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Week 1
BIKE PATROL - STATUS REPORT
02/03/03-02/07/03

11:00 While at AM/PM Arco gas station Officers Littlejohn and Webb properly inflated bike unit tires and assisted with directions to a man looking to go to the # 5 freeway.

11:30 Officers Littlejohn and Webb secure bike units and start foot patrol. While on patrol, a gentlemen asked for direction to the Ecuadorian consulate. The man asked to use Officer Littlejohn’s cell phone to get the correct address of the consulate.

18:10 Officer Perez reported (2) two homeless men were seen smoking cocaine. All bikes responded to call and found both men and the pipe they were using. The drug, which was left in the pipe, was destroyed and they were advised never to return to the scene.

16:20 Lt. Ochoa and Officer Kong on patrol and observed a male, Caucasian lying on the east side of 3700 Wilshire behind a column. Lt. Ochoa advised the building security. Upon further inspection the man was unconscious. Lt. Ochoa and Lt. Perez called 911 for assistance.

12:26 Between Mariposa & Alexandria on 6th Street a homeless man named Raymond was blocking the emergency exit at 3535 6th Street. Raymond refused assistant and referral to shelter.

13:32 Harvard & Wilshire Tru-Green Gardening Service on site keeping Wilshire beautiful. The landscaping company placed a pole next to a tree that was falling.

15:35 Officer Webb stopped a man on Vermont & Wilshire who seemed out of place. The man was very upset due to the loss of his job at Bryman College as a recruiter. After speaking with him further he was reassured that his situation would pass and he continued on his way.

16:20 AM/PM a male Latino in his 50’s was walking during the red lights and appeared to be intoxicated. The suspect walked into AM/PM and tried to purchase beer. Officers advised the clerk not to sell him any beer due to the obvious intoxication.

11:30 Officers Kong and Ochoa observed a twin size mattress on the west side of 3855 St. Andrews Place. Officers advised the city department to come and pick it up.

13:30 Officers Soe and Ochoa on patrol and received a call of a bomb threat at 3530. Officers assist employees and visitors with exiting the building and assist police. Officers later informed it was a false alarm.

Week 2
BIKE PATROL - STATUS REPORT
02/10/03-02/14/03

10:30 Officers Littlejohn, Ochoa, Soe, deploy to Lafayette Park to give hot meals to the homeless. Among those served three (3) women and five (5) men were very grateful for the hot meal which one of the women stated she had not eaten a hot meal for two (2) days.

12:00 Officers Littlejohn and Webb secure bikes and start foot patrol at Normandie & Hobart. Observed no situations on the boulevard.

13:30 3580 Wilshire Officers Bowles, Ochoa on site. Two (2) African American Males were in a dispute over a $600.00. One man (the victim) was an attorney and his statement was that the second man (suspect) took is checkbook and wanted the suspect arrested and expressed his desire to have the man taken into custody. LAPD arrive on scene and take the complaint of the attorney and Officer Rodriguez arrests the suspect and takes him into custody.

16:20 AM/PM location Officers Bowles and Ochoa were asked by manager John to review a VHS tape of a shoplifter. The male, African American suspect stole over $400.00 worth of merchandise. Items include disposable cameras, alkaline batteries. Description includes, 6ft, blue baseball cap, dark clothing and white shoes. Suspect was last seen Sat. 8th of February. Officers advised to notify LAPD and turn over tape for evidence.

17:00 Officers Soe, Littlejohn, Ochoa and Bowles on scene at Metro Station were a suspicious backpack was left. Bomb squad was called and they inspected the backpack to find it was a false alarm. However we were complemented on our response to keep Wilshire area safe and clear.

17:40 Officers received a call to respond to Shell gas station at Wilshire and Vermont. They had a problem with a homeless man panhandling and harassing customers who would not give him any assistance. We informed the man that panhandling was a citable offence and advised his to leave location and not to return.

11:50 3442 Wilshire at Bank of America, an African American male was attempting to cash a check, which turned out to be a forgery. Manager Danny advised Officers Ochoa to watch the man until LAPD could arrive to arrest the man. Approximately 12:10 LAPD arrives and takes the man into custody. Manager Danny thanked officers for their assistance and spoke of how secure he felt knowing we were there and keeping watch.

16:50 3600 Wilshire a fire alarm went off at Pacific Central Alarm, Inc. Alarm was set off by accident by Min Woo Han. Building engineers were informed to reset alarm. Officer Perez on site until alarm was reset.

11:40 Western & Normandie a vendor selling designer hats complained of another vendor selling the same product but he believed the other vendor was selling without a license. We asked the vendor if he had a license and he did. The initial complaining vendor was advised that he did have a license and he could complain to MTA.

Week 3
BIKE PATROL - STATUS REPORT
02/17/03-02/21/03

16:10 On 6th Street Officers Littlejohn and Lt. Perez noticed (3) three men exiting an abandoned bank. One of the three men Frederic Boswell CDL# B4296643 was detained and questioned. Officers advised him not to re-enter the building.

13:10 On Hobart & 6th a homeless man unidentified, was observed by officers in the middle of the street during heavy traffic. Officers Ochoa and Soe called the man out of the street and advised him to not panhandle. PATH was suggested but he was not interested.

