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Beck and Baca Battle for Cancer Research LAPD Officers Battle LASO in 19th Annual Fight for Life Charity Boxing Match By Terry Miller
Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles Police Department; and Alan Levy, Senior Vice President of Development, City of Hope joined scores of rank and file for a press conference Thursday in preparation for last weekend’s fight for life. The 19th Annual
Fight for Life Charity Boxing event.now in its 19th -year has raised approximately $1 million for the City of Hope. This annual event continues to celebrate the longstanding commitment between the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Los Angeles Police Department and their
dedication to supporting cancer and saving lives. Deputies and Officers will once again step into the ring to raise funds for those individuals stricken with life-threatening diseases and currently undergoing treatment at the City of Hope Center. The history of this event can be traced back to 1994, when deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, working patrol in East Los Angeles, encountered a young boy stricken with cancer. The deputies were so touched by the spirit of this boy that they befriended his family and provided assistance in order to improve their quality of life. The boxing event took place on Friday, November 30, 2012, at Quiet Cannon, 901 North Via San Clemente, Montebello.
Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department to Combat Roadway Deaths and Injuries $450,000 Grant for DUI Checkpoints Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for an anti-DUI program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways. Additional enforcement measures to combat impaired driving are coming as a result of a recent $450,500 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department - Traffic Services Detail. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is dedicated to keeping our streets safe through both enforcement and education. “Saving lives, reducing injuries, traffic collisions and property damage is important work,” said Sheriff Lee Baca. “Every life is a life worth saving and we will do our utmost to help keep the public safe.” The special DUI Checkpoint grant is to assist in efforts to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol and other drug related collisions in the community. The grant activities will specifically target impaired driving offenders as well as educating the public on the dangers of
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impaired driving through the use of DUI/driver’s license checkpoints. When possible, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving. Drunk and drugged driving are among America’s deadliest crimes. In 2010, 791 people were killed and over 24,000 injured in alcohol and drug-impaired crashes in California. In 2010, the contract cities patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department experienced 8 killed and 378 injured in these tragic crashes. Crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints
are conducted often enough. Checkpoints have proven to be the most effective of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent. “DUI checkpoints have been an essential part of the phenomenal reduction in DUI deaths that we witnessed from 2006 to 2010 in California,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the Office of Traffic Safety. “But since the tragedy of DUI accounts for nearly one third of traffic fatalities, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department needs the high visibility enforcement and public awareness that this grant will provide.”
El Monte to Celebrate 41st Annual Holiday House The signs are all around – Christmas cheer, nippy air, chestnuts roasting, and shoppers creating their holiday list. However, Christmas does not officially kick off in El Monte until its annual Holiday House fesLAPD Chief Charle Beck and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca introduce Friday’s rank and file athletes who tivities have begun. The El Monte Comcompeted in Friday’s boxing matches to raise money for City of Hope. -Photos by Terry Miller
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munity Center and the Jack Crippen Multipurpose Senior Center will be transformed into a “Holiday Winter Wonderland”. The first 200 hundred children to visit Holiday House will receive a free holiday surprise. Festivities include holiday craft vendors, food vendors, free arts & crafts, carolers, saxophonist, folklorico dancers, bouncer and Petals the Clown Magic Show (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.). This year there will also be a Gingerbread House Contest and a Christmas Tree Decorating Contest. The ‘Sergeant Michael Wolf Bicycle Opportunity Drawing’ winners will be announced at 5:00 p.m. Additionally, there will be opportunities to take pictures with Santa Claus and to savor many wonderful foods throughout the day. Annual fundraisers include the Arroyo High School Cheer Team Menudo Breakfast (9 a.m.
to 11 a.m.), the El Monte High School Cheer & Songs Carne Asada Lunch (noon to 3 p.m.) and the El Monte Pee Wee Cheerleaders Spaghetti Dinner (4:30 to 6:30 p.m.). The El Monte Council of PTA will host a Pie & Coffee Social (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.), and the El Monte Business & Professional Women will sponsor a Snack Bar. Attendees are asked to help support the El Monte/ South El Monte Emergency Resources Association (ERA) by bringing canned items to the Holiday House, which will be donated to the ERA food drive. For every five canned items you donate, you will receive a ticket for an opportunity raffle. This wonderful Christmas boutique is free to all attendees. Don’t miss this wonderful El Monte tradition! For more information, call (626) 580-2200.