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Lomita Station reports 54% drop in Part 1 crimes year-to-date, details arrests and e-bike enforcement
Summary
Captain Kim Guerrero told the council the station has recorded 11 Part 1 incidents so far this year compared with 24 at the same point last year (a 54% reduction); she highlighted recent arrests, joint operations, forgery/fraud investigations with USPS, a new drone-pilot program and an upcoming e-bike enforcement operation.
Captain Kim Guerrero of Lomita Station gave the council a public-safety briefing Jan. 20, reporting a year-to-date reduction in Part 1 crimes and outlining recent arrests and planned enforcement operations.
"For this year, there have only been 11 reported incidents compared to 24 at this point last year. That's a 54% reduction in part 1 crimes," Captain Guerrero reported, reviewing the Jan. 1–Jan. 19 statistics: no homicides or reported rapes, robberies down to zero from one, assaults down (1 vs. 4) and seven larceny-theft reports (about a 30% decrease). She said two vehicle thefts were comparable to last year and there were no arson cases.
Guerrero credited community calls and interagency cooperation for several recent arrests, including a Dec. 19 undercover operation in a parking lot and a collaborative arrest involving Palos Verdes officers after a residential-burglary suspect activated dashboard-mounted red/blue lights. She also described a five-hour domestic-related barricade on Jan. 4 that ended when the suspect surrendered. For ongoing investigations, she said detectives have workable leads in recent package-theft cases and vehicle-burglary incidents.
The captain described operational responses to reported threats near a Jewish center, a ramped-up surveillance/saturation patrol in burglary hotspots, and coordination with USPS inspectors on forgery and fraud rings; she said the station is standing up a drone program (two FAA-certified deputies, four more testing to be certified in February). Guerrero also announced an e-bike operation planned for Jan. 21 to educate and enforce e-bike laws near the Peninsula Center and RPV areas.
Deputy Zhang, newly assigned to Lomita Station, introduced himself and said he appreciates the community's welcome.
Council members thanked the station and welcomed the regular briefing as a way to improve transparency and community trust. Captain Guerrero said the station will continue to provide updates at future meetings.
