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	California Contract Cities Association 54th Annual Municipal Seminar Posted: May 17, 2013 I am attending the California Contract Cities Association's 54th Annual Municipal Seminar. The CCCA represents cities from throughout California which contract for policing services. We are proud that 42 of the 88 cities in Los Angeles County contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as their sole policing agency. Meeting with city leaders helps all of us to share ideas on the best ways to serve the public. There are several great speakers, including from the LASD: • "AB109 Realignment Updates" - LASD Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald • "Are We Ready For The Big One? Earthquake Preparedness" - LASD Lieutenant Bobby Wyche, Emergency Operations Bureau

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	L.A. Sheriff's Executive Participates in Washington, D.C. Immigration Reform Meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (Posted May 16, 2013) We need to use every law enforcement tool available to keep dangerous criminals and drugs from crossing our border into the United States.

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	Merced County Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony (May 15, 2013) Honored to present keynote address at Merced County Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony today ftp://exchange.livingstoncity.com/administration/051513memorial.pdf


* Candlelight Vigil & National Law Enforcement Memorial, DC (May 13-14, 2013) Never Forget - LASD This is National Police Week. Below are links to over 100 photos of LASD personnel at the California and National Memorials commemorating the lives lost by peace officers across the U.S. We will always remember the sacrifices of those who lost their lives to help others, and the sacrifices of those who loved them: Click on the links below to see the photos: • Sheriff's News: Candlelight Vigil and Memorial

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	At-Risk Youth Coach Victor McClinton Memorial Dedication at LA County Sheriff's Headquarters Posted: May 10, 2013 We dedicated a memorial tree at the Sherman Block Sheriff's Headquarters Building to the life of Victor McClinton, a LA County Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement Technician killed by a gang member in front of his Pasadena home. Mr. McClinton dedicated his life to organized sports activities for at-risk youth. He was beloved by community members and the employees of the Sheriff's Department. "We will never forget Victor's caring effort to improve the lives of teenagers."


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	Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Division Posted: May 10, 2013 I met today with Mr. Anthony D. Williams, the newly assigned Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the seven county Los Angeles Field Division. Sheriff's deputies work closely with DEA http://www.justice.gov/dea/index.shtml agents pursuing high intensity drug dealers in the Southern California region. Our mutual effort is also supported by numerous other police departments within Los Angeles County.

	Meeting with Jim Brown, Amer-I-Can gang intervention program Posted: May 10, 2013 Today, I met with Jim Brown, Founder of the Amer-i-can http://www.amer-i-can.org/ gang intervention program. Mr. Brown, a record setting all-American fullback with Syracuse University, and the Cleveland Browns professional football team, submitted a proposal to educate incarcerated gang members on crime-free life skills.

	Meeting in D.C. to Discuss Los Angeles Regional Inter-operability Communications System (LA-RICS) Posted: May 07, 2013 Met with leaders of the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C to discuss the Los Angeles Regional Inter-operability Communications System (LA-RICS) being developed in Los Angeles County. The LA-RICS project will enable all police, fire, and emergency first responders to communicate together during all levels of emergencies including a terrorist attack. As the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, I serve as the State of California Region I emergency services coordinator for Los Angeles County and Orange County. For more about LA-RICS visit: http://www.la-rics.org/

	African-American and Latino interfaith brunch in South Los Angeles Posted: May 06, 2013 The African-American and Latino interfaith brunch was hosted by Bishop Edward Turner at the Power of Love Church in South Los Angeles on May 4, 2013. It was well attended and all religions were represented. The record-low crime rate in Los Angeles County is attributed to unified neighborhoods which help one another and work closely with law enforcement. I enjoyed joining the faith leaders and command staff from the LAPD, the FBI, and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. For information about the Sheriff's Executive Clergy Council click here: http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_183144.pdf

	I Am Entering the World of Social Media Posted: March 03, 2013 I am entering the world of social media today with my own blog. I will be attempting to share with you the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's successes as well as our challenges. This will not be about me, but about the incredible men and women who comprise the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. I want to start by providing a basic rundown of what we do here at the largest Sheriff's Department in the nation with 17,000 employees, both sworn and professional staff. Some of this is already known by the public, but a reminder is always helpful to understand the width and breadth of our jurisdiction. We provide law enforcement services for 42 incorporated cities; 140 unincorporated communities; ten community colleges; and hundreds of thousands of Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metrolink commuters. Also, we provide security for all county buildings; the largest court system in the nation; and finally, the largest jail system in the nation. All told, we protect more than four million people. Our approach to crime also includes prevention. We operate the largest Police Activities League program in the nation serving 50,000 youth. Furthermore, I am the Coordinator of Mutual Aid Emergency Services for California Region 1, which includes Orange County. This region serves 13-million people. This department would not be as great as it is today without the 3,000 volunteers that are the foundation of this department. Moreover, our reserves, which number in the 800s, get paid a single dollar a year, and their tireless efforts provide us with an invaluable service of excellence. Our crime rate is at a 40-year low and record low of homicides. I will be speaking with you from time to time in this new format for those who may find it of interest. For now, though, it's time to get back to work. Thank you for reading.

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