Sheriff and code-enforcement reports: South El Monte sees overall decline in Part I crimes; parking citations high in May
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Summary
At the June 17 meeting sheriff’s deputies reported a year-over-year decline in Part I crimes and code enforcement presented April and May activity statistics, including a spike to 905 parking citations in May and continuing work on homeless encampments and illegal dumping.
South El Monte officials received two monthly operational briefings at the June 17 council meeting: a sheriff’s department presentation on Part I crimes for May and a combined code-enforcement/public-safety report covering April and May.
A sheriff’s presenter summarized Part I crime categories (homicide, rape, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, theft, grand theft auto and arson) and told the council that overall the year-to-date trend remains down compared with previous years. The sheriff’s presenter said the department recently made multiple arrests tied to burglaries and receiving-stolen-property and that burglary enforcement remains a focus because of the city’s industrial areas.
Raul Rodriguez, code-enforcement officer supervisor, presented enforcement numbers: he reported 131 cases in April (with building-code, homeless activity, illegal dumping, property-maintenance and street-and-sidewalk complaints among the top categories) and 142 cases in May. Rodriguez also reviewed parking-enforcement activity: he said in April there were citations issued under several categories and explained that one citation may include multiple violations. For May he reported 905 parking citations, with night- and day-sweeper citations among them. He explained the difference between the number of citations and the number of violations: a single ticket can list multiple violations, so the violations count is higher than the number of citations issued.
Council members thanked staff and deputies for the reported decreases and for a recent notable arrest related to burglaries. Several council members asked staff to be mindful of citation enforcement near school graduations and to publicize a new state parking rule that prohibits parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk; staff agreed to add that notice to the city newsletter and digital channels.
Ending: Rodriguez said code enforcement and public-safety staff will follow up with the council on public-notification steps for the new parking rule and return with any requested detail.