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Devonshire Area Neighborhood Watch Newsletter
Basic Car Area 17A23 Senior Lead Officer Dan Del Valle
Cell Phone: (818) 634-0362 - [email protected]
Crime Trends and Locations - Basic Car 17A23 experienceda problem of Burglary this past month in the area from De SotoAvenue to Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Devonshire Street toChatsworth Street. Another concern for the area was an incident ofa male impersonating a police officer and the suspect attempted toabduct the victim. Please talk amongst your family and friendsabout the dangers that are present and possible preventativemeasures. Please report suspicious activity!!!
Neighborhood Watch Events: Thursday, July 28, 2011 isthe next Neighborhood Watch Meeting for Basic Car17A23. Our meetings are held at 7:00PM every 4th Thursdayof the month at St. Eudes Church, located at 9901 MasonAvenue, Chatsworth.
“National Night Out” will be held on Tuesday, August 2,2011, at Mason Park in Chatsworth starting at 6:00 PM.“National Night Out” is a huge community event where local lawenforcement (nationwide) and the community come together tointeract. Newly elected Councilman Mitchell Englander and hisstaff will provide a free movie, ‘Yogi Bear’ and local businessesare giving free food and prizes.
Mark your calendars for the Devonshire Area Town HallMeeting on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at Shepherd of TheHills Church located at 19700 Rinaldi Street in Porter Ranch.The Town Hall meeting starts at 7:00PM, but please arrivea little bit earlier and enjoy the refreshments.
Commendable Citizen and Officer Incident: I would like tothank the Chatsworth Neighborhood Council for contributing tothe community and providing supplies for neighborhood watchgroups. The Chatsworth Neighborhood Council members aretruly outstanding individuals that work together ensuring thatthe community continues to improve the quality of life forcurrent and future generations.
For those of you who don’t know, Devonshire Area,Captain III Sean Kane has retired - “Enjoy theretirement and thank you for giving 32 years of yourlife to public service. “
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Message from the Commanding Officer, Devonshire AreaGreetings all,I’m pleased to announce two new promotions to our SeniorLead Office. Officer Ignacio Murillo from Devonshire Patrol andOfficer Kate Luna from Operations-Valley Bureau have been promotedto Senior Lead Officer. Officer Murillo, who has been doing anoutstanding job handling A67’s Area, after Kathy Bennettretired, will now assume the Senior Lead Officer position for thatBasic Car Area. Officer Luna was the Valley Bureau’s ViceCoordinator and will be our new Senior Lead Officer for A81’s Area.
Here at Devonshire Area we are actively taking steps to combatcrime. The area East of Balboa Blvd. to the 405 Fwy., south of the5 Fwy. and north of Roscoe Blvd. has forever been a problem areafor property crimes. One of the new steps we are taking to combatcrime is the creation of a Neighborhood Watch Coordinator position.This is a pilot program that will focus on increasingNeighborhood Watch participation in this area. If this pilot programis successful, we will expand it to the whole Division. The officerchosen to implement this new pilot program is Officer KenCrawford. Ken has a very extensive background in theCommunity Relations Field and comes to us from OperationsValley Bureau. Some of you might already know Ken becausehe is one of our Department’s Chaplin’s. Please help me welcomethe above-named new officers to our Devonshire community.
When you see police activity in your area, have you ever wonderedwhat was going on? Of course you have, and a great way to findout about current police activity is the NIXLE system. This systemsends police alerts and updates to your computer email or a textto your cell phone. It easily allows you to customize the systemand restrict the information that you receive. Some of the typesof alerts that are sent out through the system are crime alerts,street closures, police activity in the area, and evacuationnotifications just to name a few. This is a great tool and I urgeall of you to go to the NIXLE website and sign up.
Please join us for the yearly Shepherd of The Hills Church 4th ofJuly Fireworks Show held at their church on Rinaldi Street andCorbin Ave. This is a great family event and we expect a lot ofspectators, so be sure to arrive early. The fireworks show willstart shortly after 8:45 PM.
Another great event in July is our very own Police ActivityLeague Supporters (PALS) Invitational Golf Tournament onMonday, July 11th at the Porter Valley Country Club. This is afundraising event and a great cause that benefits all of
Devonshire’s youth programs. For moreinformation please contact Sally Barnes,Golf Chair at (818) 349-1706 or e-mail:[email protected].
