Hollenbeck Community Members Update
From Captian Blake Chow
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December 2008

December 8, 2008

HOMICIDES
Year to date homicides are down 47 percent.  This equates to 15 less homicides.  Year to date the City is reporting a reduction of 27 homicides.
Of that 27 City wide reduction, HOLLENBECK accounts for 15 of them or over 50 percent of the City's homicide reduction for this year from our one Division.

VIOLENT CRIME
07 vs 08: down 10 percent or 114 less victims.  08 vs 06: down 23 percent of 317 less victims
Shots fired
07 vs 08: down 37 percent and 08 vs 06: down 41 percent
Overall Part I Crime
07 vs 08: down 5 percent or 223 less crimes and 08 vs 06: down 15 percent or 786 less crimes
Productivity and Arrests
07 vs 08 : UP 18 percent or 1027 more arrests and 08 vs 06: UP 28 percent or 1486 more arrests
Gang Unit Arrests
07 vs 08: UP 106 percent or 637 more arrests of gang members and 08 vs 06 UP 178 percent or 793 more arrests of gang members.

Also as you know we have done a great amount of outreach with the community over the last two years.  The combination of the significant community engagement and the productivity of the officers is responsible for the success you see.


December 1, 2008

Hollenbeck Weekly Update: as of November 29, 2008 YTD 2008 vs 2007
Homicide - 46%
Rape - 28%
Robbery -9%
Agg Asslt - 8%
Total Violent Crime - 10% (-110 crimes)
Burg + 5% (+20 crimes)
Auto Theft - 3%
Burg/Theft from Veh -5%

Total Part I crimes - 5 %
Total Arrests + 18%
Gang Unit arrests + 98%
CLEAR Sites
Total Gang Crime - 11%
Ramona Violent Crime - 44 percent
Estrada Violent Crime - 5 percent
The crime rate shown above represents a continued decline since the end of the summer.
This week a press conference and 50,000 dollar Council Reward netted our homicide suspect in Las Vegas.  Vict was beaten to death with a hammer in the 200 block of N Breed last week.

Please remember Ross Valencia in your thoughts this holiday season.  He was a valuable confidante and friend to all of us at Hollenbeck.


November 2008

November 3, 2008

Hollenbeck Year to Date numbers improved over last week.

YTD 07 vs 08

Homicide -52 percent
Rape -32 percent
Robbery -10 percent
Agg -7 percent
Violent Crime -10 percent (104 crimes)
Burglary +3 percent (13 crimes)
Auto Theft +2 percent (24 Crimes)
Theft from veh -6 percent
Total Property -2 percent
Total Part I crimes - 4.1 percent (-170 crimes)
Arrests + 18 percent (+915 arrests)
Gang Arrests +99 percent (+513 arrests)
Gang Crime - 16 percent


November 18, 2008

Homicide - 43 percent
Rape - 28 percent
Robbery - 8 percent
Agg - 6 percent

Burglary + 3 percent (11 crimes over last year) Auto Theft - .4 percent Burg from Veh - 6 percent total Part I crimes - 4.4 percent
Arrests + 19 percent
Gang Unit Arrest + 107 percent

Homicides
We had a two victim homicide on Saturday at 500 S. St. Louis.  The victims appear to be part of a tagging crew and were shot by unknown suspects.  The shooting appears to be gang related but not related to any patterns.
We also handled a 3rd homicide yesterday at 200 block of N. Breed.  The victim was possibly killed in a dispute.  Efforts are being made to find the identified suspect.

October 2008

October 27, 2008

Total violent Crime is down 9 percent
Homicides - 50 percent
Rapes - 33 percent
Robbery - 9.6 percent
Agg - 6.3 percent
*  We showed a significant decrease in violent crime this week versus last

Property Crime
Total Property Crime - 2 percent
burg + 2 percent (7 crimes)
GTA + 3 percent (33 crimes)
BTFV - 6 percent

Gang Crime:
down 16 percent, down 23 percent from two years ago

CLEAR Sites
Ramona Gardens
* -33.3 percent (gang crime)
-22.1 percent total part I crimes

Estrada
* - 9 percent (gang crimes)
-1 percent total Part I's


October 18, 2008

Homicides - 54 percent
Rape - 33 percent
Robbery -12 percent
Agg- 6 percent
violent Crime - 10 percent (improvement over last week)
Property Crime
Burg + 2 percent
GTA + 2 percent
Theft from Veh- 6 percent
Theft - 6 percent
Total Part I crimes - 4 percent
Arrests + 18 percent
Gang Arrests + 103 percent
There were no more hot prowl burglaries this week in Lincoln Heights.


