The operation began at approximately 6 a.m. when 14 teams totaling more than 120 Sheriff’s personnel fanned out across the Antelope Valley, conducting compliance searches of individuals released from State Prison, on either Parole or the PSP program, through Assembly Bill AB-109.
The search operation included teams from the Department’s COPS Bureau, both Lancaster and Palmdale Stations, Narcotics Bureau and two booking teams from the Inmate Reception Center.
In all, 54 locations were identified for search throughout the Antelope Valley.
Sixteen arrests were made for various charges including: possession of methamphetamines, weapons charges (not firearms) and other violations of parole.
One individual was arrested for being a “Parolee at Large”, meaning he had not complied with the terms and conditions of his early release program.
The Sheriff’s Department set their command post, a 45-foot trailer, from the Emergency Operations Bureau at the Lancaster Metro-Link Station’s overflow parking lot. The command post is fully self-contained, with radios, computers and televisions. The command post is used for operations, such as the one conducted Wednesday, as well as large scale fires and floods.
The sweep was another operation conducted under the umbrella of the Antelope Valley Crime Fighting Initiatives (AVCFI). This program, developed in 2007, coordinates various resources from the Sheriff’s Department and other agencies, and attacks criminal behavior on a regional level throughout the Antelope Valley.
When asked about the frequency of operations, Lieutenant Larry Gregg replied, “Our plan is to schedule as many of these large scale operations as possible throughout the coming year. The advantage of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is we have numerous resources available to us for these types of operations.”
In the past month, approximately 130 searches and 70 arrests have occurred through operations conducted by the AVCFI, Gregg said.
The community is encouraged to take an active role in enhancing the safety of the Antelope Valley, sheriff’s officials said. Residents can do this by starting a Neighborhood Watch program, joining the Volunteer on Patrol program or contacting their local stations anytime they witness or suspect a crime has occurred.
To provide this information directly to the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station, call 661-272-2400. To remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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Michelle Egberts says
@ Otis… Here’s a list of Victim Support Groups for victims of various crimes http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Victim_Services/support_groups.html
otis says
So much “concern” here about the law, particularly when it affects the rights of and fairness towards known lawbreakers, by known lawbreakers – many currently active or would be if allowed to operate unfettered – smacks ironic, doesn’t it?
Where’s the front-and-center discussions about an advocacy group for the actual VICTIMS of crimes, whose lives have been devastated by the scurrilous, unremorseful (until caught) predators in the community?
Robbie says
Hearing from a couple co workers that there is actually people that law enforcement have put some kind of tracking devices on certain peoples vehicles,letting them know wherever they are…could this really be true,does anybody know about this type of thing??!! Do they keep track of certain criminals this way?
Michelle Egberts says
@Robbie…Yes. law enforcement can without a warrant for GPS, but it can’t be wired into the electrical system without a warrant. California Penal Code Section 637.7 reads as follows:
(a) No person or entity in this state shall use an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person. (b) This section shall not apply when the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a vehicle has consented to the use of the electronic tracking device with respect to that vehicle. (c) This section shall not apply to the lawful use of an electronic tracking device by a law enforcement agency. (d) As used in this section, “electronic tracking device” means any device attached to a vehicle or other movable thing that reveals its location or movement by the transmission of electronic signals. (e) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
Part (c) of section 637.7 provides an exception for law enforcement officers. It states that the prohibition does not apply to the “lawful use of an electronic tracking device by a law enforcement agency.” The Supreme Court has held that law enforcement officers may place GPS tracking devices on vehicles or persons without consent or a warrant. Because the officers can simply follow a vehicle anywhere, there is no reasonable expectation of privacy; however, a warrant needs to be obtained for a GPS tracking device to be wired into the electrical system of a vehicle.
Liz says
Is this the same type of tracking device that some car dealerships would put in their high risk financed vehicles? Those vehicles that had owners who were required to pay the payments at the lot, in cash? If the owner didn’t come to make the payment, the dealer could track the car and repossess.
otis says
No one’s perfect, so let’s not be too quick to judge others. However, habitual criminal offenders shouldn’t lecture others, either.
Michelle Egberts says
@justbeing real…Before you judge too quickly and call a parolee “scum”, you need to remember that everyone of us is just one bad decision away from having a criminal record. Look at Mayor Parris’ wife Carol and the gun charge she got for forgetting she had it in her bag at the Burbank Airport… Maybe a Misdeameanor reduced to infraction, but still CONVICTED!
megan says
Scum? What if it was your son or daughter in those raids, would you still refer to them as scum? And who are you to judge a human being and call someone names like that? Are you God? Do you have the right to call ANYONE names? WTF is wrong with you? You never sin, or have told a little white lie, you’ve NEVER stolen one thing in your whole life? You do NO WRONG or what? Yeah, you’re the worst kind of wrong doer, you’re a judge of human beings you don’t even know. You need help and prayer, God help you and I will pray for you
Forewarned says
Way to go! *high five*
justbeingreal says
GOOD JOB OFFICERS, more SCUM of our streets!!! Keep up the good work !
Oh no! says
Great job! Can we keep them off the streets?
megan says
The comment above is meant for you
Michelle Egberts says
@justbeing real…Before you judge too quickly and call a parolee “scum”, you need to remember that everyone of us is just one bad decision away from having a criminal record. Look at Mayor Parris’ wife Carol and the gun charge she got for forgetting she had it in her bag at the Burbank Airport… Maybe a Misdeameanor reduced to infraction, but still CONVICTED!
QHR says
Thanks for fighting against crime!