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Police report: extra patrols at South Gate parks reduce visible drinking, officers urge callers to use emergency lines for crimes
Summary
City police reported increased overtime patrols at South Gate parks, focused on South Gate Park and Hollydale Regional Park, and discussed limits to enforcement for non‑emergency public drinking and transient-related issues.
South Gate police told the Parks and Recreation Commission on April 10 that overtime patrols focused on South Gate Park and Hollydale Regional Park have reduced visible drinking and lingering transient activity but that legal limits constrain some enforcement.
The department’s representative, Lieutenant Correa, told the commission the city has assigned overtime officers to park patrols since early March and that officers have made numerous contacts and a small number of citations. “We have been having extra…
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