LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT

P. O. Box 30158
WILLIAM J. BRATTON Los Angeles, Calif. 90030
Chief of Police
Telephone: (310) 575-8400
TDD: (310) 575-8719
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JAMES K. HAHN
Mayor

COMMUNITY ALERT SYSTEM
West Los Angeles Community Police Station

Dear West Los Angeles Community Member:

As a policing team effectively partnered with West Los Angeles business people, residents and visitors in
2002, West Los Angeles Community Police Station employees reduced Part I crime by 5.3%, fatal and
serious injury traffic collisions by 14.6%, and increased arrests by 3.2%. Although the West Los Angeles
community experienced numerous demonstrations, marches and protests, these activities were safely
managed without public disorder. Additionally, no West Los Angeles personnel were involved in major
misconduct or significant civil litigation and no police officers were seriously injured. Most importantly, our
community policing partnerships and problem solving efforts made a difference.

The West Los Angeles Community Police Station has created a Community Alert System to address the fear and
incidence of crime and to enhance public safety. In partnership with the West Los Angeles Community Police
Advisory Board, the Police and Community Together (PACT) and the West Los Angeles Community Police
Station's Reserve Police Officers, an Email System is now available. The system's purpose is to notify West Los
Angeles business people and residents of vital information concerning criminal activity in their neighborhood. To
make West Los Angeles a safer community, your community policing partnership is requested. Please consider
completing the back of this letter and asking others to also help us by completing this form. Your address and
other information enables us to utilize our existing map boundaries so that specific crime information affecting
your neighborhood can be forwarded. Your personal information will be kept confidential and only used by the
Police Department for this database.

If you have questions or suggestions, please telephone Police Officer Alex Rodriguez at (310) 575-8431 or myself
at (310) 575-8400. Thank you for your community policing contributions, problem-solving efforts and for being
our public safety partner.

Very truly yours,

WILLIAM J BRATTON
Chief of Police

MICHAEL CHAMBERS, Captain
Commanding Officer
West Los Angeles Community Police Station

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