael Marsh Financial Crimes Sheldon Kaminsky Financial Crimes William Arland Parker Financial Crimes James Albert Louis Financial Crimes John D. Rodriguez Financial Crimes Sergeant II Edwin H. Arneson Metropolitan Michael Joseph Apodaca Ombuds Office John Charles Cooley Behavioral Science Alan Green DARE Cynthia K. Hallford Pacific Larry L. Wehage Newton Andy Heredero Community Rel. Brenda S. Crump Internal Affairs Neal Lee Fine Internal Affairs Philip Arthur Rivers Internal Affairs Holly Jane Daniel Internal Affairs Marianus Florian Vonkorff Internal Affairs

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Commendations from page 7 Detective III Jack Albert Giroud Robbery-Homicide Otis Earl Marlow Robbery-Homicide Evangelyn Nathan Governmental Liaison Deborah Anne Gonzales Ombuds Office Mark S. Zavala Burglary-Auto Theft Steven Michael Kirby Financial Crimes Donald Gary Quarton Financial Crimes Keith Williams Financial Crimes Thomas C. Henton Financial Crimes Rene Lacasse Financial Crimes Lieutenant II Freddie L. Booker Community Relations Richard Eugene Walker Financial Crimes

James H. Cansler

Captain I West Valley

Kirk J. Albanese

Captain II Juvenile

Captain III Thomas R. Maeweather Newton Bradley Robert Merritt Internal Affairs George Gascon Harbor Richard Clay Wemmer Training Division Division Anti-Terrorist West Traffic

Mark Your Calendars! Chief of Police Holiday Party Saturday December 16, 2000 Marriott Hotel, Downtown

Homes for Peace Officers and Firefighters Buy a home in the City of Los Angeles with very small or zero down payment through a program encouraging officers and firefighters to live in the City. The program features a partnership with LAPD, LAFD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Los Angeles Housing Department and participating lenders. If you are interested in buying a home in the City, call American City Mortgage at (310) 380-6300 or Fannie Mae at (800) 7-FANNIE.

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