Captain Christy Guyovich, commander of the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station has a message for illegal fireworks users: “Don’t use illegal fireworks. Don’t tolerate those who do. Don’t let anyone say that it’s okay to use illegal fireworks just because it’s the 4th of July.”
Tolerance of illegal fireworks by otherwise law abiding residents and the easy availability of illegal fireworks from many sources (including through the Internet) threaten Lakewood’s family-oriented celebration of Independence Day, and Captain Guyovich is fighting back.
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The next Bow-Wow and Meow Day will be held on Saturday, July 26 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The event offers an easy one-stop event for pet vaccinations at a discount. This is an excellent opportunity to renew pet licensing and microchip your pet. Information on flea control products, educational materials regarding low-cost spaying, neutering, and health care for dogs and cats will be available. Clark Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard near the Lakewood Civic Center.
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You can get pulled over and ticketed just for talking and driving in California--that is if you’re using a cell phone without a headset or hands-free set up. New rules for dealing with the use of wireless telephones while driving went into effect July 1.
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West Nile virus has made its first official 2008 appearance in Los Angeles County. (Reported May 23 in the Los Angeles Times.) Lakewood residents should again heed the common sense precautions and avoid exposure to mosquitoes as urged by the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (GLAVCD).
The virus can be transferred from infected birds to mosquitoes to humans. Although the disease isn’t severe in healthy individuals, often passing unnoticed, those with weakened immune systems and the chronically sick can be hit with a devastating illness.
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Preventing thieves from stealing a car’s catalytic converter is worth the effort. New catalytic converters may cost between $400 and $1,500 and the cost to repair the vehicle could be as high as $1,000 to $3,000.
Common sense actions can help twart thieves. There are several business in and near Lakewood who can help make "cat's" more difficult to steal and owners easier to identify when recovered.
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In conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lakewood is offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. The free 20-hour program educates residents about disaster preparedness and basic disaster response skills for dealing with a serious crisis situation. It is taught by Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters at the Burns Community Center on Clark Avenue. Both lecture and hands-on exercises cover topics like fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. The program runs over three Saturdays: August 9, 16 and 23.
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Lakewood Station is one of three Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stations that have been selected as the best of the best of more than 800 police stations worldwide, according to a recently released report by Altus Global Alliance.
In fall of 2007, the station was visited during “Police Station Visitors Week,” which was created to assess citizen satisfaction with services delivered by police departments, identify good practices used by police, and strengthen relations between police and their local communities.
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Four automatic radar-equipped signs show motorists how fast they’re traveling on some of Lakewood’s busiest streets. The pole-mounted signs give drivers nearly instantaneous feedback--including a flashing strobe if they exceed legal speeds by 15 miles per hour. Data gathered by the units will help the city deploy sheriff’s traffic units.
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At the end of a two-year project to expand and modernize the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station, Captain Dave Fender and his Team Lakewood deputies gave the community a tour of the scope of sheriff’s law enforcement in Lakewood. On Saturday, February 23 they held a celebratory open house at the station.
Sheriff’s K-9 units, county fire apparatus, and the department’s SWAT team and bomb squad were among the public safety units that were on display in station’s parking area off Civic Center Way. Visitors also toured the new updated facility. Click for to see a CityTV Community Digest segment on the event.
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Lakewood's "Survive for 7" disaster prep motto is at the heart of its preparedness message. In the case of a major disaster, residents should prepare to be on their own for seven days. Gathering basic necessities and common sense planning are important basics everyone should have in place before a major crisis.
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The Lakewood Sheriff’s Community Safety Center, located in the Target Wing at the Lakewood Center Mall, now offers LiveScan fingerprint services. LiveScan is an electronic system for running background fingerprint checks through the Department of Justice and/or FBI databases often needed for employment purposes.
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There’s a new deputy in town riding a new T3 Motion Series Mobility Unit to patrol Lakewood Center. The three-wheeled transporters have recently begun cruising inside and outside of Lakewood’s largest and busiest shopping destination.
The futuristic units are based at the Lakewood Community Safety Center. They are battery-powered, zero-emission vehicles that silently negotiate crowds and easily dodge through parking lot traffic to get on the scene fast.
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The Lakewood Sheriff's Community Safety Center, inside the Lakewood Center mall, is a popular "one stop" resource for information, special topic classes, service assistance, and access to crime prevention resources. Daily drop-ins include seniors on their early morning walks around the mall, and new residents with questions about city programs and services. Click here for a full program listing. Click here for a full program listing.
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The future of the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station was unveiled in February when community residents toured the expanded and modernized public safety facility.
The future of Lakewood law enforcement is now, say Sheriff ’s Department officials. It’s bigger. It’s connected to 21st century crime fighting technologies. And it’s better prepared for disasters, too.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, at the request of 4th District Supervisor Don Knabe, has approved a plan to replace the service garage at the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station with a new, 5,388-square-foot facility. The new garage will cost an estimated $3 million (funded with $1.5 million from Supervisor Knabe’s discretionary capital budget and $1.5 million from Sheriff Leroy Baca’s fixed assets budget).
The new garage represents the final piece in a $20.7-million, county-funded modernization program that began in February 2006. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2007 and without additional taxes or assessments.
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