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Southeast Community Police Station
Community-Police Advisory Board
Minutes
Thursday, September 3, 2009
In Attendance
Southeast Community Police Personnel
Sergeant II James Linder, Southeast Senior Lead Officers Fred Starkey, George Chavez, Eric Young, Armando Ramirez, Florio Pinzon, Angelo Stewart, Roberto Yanez, Robert Martinez, Shaun Massey, Tony Lopez, Abatement officer Otis swift.
Board Members
Co-Chair Theresa Martinez, Assistant Co-Chair Mary J. Heard
C-PAB Members:
Samuel Anderson Reverend Lee Heard Fannie Magee Joseph Thompson David Blakes Mary J. Heard
Theresa Martinez Albert Velasquez Willie M. Butler
Richard I. Higashi Willa Moore Lavata Washington
Elijah P. Charles Quincy Hinnant Reynaldo Paduani
Robert Wiliams Reverend Choyce Pearlie Johnson
Mabelle Pittman Deborah E. Wilson Arnie Corlin
Patricia Jones Rose Reed Patricia Goynes
Joyce Fantroy Laroi Jordan Coy Roberson
Mary Fagan
None C-PAB Members:
Brenda Moore Dumeca Robado Lu Watson
Deborah A. Russell Elfrida Vanzandt Lajon A. James
Margery D. Chambers Angela Moreno Jorge D. Reyes
Pauline Smith Clent J. Rutledge Norma Ibarra
Louie A. Colon Ms. Moore Teresa Yamamisaka
Deidre A. Duncantel Pat Jones Jacqueline Ellis-Trice
Minutes of the Community Police Advisory Board Meeting- February 2009.
Call to Order:
The C-PAB meeting was called to order by Co-Chair Theresa Martinez at 6:35 P.M. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Co-Chair Theresa Martinez. Reverend Lee Heard provided a prayer to start the CPAB meeting.
Opening remarks:
Sergeant James Linder opened up the meeting by addressing the members and thanking them for coming. He then stated that Captain Tingerides was on vacation and therefore would not attend the meeting. He also stated that Officer Bobo would be joining us again soon. He then proceeded to talk about the increase in violence going on in the Southeast community. He said that all of the Southeast officers are working hard to bring the crime down which is why they have been getting all the help they can get with other resources such as Metro police officers. Sergeant Linder asked members to be proactive and take charge. He asked them to report any crime that they see in or around their areas in order to help the police do their job better. Sergeant Linder asks all members to put their heads together.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes for August 2009 were approved.
Senior Lead Officer Update
Senior Lead officer Eric Young informed the members that there has been an increase in burglaries in his area. He also mentioned that his area has been affected by the shootings that happened in Imperial Courts. He stated that his area had been doing well up until the recent issues.
Senior Lead Officer Roberto Martinez mentioned that his area has been affected by the motorcycle gangs in the area such as those on 117th and Main and 118th and Central. He also stated that residential burglaries have been on the rise. Senior Lead officer Martinez said that hopefully with school starting, crime will go down. He also mentioned that graphitti has also been an issue on the streets of Main and Imperial.
Senior Lead Officer Florio Pinzon stated that there has been a lot of gang activity, and that a female victim has been victimized two days in a row. SLO Pinzon wants people to get involved in block club meetings so that together they can help the police reduce crime. SLO Pinzon also presented a couple certificates to C-PAB members Antonia Cruz and Christian Vargas for their participation in the Special Olympics Torch Run, and National Night Out.
Senior Lead officer Armando Ramirez stated that he had a couple of homicides on 120th and Figueroa and 130th and Figueroa. He also mentioned that their biggest problem was car thefts.
Senior Lead officer Angelo Stewart mentioned that he has had a couple of burglaries involving juveniles. SLO Stewart asked C-PAB members to be on the look out for juveniles who might be up to no good. Senior lead officer Stewart also said that he has had an increase in illegal dumping.
Senior Lead Officer Shaun Massey talked to the members about a young boy who was killed in Senior Lead officer Starkey’s area. The young boy was thirteen years old and was killed by Main Street Gang members because he was dressed completely in orange. There was a serious of shootings after that due to the death of the thirteen year old.
Senior Lead Officer Tony Lopez talked about the problems in or around schools. He mentioned that there have been a lot of pocket check robberies. SLO Lopez stated that Jordan High School now has cameras to help bring down crime. SLO Lopez also stated that the fact that students have to wear uniforms now has brought crime down.
Senior Lead Officer Fred Starkey mentioned that a lot of the problem with juveniles is that fact that parents are always defending their children regardless if they know all the facts. He told members that they should talk to other people and get the story straight before they try to defend their kids.
Senior Lead Officer George Chavez talked about two homicides that happened in his area. One involved a step-father who killed his six year old son. The second one was on 98th and Stanford and they believed it was gang related. He mentioned that crime has been up lately, but that it is still down from last year.
Senior Lead officer Roberto Yanez mentioned that in his area there have been a lot of burglaries. He mentioned that when school starts burglaries go down, but at the same time robberies go up. He also mentioned that there are no more cruisers on Broadway and Figueroa thanks to all the Senior Lead Officers.
Abatement Officer Otis Swift also attended the meeting and mentioned that he is in charge of taking care of all of the nuisance issues that may affect your quality of life. He also told members that if there is a problem house around their house or foreclosed home that they should report it and they will go and board it up so that they can’t re-enter.
Discussion of Old Business:
There was no old business discussed.
Discussion of new Business:
C-PAB members discussed Officer Appreciation Day. Ideas were thrown out as far as what food was going to be brought. Members stated that the times would be from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. Members stated that donation sheets were going to be passed out to see who will be bringing what for Officer Appreciation day.
Upcoming Events:
September 21st, volunteer meeting.
Bake sale on Wednesday October 21st from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Next C-PAB meeting: October 1st, 2009.
Meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
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