October 6, 2008

As of the above date the following crime reduction was reported in Hollenbeck
Homicide - 52 percent
Rape - 25 percent
Robbery -12 percent
Agg - 7 percent
Total violent crime - 10 percent  - 22 percent 06 vs 08
Burglary -3 percent
GTA + 3 percent
Burg/Thft from veh - 9 percent
Total Property crime - 3 percent

September 2008

September 30,2008

Crime Stats for the Week ending 9/27/08

1 year Percent reduction

City:                     -4.3
OCB:                      -0.6
Central:                                +2.1
Rampart:                  -2.7
Hollenbeck:               -4.8
Northeast:                +0.6
Newton:                                    +1.7

Violent Crime is down 9  percent/ 22 percent from two years ago Property Crime is down 4 percent/12 percent from two years ago

We slipped in our crime numbers this week due to an increase in ADWs and Robberies.  No specific locations are patterns to speak of.

SWAT Call OUT

On Sunday there was a multi victim shooting at Cincinnati and Mott.  The suspect an ELA13 gang member shot at 5 individuals in the street.  He was contained in the location on Sunday morning which necessitated the response of SWAT.  He was taken into custody without incident.


September 22, 2008

Good AM.  Hollenbeck had a busy week last week.  We slipped a little bit in our crime reduction numbers.  Below is how we are faring with respect to the rest of the Bureau

City:                     -4.5
OCB:                      -0.7
Central:                                  +3.3
Rampart:                  -3.1
Hollenbeck:               -5.4
Northeast:                +0.8
Newton:                                   +1.3

Below are the numbers with respect to the number of crimes reported this week for Hollenbeck

Homicide:                 2    - 50 percent
Rape:                     0    - 27 percent
Robbery:                                 12   - 15 percent
Aggravated Assaults:    12    -7 percent
Burglary:                                11   -4 percent
GTA:                    30    + 3 percent
BTFV:                   26     -8 percent
Personal theft/other:   16

Total Violent Crime             25     -12 percent
Total Property Crime:   83     - 3 percent
Total Part I Crime:                     108   - 5.4 percent


Officer Involved Shooting
Yesterday five victims of a piston whipping came to Hollenbeck Station to file a criminal complaint.  Officers in the area of 2nd and Chicago saw the suspect in an alley and a foot pursuit began.  The suspect turned on the officers, pointed a handgun at them at which point Hollenbeck Officers fired one round at the suspect.  The suspect was not hit and was apprehended in a yard slightly north of the alley.  The officers were not injured.  Suspect is a Cuatro Flats gang members and was booked on Attempt Murder of a Police Officer as well as will face additional counts of Assault with a deadly weapon.

Lincoln Heights Hot Prowl Burg
Date/Time:  9/22, 0340 hours
Location: 3100 Block Pasadena Avenue, Lincoln Heights
Victim was asleep in her bedroom when she felt something touching her chest.  She woke up, but due to the darkness, was only able to see a silhouette of a male, unknown descent. she heard a door slam and realized there was a wire coat hanger on her chest.  The suspect had opened an unlocked window, entered, and exited via the front door.

