LAPD Southwest Area Public Safety Youth Conference NA16102jk

WHAT: Southwest Area Public Safety Community Youth Conference

WHEN: Thursday, May 19, 2016 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Expo Center Swim Stadium Auditorium 3980 Bill Robertson Lane Los Angeles, CA 90007

WHO: FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Clark CHP Captain Mark Garrett LAPD Chief Charlie Beck LAPD South Bureau Deputy Chief Bill Scott LAPD Commander Regina Scott LAPD Southwest Teen Community-Police Advisory Board (Teen C-PAB) LA School Police Chief Steven Zipperman

WHY: The LAPD Southwest Public Safety Youth Conference’s goal is to glean advice, concerns and recommendations on deterring crime, public safety, and community policing, from the perspective of the youth in our Los Angeles communities. The Commander Homer F. Broome Jr. Family Educational Outreach Foundation will also be present as they are a tutoring and educational resource for youth in the community. The Youth Conference is comprised, planned and hosted of 250-300 youth representatives from over 30 high schools and youth organizations in the Southwest Area, including Southwest Area Teen Community-Police Advisory Board.

CONTACT: For more information, please contact Sergeant Jim Barlow, Management Analyst II Denise K. Smith, or Officer Luis Aceves at 323-387-9617. To make advance arrangements for interviews, please contact Sergeant Jim Barlow at (909) 910-7891. Police Officer Erwin Rocha, a Spanish speaker, will also be available to facilitate interviews and also be reached at 213-847-5800.