Azusa PD Swears in New Officers
Monterey Park Police Announce Charges Against Burglary Suspect
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San Gabriel Unified Middle School Peer Mentors Welcome New Students for 2018-19 Year Incoming Jefferson Middle School sixth-grade student Sophia Garcia knows exactly what she wants from middle school – straight A’s on her report card. After spending Aug. 13 with Jefferson’s Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) peer mentors, Garcia says she is in the right place to achieve her goal. “I was kind of nervous, but my WEB mentors made me feel welcome,” Garcia said. “They’re really cool. I already know all of their names.” Garcia was one of nearly 400 sixth-graders greeted with banners and cheers by volunteer eighth-grade Jefferson WEB mentors, who wore blue shirts with the words “Service Lead Inspire” written on the back, during the school’s annual WEB Orientation. The event was held one week before the first day of the school year, which begins Aug. 20. Led by Jefferson Assistant Principal Darci Coppolo, the leadership team conducted a series of ice-breaking activities to help kick off the school year on a positive note. “Middle school is a
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Incoming Jefferson Middle School sixth-graders are welcomed to their first day of school on Aug. 13 by eighth-grade WEB mentors, who greeted them with cheers. The WEB mentors conducted a series of ice-breaking activities to help kick off the year on a positive note.- Courtesy photo
Officer Involved Shooting in San Bernardino County
Former ICE Special Agent From Riverside Arrested A former special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was arrested Thursday on federal civil rights charges that allege
he sexually assaulted one woman and twice raped another woman after abusing his official position to convince them not to report his violent conduct. John Jacobs Olivas, 43, of
Riverside, was arrested this morning without incident by special agents from FBI and ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
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Former Long Beach Cop Charged With Soliciting Teen Girl for Sex
A Long Beach man has been charged with attempting to meet someone he believed was a 16-year-old girl for sex, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
Office announced Todd A. Lewitt (dob 3/4/67), a former police officer with the Hermosa Beach Police Department, was charged yesterday with
one felony count of meeting a minor for lewd purposes in case BA470447. He is scheduled to be
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DA Finds Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Twentynine Palms Justified The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office has completed its review of the fatal officer-involved shooting
of 39-year-old Dominic Christopher Hodges of Yucca Valley involving San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputies Christopher
Bingham and Jacob Tiel on Jan. 17, 2017. The information was
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Cruise With A Cop In Anaheim The Anaheim Police Department says thank you to those who participated in the Cruise With A Cop community bike ride on last Saturday. There will be
another one soon, so keep an eye out. The department gave a special thanks to Council Member Steve Faessel for joining them. “We appreci-
ate seeing you at our bicycle safety event!”
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