June 2008

June 11,2008
Click Here for information regarding about stolen vehicles. This is vital information to pass along to family, friends and coworkers.
Vehicle burglaries and vehicle thefts continue to be a concern in the Hollenbeck area despite added patrols and the arrest of several
suspects. Primarily the vehicles that are being stolen are Hondas and Toyotas because they can be started with "shaved" keys. They are being recovered all over, including Hollenbeck, other cities and the county. We have also seen an increase in auto thefts in the southern part of Hollenbeck near Olympic between Soto and Spence down to Washington Boulevard. In some instances the Catalytic Converter has been stolen to be sold from trucks and sport utility vehicles. Please be reminded that there are some things you can do to make it harder to steal a car.
This includes:
Installing Steering Wheel locking devices (good)
Installing Battery disconnect switches (Better)
Removing the high tension ignition wire when parking the vehicle (Best)
(This will prevent the vehicle from being started.)
Parking your vehicle behind a locked gate (if available)

Don’t leave valuables in your car !!!.

If you see anything suspicious, call us.
For non-emergency calls, dial 877-ASK LAPD
For crimes in progress call 911.

June 6, 2008
Yesterday on June 5, 2008 at about 3pm Hollenbeck Narcotics Officers and Gang Enforcement Unit were serving a search warrant on the 2500 Block of Malabar. As the officers made entry the suspect fired several shots at the officers. One of my Narcotics officers was struck by gunfire. He was hit in the leg and in his ballistic helmet. The helmet deflected the round and saved his life.
Several of my officers returned fire. It was subsequently discovered after the arrival of SWAT that the suspect expired in the residence as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.
Our officer is doing well. Please direct any cards or other things to Hollenbeck Station and I will see that he gets them.
Thank you to all who showed up last night and supported us. We had at least a few hundred officers that showed up from all over the City, as well as great support from CD14, LAFD, LAUSD PD, General Services just to name a few.
Again, that is all I can release now, but I will send more out as it becomes available. I've been her since late last night so if I don't respond in a timely manner to your email I will as soon as possible.

June 2, 2008
Violent Crime is down 18 percent from last year-
Violent Crime is down 30 percent from two years ago
Property Crime is down 4 percent from last year
Grand Theft Autos are still our big problem
Some events coming up
Hollenbeck CPAB meeting, Wed June 18, 2008 6pm.
Boyle Heights Tech Center Special Olympics Torch Run with Hollenbeck   Officers, Community and CD 14. 8am June 12. Please let Milt Hernandez or me know if you'd like to run with us. We meet at Ave 26  and Figueroa. Run is 5 miles and terminates at Mission and Chavez where we hand the torch off to Central. Hope to see you all there.

May 2008

May 21, 2008

Last night at about 730 PM Hollenbeck Patrol and Gang Officers were deployed in the area of 6th and Grandview in response to an few reports of shootings over the last few weeks.
During their patrol, a report of shots fired came out, generated from a member of the community. As the officers responded, they were directed to a suspect by witnesses.
The Hollenbeck Officers gave chase and were confronted by a gang member armed with a handgun. The suspect pointed the gun at the Hollenbeck Officers. The officers fired in self defense and struck the suspect. The suspect was pronounced at the scene.
All officers are fine.

May 17, 2008
Hollenbeck Community Members
the following has been reported in Hollenbeck
Violent Crime is down 17 percent
Property Crime is down 5 percent
Total Part I Crime is down 8 percent
Arrests are up: 28 percent Gang Arrests are up 149 percent
Auto Theft continues to be our main problem, including this week. Huntington Drive and the Southern end of the Division are still problematic for us.
This week on Wed is the CPAB meeting at 6pm El Sereno Library
On Tues Night, the Police Comm will be hosting their meeting at Hollenbeck Middle School at 630 pm. We've been asked to make a short presentation about Hollenbeck.
As always thank you for your unending support!
I and the 250 people that work for you at Hollenbeck appreciate it!

May 16, 2008
On June 12, 2008, the Special Olympics torch will be passing through Hollenbeck. Officers and Community members from Hollenbeck will take the torch from Northeast, run through Hollenbeck and pass it off to Central.
This is a great 5 mile run, I did it last year.
I would like to invite anybody that would like to run with us to do so. We will run as a group (slow) and be provided with traffic control via black and whites and motors. Each of us will have the opportunity to carry the torch during this course.
We will meet at Avenue 26 and Figueroa at 0800 in the AM on June 12, 2008. FYI there will be a van following us to pickup runners who can not or dont want to make the full five miles.
Please let me know if you'd like to join us. It is very enjoyable.