Community Message: Midnight Bandit/Plaid Shirt Bandit who committed nearly 60 Robberies arrested #LASD

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Wednesday April 30, 2014, 5:37 PM LASD - HQ Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff Community: Midnight Bandit/Plaid Shirt Bandit who committed nearly 60 Robberies arrested #LASD Hi Pepperdine Libboard, Midnight Bandit/Plaid Shirt Bandit who committed nearly 60 Robberies arrested #LASD   Type of Crime: Armed Robbery    Incident Dates: April 2012 thru June 2013    Incidents Locations: Southern California including the cities of: Anaheim, Bell, Buena Park, Burbank, Culver City, Garden Grove, Glendale, Huntington Park, La Palma, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Monterey Park, Newport Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Southgate, and Torrance.    Victims: Nearly 60 Gas Stations, Fast Food and Convenience Stores    Suspect: Jermaine D. Shepherd M/37    From April 2012, until June 2013, the suspect (dubbed The Midnight / Plaid Shirt Bandit) committed nearly 60 armed robberies mostly of gas stations and fast food stores. In some of the cases, the suspect would make the victim lie on the ground before fleeing. In June of 2013, a press conference was held asking the public’s help in identifying the suspect. The public was shown pictures of the suspect from some of the robberies. Since that press conference, the robberies stopped.    Detectives Lorenz and Cabral from the Major Crimes Bureau continued working the case. With the cooperation of the listed agencies above and the public’s help, they gained some clues to who the suspect may be. Using some of the department’s technology resources, the detectives were able to gain valuable information and evidence. One of the clues was the unusual gait the suspect had when he walked. Their investigation led them to Bakersfield where additional information was obtained. On February 11, 2014, detectives presented their case to the District Attorney’s Office where they filed five counts of Armed Robbery, two counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and they obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect.    On February 19, 2014, Major Crimes Bureau personnel responded to Bakersfield and with the assistance of Kern County Sheriff’s Department arrested the suspect. Search warrants were executed at three locations and evidence was recovered including shirts believed to be worn in the robberies. After the suspect’s arrest, further investigation was completed with the assistance of the listed police agencies. A live line-up was conducted with witnesses and the District Attorney filed an additional 26 counts. The Defendant was arraigned and his bail is set at 2.4 million dollars. The Preliminary hearing is set for June 20, 2014, in Pomona Court.    Detective Lorenz and Cabral will seek an additional eight (8) counts of Robbery which occurred in Orange County.    Detectives are asking the public’s assistance if you have any additional information and are encouraged to call LASD Major Crimes Bureau at (562-946-7893), Detectives Lorenz or Cabral, or mcbtips@lasd.org . Anonymous calls are welcomed.    "If You See Something, Say Something" LA Crime Stoppers: Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org .    Lieutenant David Oliva   Forwarded by:  Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom  Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department  323-267-4800  Email: SHBNewsroom@lasd.org  Website: http://www.lasd.org  Follow us at: Text and Emails, LASD HQ: http://www.Nixle.com  http://nixle.com/lasd----hq-newsroom-shb-los-angeles-county-sheriff/  Twitter: @LASDHQ http://twitter.com/LASDHQ Twitter: @LASDtalk https://twitter.com/LASDTalk Twitter: @LASDvideos https://twitter.com/LASDvideos Twitter: @LASDespanol https://twitter.com/LASDespanol Facebook LASD HQ: http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment Instagram LASD Photos: http://instagram.com/LASDHQ Pinterest LASD Photos : http://pinterest.com/lacountysheriff/  YouTube LASD Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/LACountySheriff/videos?view=0  Alert LA County: Telephone emergency mass notification system http://www.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/alertla SNAP LA County: Specific Needs Disaster Voluntary Registry http://snap.lacounty.gov/    Text & Email, Register for LASD Nixle messages: To receive more detailed, up-to-date information via E-MAIL and/or TEXT directly from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), sign up for "Nixle" alerts at http://www.Nixle.com and register for "LASD – Headquarters Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff" AND your local LASD station area. Or, to receive URGENT TEXT ALERTS ONLY, text your zip code to 888777. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan.    "If You See Something, Say Something"  LA Crime Stoppers: Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org    John L. Scott, Sheriff  Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department For full details, view this message on the web. TEXT-A-TIP Text TIP  LASHERIFF followed by your message, to 888777  or  Submit an anonymous web tip For help, reply HELP to 888777. To cancel, reply STOP to 888777. No charge but Message & Data rates may apply. 2 messages. More info at nixle.com. AT&T, T-Mobile®, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and most other carriers are supported. Contact customer support at support@nixle.com. 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Advisory Message: Trancas Canyon Road now open. Work continues at the incident. Proceed with caution.

