SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : LAPD Foothill Division Seeks Temporary Move
Because of disruptions caused by construction work, officers with the Los Angeles Police Department Foothill Division asked this week to relocate the station to a Lake View Terrace site for about 18 months while renovation is completed.
“The construction is causing havoc here,” said Foothill Commander Capt. Tim McBride, as he sat in his office listening to deafening heavy machinery. “We simply cannot do our jobs here.”
Police officials had originally planned for operations at Foothill to continue uninterrupted during the $5.2-million renovation, but that quickly proved impossible.
Police reports have been lost, patrol cars vandalized and suspects mistakenly released because of confusion caused by the renovation and an asbestos removal project.
The confusion has added tension to a station where some officers are worried that Foothill may be the scene of protests if the four officers on trial in federal court are acquitted on charges of civil rights violations in the Rodney G. King beating case.
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