CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
The Los Angeles Police Department unveiled a new, $40-million police station during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday for the Harbor Division Station, which serves San Pedro, Wilmington and Harbor Gateway.
The 50,000-square-foot facility will be the new home to Harbor Division’s 260 patrol officers, detectives and support staff, who have been working out of temporary trailers since 2005, when the nearly century-old station was closed for demolition.
“It will be great when you don’t have to turn sideways when two people walk down the hall,” said Lt. John Pasquariello, who has worked at Harbor Division for six months. “Trust me, it wears on you, the cramped quarters.”
There will be no increase in staffing, but the new facilities -- which include a 300-inmate jail -- are expected to make operations more efficient, Pasquariello said.
With no jail at the temporary site, officers have had to drive prisoners 20 minutes to the 77th Street Division jail, taking them off the beat for extended periods.
-- Jason Felch
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