Sean K. Kane, CaptainCommanding OfficerDevonshire Community Police Station
Devonshire Upcoming EventsNational Night Out - Mason Park - Tuesday, Aug 2, 6:00 - 9:00Town Hall Meeting - Shepherd of the Hills - Aug 25, 7:00 - 9:00Devonshire Open House - Police Station - Sep 17, 10:00 - 3:00SOLID Pasta Dinner - St. Nicholas Church - Oct 14, 5:00 - 7:30
BASIC CAR AREA HIGHLIGHTSSLO Supervisor, Sergeant Bavaro
(818) 363-1726
Crime Trends and Locations - From May 8 to June 4, 2011,there were two robberies, two Assaults with a Deadly Weapon(ADW), 16 Burglaries, nine Grand Theft Autos (GTA) and25 Burglary Theft from Motor Vehicles (BTFMV). The crime in17A49’s area has increased during this last month. The locationsof these crimes occurred primarily between ChatsworthStreet and Lassen Street between Balboa Boulevard andthe 405 freeway.
Neighborhood Watch Events: 17A49 Basic Car Meeting,Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 7:00PM, 10124 Balboa Blvd.(Fire Station 87)
Crime Trends: The summer months are upon us! As theweather becomes warmer, people tend to leave their windowsopen. Please remember to close them before you leave. Also,in two of the crimes that occurred in our area, the suspectentered the location through the doggie door.
Crime Tips: If you would like to receive text and/ore-mails from Devonshire Area police station, just sign up atWWW.NIXLE.COM, by doing so, you will receive messageswith important crime information.
Basic Car Area 17A49Senior Lead Officer Janine Angeles
Cell (818) 325-7749 - E-mail: [email protected]
Basic Car Area 17A67Senior Lead Officer Ignacio Murillo
Cell (818) 634-0495 - E-mail: [email protected]
Basic Car Area 17A35Senior Lead Officer Dario Del Core
Cell (818) 634-0577 - E-mail: [email protected]
Crime Trends and Locations - Basic Car 17A35 is experiencing aproblem with Grand Theft Auto (GTA) around the area of SanFernando Mission Blvd to Chatsworth St., and Balboa Blvd toHayvenhurst Ave. The majority of the crime is occurring lateevening hours to early morning. A spike of Burglary Theft fromMotor Vehicle (BTFMV) occurred from Wilbur Ave to ResedaBlvd, and Devonshire St. to Chatsworth St. Please be awareof any activity and report anything suspicious!
Neighborhood Watch Events: The LAPD Police ActivityLeague Supporters (PALS) is having their annual GolfInvitational at the Porter Ranch Country Club on Monday,July 11, 2011. The golf tournament is a great event. Formore information, please contact Sally Barnes, Golf Chair at(818) 349-1706 or e-mail: [email protected].
Thursday, July 21, 2011, is the next NeighborhoodWatch Meeting for Basic Car 17A35. Our meetings are heldat 7:00PM every 3rd Thursday of the month at St. EuphrasiaChurch, located at 11766 Shoshone Avenue in Granada Hills.
Crime Tips: Unattended open garage doors are anattraction to potential thieves. Please remember to closeyour garage doors if you are not in the immediate area. It onlytakes seconds for a thief to walk in and walk off with yourproperty. Mark your valuables with your driver’slicense number, so law enforcement can attempt to locate avictim if we have a number that can be referenced.
Commendable Officer and Citizen Incident: I would like tothank the Volunteer Surveillance Team (VST) and Officer MarkBlizzard for their continuous efforts and hard work combatingcrime throughout the Devonshire Division.
Commendable Officer and Citizen Incident: Thank you toSupporters Of Law Enforcement In Devonshire (SOLID) for thegreat job they did at the “Devonshire Annual PancakeBreakfast”! Hundreds of community members attended thefundraiser breakfast, held at Devonshire Station, on Saturday,May 21, which was also “Armed Forces Day.” Numerousveterans attended the breakfast as well as Jay Johnstone,former baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-timeWorld Series Champions).
Crime Trends and Locations - From May thru July, crimetrends have been low in Basic Car 17A67; however we beganexperiencing an increase of street robberies in Devonshire Area.These street robberies are random acts and for the most part,bodily force was used to commit these crimes. Be alert toyour surroundings!
Crime Tip: “SUV third-row seats!!” Because of their highdemand and expense, as well as the lack of a traceable serialnumber, “third-row seats” have become a hot commodity for carthieves. Due to the recent increase in theft of third-row seats, ithas been recommended to use a bicycle lock or a pad lock tosecure “the seat” to the vehicle - doing so might prevent youfrom losing it.
