{"id":19536,"date":"2012-08-16T19:41:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T02:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=19536"},"modified":"2017-07-31T20:43:07","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T03:43:07","slug":"this-just-in-city-declares-war-on-bloods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/08\/16\/this-just-in-city-declares-war-on-bloods\/","title":{"rendered":"This just in: City declares war on Bloods"},"content":{"rendered":"
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R. Rex Parris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 City of Lancaster officials and the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department have turned their sights on a group of local hoodlums associated with the Bloods gang who have been targeting the Antelope Valley, according to a city news release issued Thursday. Read the release below:<\/p>\n

[The Bloods gang] has preyed upon Valley citizens in recent months, showing a blatant disregard for the rights and property of others.\u00a0 Their recent focus on Lancaster neighborhoods has resulted in a rise in burglary, robbery, grand theft auto, and larceny\/theft crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe City of Lancaster, the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Department, and the citizens of this valley have worked too hard fighting crime over the past several years to have this group of thugs try to destroy our community\u2019s sense of safety and peace of mind,\u201d said City of Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris.\u00a0 \u201cThe Bloods picked on the wrong city and the wrong Mayor, and now have a real battle on their hands\u2026 one they did not anticipate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The City and the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s station have a number of tactical operations in place to combat the criminal activities being perpetuated by this gang.\u00a0 Organized units such as the Targeted Oriented Policing (TOPs), Lancaster Community Appreciation Project (LANCAP), Robbery Suppression, and Burglary Suppression teams, along with the ever-watchful eyes of the City\u2019s Neighborhood Watch and Business Watch groups, serve as ongoing crime fighters throughout the community.<\/p>\n

There are more crime-fighting tools on the horizon, however, as law enforcement efforts ramp up with more strategic missions and more advanced technology-driven resources. Going forward, criminals will be met with more targeted and undercover operations by law enforcement.\u00a0 They will also be challenged by the soon-to-be-launched Law Enforcement Aerial Platform System (LEAPS), which will minimize gang member\u2019s ability to hide from the law.\u00a0 With these ramped up tactics and high-tech resources, Sheriff\u2019s Deputies will be able to better address gang crime in the Antelope Valley.<\/p>\n

Those caught committing crimes will also be subject to gang enhancements in sentencing and prison time, as allowed by California state law.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Lieutenant Erik Ruble of the Operation Safe Streets Bureau (OSS) said, \u201cThe Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s gang unit, also known as the Operation Safe Streets Bureau, is committed to investigating and prosecuting all gang related cases committed in the Antelope Valley.\u00a0 We will work with the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office in securing gang enhancements against any case involving our target gang in Lancaster.\u00a0 The enhancement will subject the gang member to additional imprisonment in the state prison for a period of up to ten years pursuant to the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act of 1988.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, Mayor Parris is providing up to $10,000 of his personal finances as a reward fund for citizens who provide information which leads to the arrest and conviction of a member of a Bloods gang.\u00a0 <\/strong>The use of these funds will be at the discretion of Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Captain Bob Jonsen, who will determine the effectiveness of an award incentive on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone deserves to live in a peaceful and crime-free community,\u201d said Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station Captain Bob Jonsen.\u00a0 \u201cWhen a group of individuals choose to band together, form a gang, and willfully prey on others, they will undoubtedly draw the attention of law enforcement, and that is exactly what our target gang has done.\u00a0Unfortunately for them, they now have our undivided attention.\u00a0 We know who they are; where they live; what cars they drive; and who they associate with.\u00a0They will feel our presence in their lives from this day forward.\u00a0We will arrest them if they commit a crime.\u00a0 We will charge them with gang enhancements, and we will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.\u00a0They can decide today what their future brings, but I can assure the Lancaster community that this gang\u2019s days of terrorizing this community are coming to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n

By increasing their arsenal of crime-stopping assets, the City and local law enforcement expect to see a measurable decrease in the recent upsurge of crime, as well as a notable increase in arrests and convictions.<\/p>\n

\u201cMake no mistake about it, these gang members will be caught,\u201d said Mayor Parris.\u00a0 \u201cTheir only options are to be arrested or to leave.\u00a0 In either case, they better start packing for a one-way trip out of our city.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LANCASTER \u2013 City of Lancaster officials and the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department have turned their sights on a group of local hoodlums associated with the Bloods gang who have been targeting the Antelope Valley, according to a city news release issued Thursday. Read the release below: [The Bloods gang] has preyed upon Valley citizens […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}