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What:          
The Rampart Area Command will have a press conference for property crimes prevention and suppression efforts.
        
When:             
Friday, June 5, 2009
2:30 p.m.   

Where:         
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Rampart Area Community Police Station
1601 West 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Who:               
Deputy Chief Sergio Diaz, Commanding Officer, Operations Central Bureau
Captain III Steven Ruiz, Commanding Officer, Rampart Area
Captain I Raymond Maltez, Commanding Officer, Rampart Patrol Division
Lieutenant II Joel Losorelli, Officer in Charge, Rampart Detective
Rampart Detectives and Patrol Personnel
Councilman Ed Reyes (District 1)
                           
Why:           
Every year, hundreds of Los Angeles’s citizens become the victims of property crimes,which include grand theft auto, burglary from motor vehicle and simple theft.Rampart Area Command would like to invite the news media to participate in a pressconference which will focus on educating the public on ways to prevent becoming victims of property crimes.  
 
The Rampart Area Command will cover the topics of grand theft auto and burglary from motor vehicle prevention. In addition, displays will be set up in the CommunityRoom depicting photographs of items in vehicles that are an invitation to thieves. Rampart Area will be deploy crime suppression details starting at 3:00 p.m. which will include all divisional resources such as Vice, GED (Gang Enforcement Detail),
CLEAR (Community Law Enforcement and Recovery Unit), Narcotics, Senior Lead Officers, Central Traffic Motors and General Service Police Department.

A Roll call for the crime prevention detail will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Rampart Area roll call room. The media is invited to the briefing.

Contact:    
For further information, please contact Lieutenant Jose Losorelli, Rampart Detective Division, at 213-924-2451.