Commendable Officer Incidents: With the ongoing gangand narcotics activity in the area around Parthenia Street andVanalden Avenue, our “NEW” Gang Enforcement Detail (GED),which is still in the process of assembling, has stepped up theirpatrol within the vicinity and made several arrests. We havenoticed less gang members and narcotic suspects loitering.Good Job GED!!
Neighborhood Events: Our next Basic Car Meeting willbe Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at 7:00PM at CalahanElementary School, 18722 Knapp Street, Northridge.Our guest speaker will be Detective David Keating fromDevonshire Detective Division, Robbery Unit.
What is National Night Out?
It's America's Night Out Against Crime!
The "28th Annual National Night Out" (NNO), aunique crime/drug prevention event has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 2, 2011.We cordially invite you to be a part of our NIGHT OUT 2011 team.Mason Park, 10500 Mason Ave, Chatsworth, at 6:00 PM.
Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, lawenforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhoodorganizations and local officials from over 15,000 communitiesfrom all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and militarybases worldwide. In all, over 37 million people participated inNational Night Out 2010.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:� Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;� Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime
programs;� Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community
partnerships, and send a message to criminals letting themknow that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
Crime Trends and Locations - We are experiencingCommercial Burglaries @ Business Center Dr. west of TampaAve., and Residential Burglaries between Tampa Ave and CorbinAve, north of Roscoe Blvd., south of Parthenia St.
Neighborhood Watch Events: Basic Car meetingThursday, July 16, 2011 at 7:00PM at Gianelli Square,located on the north/east corner of Londelius St, andShirley Ave.
Crime Prevention Information: With the weather gettingwarmer as we head into the summer months, it is temptingto leave windows open in order to keep our houses coolerduring the day. An unsecured window allows easy accessto your valuables and can threaten your family’s safety.It’s important to consider that even though a window mayappear to be inaccessible, and o.k. to be left open, thoselooking to enter your homes are ever creative in their abilitiesto reach the second floor windows, as well as crawl throughpet doors. A simple secondary locking devise obtained from alocal hardware store may be a l l that i t takes toinconvenience a “would be” burglar and cause him to looksomeplace else for his next victim.
Basic Car Area 17A81Acting Senior Lead Officer Phillip Sellars
Cell (818) 634-0579 - E-mail: [email protected]
Crime Trends and Locations - Basic Car 17A95 during April24 through May 21, 2011, had 13 Residential Burglaries. Therewas an increase of one from last reporting period. ReportingDistricts (RD) 1777 & 1778 each had three, 1778 & 1776 eachhad two, 1796 & 1779 each had one.
Burglary Theft from Motor Vehicle (BTFMV) showed adecrease from prior months and ended up with a total of 10.RD 1795 led the way with four, 1776 & 1777 each had two, 1797& 1798 each had one.
Commendable Officers and Citizen Incidents: Thismonth’s commendable citizens are all the members ofSupporters Of Law Enforcement In Devonshire (SOLID). SOLIDmembers give so much of themselves to better all Officers ofthe Devonshire Area.
Crime Tips: We have decreased in crime and can continue thetrend if we look out for each other. One of the best deterrentsis walking in your neighborhood. Get to know your neighborsand know your neighborhood. Report suspicious peoplethat don’t belong there or wandering yourneighborhood. Remember the majority of ResidentialBurglary arrests are due to neighbors seeing the crime inprogress and calling 911. Neighborhood Watch is now moreimportant than ever. Please get involved and attend the BasicCar Meeting.
Neighborhood Events: Our next Basic car meeting willbe on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 7: 00PM at St. NicholasGreek Orthodox Church, 17037 Plummer Street inNorthridge. We will be honoring all Veterans.
Basic Car Area 17A95Senior Lead Officer Ken Cioffi
Cell: (818) 634-0480 - E-mail: [email protected]
“Lock It, Hide It, Keep It”
It’s YourStuff !
Keep It !!
Don’t Leave Valuables of any kind in your Vehicle
Devonshire Police StationSaturday, Sept. 17, 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
10250 Etiwanda Ave. (Corner of Devonshire) 1 Block East of Reseda Blvd.
FridayOctober 14, 20115:00 pm to 7:30 pm
$8.00 per person
ST.NICHOLASCHURCH
For information call(818) 718-9498
Supportersof Law
Enforcementin Devonshire
LAPD
SAVE THE DATE
COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING
hosted by the
Los Angeles Police Department Devonshire Area
August 25, 2011– 7:00 p.m. Shepherd of the Hills Church
19700 Rinaldi Street Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Please join us for this important community update!
Food will be provided by local area restaurants anddoor prizes will be awarded…
New dateAugust 25,2011 7:00 p.m.
