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Sheriff captain reports 37% drop in residential burglaries; deputies outline school‑area enforcement plans
Summary
Cerritos sheriff Captain Strong reported a year‑to‑date 37% reduction in residential burglaries and described patrol, ALPR and drone deployments; deputies described targeted traffic enforcement near schools after recent single‑vehicle fatality and residents urged more school‑zone presence.
Captain Strong of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told the Community Safety Committee on Nov. 19 that most Part 1 crimes are down year‑to‑date, with residential burglaries falling from 172 to 108 — a 37% reduction compared with the same period last year. He said two of four homicides are solved and the department is pursuing leads on the others.
Strong described tactics credited with reducing burglaries, including reprioritizing audible alarm calls to lower non‑urgent responses, a special problems team of deputies who patrol hot spots, three full‑time security officers, and phased automated license plate reader…
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