LAPD Crime Report 02/14/21 to 02/20/21 and next C-PAB meeting
Click here to view LAPD’s West LA basic crime report 02/14/21 to 02/20/21.
CURRENT TRENDS:
• Grand Theft Auto (GTA) are still a major problem. Out of the 19 GTAs last week, 11 of them were due to keys left inside the car and leaving the car doors unlocked.
• Please make sure to securely lock your house when you leave. Windows and doors should be secured and set your alarm. Many burgers are doing “door checks” just to see if the door is unlocked. LAPD urges people to get camera installed with access to your smartphone. This type of technology offers access to a description of the suspect even if they already left the house.
PRACTICE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS:
In LAPD’s Wilshire Division, they recently had a series of robberies involving victims wearing Rolex watches and other flashy, expensive jewelry — they had 9 robberies so far.
West LA had a male and female sitting in car, a suspect approached them with a gun and demanded their money and jewelry — the victims didin’t have anything on them at the time — the suspect got into the back seat of the car and forced them to drive to an ATM and forced them to withdraw money.
You have to be “situationally aware” at all times. When you’re out in the public, you need to be looking around being aware of your surroundings, aware of who is walking toward you, being just aware how you appear (do you appear to be a target?).
Follow West LA Station’s LAPD on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lapdwestla/
Visit the West LA Community Police Station website.
Did you know…?
Bel-Air’s Senior Lead Officer (SLO) is Officer Pete Ojeda. He can be contacted by email at 36393@lapd.online, or by telephone at (310) 444-0741.
VIDEOS: Officer Involved Shootings (OIS) actual video: LAPD has a youtube channel that shows actual OIS confrontations. You can connect to that channel by clicking here. For transparency, the LAPD has a policy in place to make public all videos of OIS investigations after 45 days.
The LAPD Community Online Reporting System (CORS) is now accepting online reports for minor traffic collisions without injuries. To learn more about access to the CORS system, go to LAPDonline.org.
At this point in time, video and photos cannot be uploaded. When on the system, indicate there are no photos or videos (evidence) and get the DR number. Then call the West LA LAPD Station at (310) 444-0741 or email our Senior Lead Officer, Pete Ojeda at 36393@lapd.online with the DR number generated from the CORS online report. West LA LAPD office will send you a link to upload the photo and video evidence.
Community-Police Advisory Board (C-PAB) Meeting Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at 2 PM — community invited to participate
The next Community-Police Advisory Board (C-PAB) is scheduled for Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at 2 PM. The community is welcome to participate.
Please email Robert Ringler for details to add you to the next meeting.
What is C-PAB?
Community-Police Advisory Boards (C-PABs) were created in 1993 to provide community members with an opportunity to provide information and advice to their respective Area and to take information from the police department back to the community.
Each of the 21 geographic Areas (community police stations) throughout Los Angeles has its own C-PAB. These advisory groups meet monthly to discuss crime and quality of life issues. Each C-PAB has two co-chairs, one of the Area commanding officer while the second is a civilian member voted on by the membership.
Recently, many C-PABs have formed subcommittees in addition to the general group to tackle specific crime and quality of life problems. Examples of C-PAB subcommittees include Graffiti, Youth, Homeless Outreach and Traffic.