Community Policing
THE PROGRAM: The Los Angeles Police Department has assigned 31 officers to full-time community relations duty in the San Fernando Valley. The officers, who in the past spent only a few hours a month on such duty, now work full-time with neighborhood organizations and individuals. One of the 31 areas is described below:
North Hollywood
THE OFFICER: Reuben Derma
North Hollywood Division
(818) 989-8831
THE AREA: Derma’s beat is a mixture of residential neighborhoods and industrial areas west of the Hollywood Freeway that includes the headquarters of the North Hollywood Division. “The biggest crime I have right now is burglary from motor vehicles and drug sales,” Derma says. In recent months, car burglaries have increased about 20%.
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