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PAC
Basketball & Football Challenge:
In an
effort to show deputies in a friendly light and allow neighborhood
children to see them as human beings, the PAC Challenge was
created. In June, approximately 100 youths, ages 7 to 14,
from the neighborhoods patrolled by the PAC deputies were
invited to participate in a basketball contest and clinic.
Games, giveaways and prizes were all part of the wonderful
event that brought the children and deputies together. Because
of its great success, PAC deputies developed and presented
a larger football challenge in November with the same goal
of bringing the community and Sheriff's Department closer
together.
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Safety
Expo:
The Public Safety Expo, sponsored by the Palmdale Sheriff's
Boosters, was a huge success. Hundreds of people gathered
outside the Antelope Valley Mall to gain hands-on experiences
and get a closer look at the law enforcement, fire department
and emergency personnel who serve the Antelope Valley. Demonstrations
by the Antelope Valley Search and Rescue Team, Aero Bureau
and other Department members were enthusiastically received
by those attending.
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Awards:
In 1999, three Palmdale Station deputies, Robert Farkas, Douglas
Lloyd and Steven Brown, receive the Department's highest honor,
the Medal of Valor, for their actions in a hostage situation
and gunfight on April 25, 1998. Deputy Erich Doepking was
honored for entering a burning apartment building on April
5, 1998, after being told a woman might be still inside. The
woman had escaped, but Deputy Doepking re-entered the blaze
several times to make sure the apartment was empty.
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Graffiti
Abatement:
The graffiti abatement program continues to prove very successful.
For the second year in a row, Detective Dan Ross was able
to clear more than $500,000 of graffiti damage with the arrest
of 102 suspects/subjects. On January 9, 1999, the City of
Palmdale revised an ordinance which made it illegal for minors
to possess graffiti tools regardless of their intent. This
ordinance, along with the implementation of a restitution
program with the court system and the posting of anti-graffiti
bill boards, has resulted in a 50 percent decrease in graffiti
vandalism between 1994 and 1999.
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Volunteer
Programs:
Volunteers, explorers, search & rescue programs at Palmdale
Station continue to expand. The Palmdale Station Boosters
expanded in 1999 to approximately 100 members. They hosted
the 1999 Safety Expo, volunteer appreciation dinner, and have
purchased several expensive items for use by Station personnel,
such as video cameras, VCR's, and telephone answering machines.
They also support the maintenance of the Station's Bike Team.
The Palmdale Station Mounted Unit expanded to 33 members.
Their primary function is high visibility patrol at the Antelope
Valley Mall and other business districts. They participated
in local parades and performed crowd control at several events
in the Antelope Valley.
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