For traffic problems located in Agoura
Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Malibu, or Westlake Village
call 24 hours a day.
For traffic problems located in un-
incorporated Chatsworth Lake Manor, Malibou Lake, or Topanga
please call the California Highway Patrol (CHP) 24 hours
a day at: 1-800-TELL CHP (non-emergency)
(1-800-835-5247)
Sheriff's
Teen Traffic Offender Program (STTOP)
- From anywhere in Southern California -
(877) 310-STOP (7867) or
(818) 880-5240
What
is STTOP?
The STTOP program was developed after it
was realized that the station received a number of telephone
complaints about local teens terrorizing neighborhoods with
their reckless driving.
The main focus of the program is to inform
parents of their teen's poor driving habits. When information
is received about a reckless teen driver, it is passed on
to a traffic deputy who tracks down the teen driver and
meets with both the teen and the parents. During this meeting,
the deputy discusses traffic safety issues and the teens
reported driving habits that brought him to our attention.
Suggestions are made on how the parent can control the youthful
driver in hopes of resolving the matter informally during
these discussions.
Even
though this program is relatively new to our station area,
and long term results are not yet available, the initial
response from the community, including the parents of the
teens, has been overwhelmingly positive. Adjacent jurisdictions
including Thousand Oaks Police Department, Moorpark Police
Department and the Simi Valley Police Department have begun
to replicate the program.