12:30 Officers Ochoa and Soe on patrol. Officers observe a male suspect lying on the rain carpet of 3600 Wilshire. When officers asked the man to get up, he advised officers he was trying to sleep and did not relies he was blocking the doors of a building. He complied with officers and left the area.

17:40 3545 Wilshire Officers Ochoa, Soe, Perez, and Boles advise (2) two homeless Hispanic males and (2) Hispanic females not to set up a tent on the buildings property. Although they had started, they quickly complied and stated they had no housing. Officer Boles advised them of PATH and gave them a flyer for that location with contact information.

13:10 3350 Lt. Ochoa and Officer Soe responded to and emergency call. The LAFD was at location upon officers’ arrival. The call was due to the presence of gas fumes or of pepper spray on the 3rd floor. (6) Six occupants were affected by the order. At the fire departments request officers stop eastbound traffic on Mariposa and Catalina. Bike units were used to block using fire line tape. Traffic was diverted to Alexandria. DOT traffic enforcement arrived and assisted until fire department cleared the area.

15:10 Lt. Ochoa and Officer Soe observed a African American male, south of the library area of 3700. The man had been seen loitering and leaving trash and human waste on the property. The homeless man is named Lewis. Officers advised the man not to loiter and directed him to a shelter.

16:15 On Mariposa eastbound Officer Soe and Lt. Ochoa responded to a vehicle accident. #1 a white Honda Civic plate # 2UMF749 and #2 a gray Chevy Malibu plate # 3WHJ273. the Malibu needed towing due to the extensive damage to the front end of vehicle. Officers assisted those involved with the exchange of proper insurance information.

08:00 Officer Boles, Ballew, Perez, and Littlejohn start patrol of Farmers Market area. Officers notice a vehicle (Kia Sophia plate # 4NVA635) illegally parked in a driveway of 7th and Western Ave. Officers stand by to inform the owner of the legality of his parking.

Week 4
BIKE PATROL - STATUS REPORT
02/24/03-02/28/03

10:35 Officers Perez and Bowles meet with business owners and building security to discuss recent problems and areas of improvement. Officers patrol New Hampshire to Western at this time.

11:40 Officers meet with the Director of the Korea Town branch library. On 7th Street. Mrs. Micky Lim had requested the Bike Patrol to step up patrol in her area and this has been done. Since then, Mrs. Lim expressed gratitude for the increased patrol in that area.

12:40 Officers Perez and Bowles received a call to respond to a liquor store Manager on 7th Street for assistance with (2) two men who were drinking on the premises. Officers arrive and inform the men of the law that restricts persons from drinking in public. The men refuse to empty cans and officers inform them they could be cited. They then empty cans and leave the location.

15:00 Officers report to 3600 Wilshire for meeting with W.C.B.I.C. Board of Directors.

11:10 Officers Paredes, and Bowles observe activity on streets and driveways. Officers arrive at Metro Station and maintain high visibility on parking lots and assisted pedestrians with directions and information on Wilshire Center.

11:35 Officers Paredes speaks with a resident of 7th and Hobart. Resident requested to patrol location on the half hour due to recent auto break-ins and robberies. These happenings are after our hours but we gave him the numbers of local authorities.

12:10 Lt. Ochoa and Officer Soe assist a woman name Donna Longley with a situation of her daughter Donna Marie Walton not being home at her usual time. The young girl was last seen leaving with some friends. Ms. Longley was very worried and was not thinking rationally. Officers suggest she call the school to verify that her daughter was not still at school. Officers ask Ms. Longley for a recent picture and begin to search nearby areas to see if the girl would be spotted. Ms. Longley gave officers her home phone number in case officers spot her.

16:50 Officer Soe reports to the city illegal dumping of furniture on city streets for removal.

17:30 Officers on patrol near Kingsley church and were stopped by a maintenance worker names Juan who stated a problem they were having with a Caucasian male who was harassing parishioners. When officers tried to approach him he jumped on a bus that was passing by. Officers got a very good look at him for future identification.

11:45 Lt. Ochoa and Officer Paredes responded to a call at 627 Normandie The Chateau La Martine Apartments to assist Officers Soe and Lt. Perez. Upon arrival officers speak with Ms. Denise Cooks who was threatening to do harm to a U.S. postal worker named Mr. Brooks M. Besset and the Manager of the apartments, Ms. Veronica Sanchez. Ms. Cooks seemed to be trying to get her mothers mail, which she had recently moved out of the location. Officers held Ms. Cooks until police arrived to arrest suspect.
Victims Ms. Sanchez 213-385-1531.

13:10 Lt. Ochoa and Officer Peredes on routine patrol on Wishire and Western Ave. when they were stopped by Mr. Michael Gwynn, a vendor on a complaint of religious and ethnic hatred.
It appears that Mrs. Gwynn had been having a problem with a Caucasian male, blonde hair approximately 6ft., with blue eyes and approx. 35-40 yrs. old. Mr Gwynn also informed officers that this was not the first time he was at their shop harassing his wife. Offices advised them to contact LAPD and gave them the number to our headquarters if there was any problem we could be dispatched to.

14:15 Officers Peredes and Lt. Ochoa on patrol near 3959 Wilshire. Officer Hempton needed assistance with a homeless woman who appeared to have psychological problems. She left the area heading northbound on Gramercy.

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