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Residents tell Cerritos council robberies and street takeovers persist; staff says ALPR camera rollout advancing
Summary
Business owners and residents urged the council to press for more enforcement after multiple robberies at Studebaker and Artesia. City staff said phase 2 of automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras is complete and phase 3 will be initiated in coming months.
Business owners and residents raised public-safety concerns at the July 10 meeting, describing repeated robberies, late-night parking and trash that they say create unsafe conditions; city staff and the sheriff’s captain described steps already underway to address the complaints.
Richard Vandenberg, owner of Off Street Cafe on Artesia Boulevard, told the council his business has been robbed four times in about three-and-a-half years, described repeated break-ins and said he has invested roughly $60,000 in security with recurring repair costs of…
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