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Wednesday April 30, 2014, 3:08 PM City of Malibu Emergency Services Advisory: Trancas Canyon Road now open. Work continues at the incident. Proceed with caution. Hi Pepperdine Libboard, Edison lifted wires off the road with a crane to allow traffic to go through on Trancas. Work continues so motorists traveling through the work zone are urged to proceed with caution. For full details, view this message on the web. Sent by City of Malibu Emergency Services 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd, Malibu, CA 90265 To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. Powered by . © 2014 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved.

Advisory Message: Trancas Canyon Road is temporarily closed near Trancas Canyon Park. Wires down.

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Wednesday April 30, 2014, 11:21 AM City of Malibu Emergency Services Advisory: Trancas Canyon Road is temporarily closed near Trancas Canyon Park. Wires down. Hi Pepperdine Libboard, The Fire Department and Southern California Edison are responding to an electrical transformer and wires down near the entrance to Trancas Park. Trancas Canyon Road is temporarily closed until it is safe for motorists to pass. For full details, view this message on the web. Sent by City of Malibu Emergency Services 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd, Malibu, CA 90265 To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. Powered by . © 2014 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved.

Advisory Message: PCH Lane Closures Begin Tonight

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Tuesday April 29, 2014, 5:08 PM City of Malibu Emergency Services Advisory: PCH Lane Closures Begin Tonight Hi Pepperdine Libboard, LA County CIRS Project (PCH from Annenberg Beach House to Chautauqua Blvd.) night work scheduled Tuesday night, April 29-30 (9pm-5am) to prepare for closure of one southbound lane beginning Wednesday, April 30, at 7am. The lane will remain closed for duration of project (approximately one year). : For more details, go to malibucity.org/alerts For full details, view this message on the web. Sent by City of Malibu Emergency Services 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd, Malibu, CA 90265 To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. Powered by . © 2014 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved.

Community Message: LASD Deputy Adolfo Celis - End of Watch: April 18, 1883 – Gunfire and the Buckboard near the San Fernando Mission

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Tuesday April 29, 2014, 1:58 PM LASD - HQ Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff Community: LASD Deputy Adolfo Celis - End of Watch: April 18, 1883 – Gunfire and the Buckboard near the San Fernando Mission Hi Pepperdine Libboard, by Lieutenant John Stanley, LASD Recent historical research has resulted in the discovery of the sacrifice of Deputy Sheriff Adolfo Celis. (Photos from that era - Click on the link at the bottom of this message) It was a cruel and ironic end for a young man whose life was dedicated to public service. Deputy Sheriff Adolfo Celis described by the Los Angeles Times as, "intrepid, brave and persistent [who] rarely failed to bring in his man," died when his rifle fell from the buckboard he was driving near the San Fernando Mission and discharged, killing him. Celis was en route to Little Tujunga Canyon following up on a lead he developed that a murder suspect named Tomas Serrano was hiding in the area. At the time of Celis' death, it was reported that he and the two deputies who were accompanying him were looking for cattle rustlers, but this was only a ruse to prevent Serrano from knowing the real reason for their presence in the area. Serrano was arrested the following month, thus bringing closure to Celis' distinguished career as a peace officer. In the Los Angeles Times' biographic sketch of Adolfo Celis, the paper noted that he was "connected with the Sheriff's office and the police force since he was eighteen… and in these positions has been shot at times without number, but has never been scathed by a bullet from anyone else's gun." Connecting Celis with law enforcement from eighteen was perhaps a bit disingenuous. Like many lawmen of the period, Celis went through rough patches in his youth where he sometimes found himself skirting the boundaries of the law. Though it is possible that Adolfo's career as a peace officer began sooner, the first record of him acting in this capacity was from a newspaper account in September 1875. The Los Angeles Herald noted that Celis served briefly as a City Marshal following the retirement of another officer who was wounded in the line of duty. His next documented appearance as a crime fighter is in 1878 when he became a deputy sheriff during Sheriff Henry Mitchell's two-year term. On June 17th, 1878, Celis and Sheriff Mitchell engaged in an intense gun battle with a desperado named Miguel Sotello. The Herald described Sotello as a "notorious horse thief and former member… of the Vasquez gang. Deputy Sheriff Celis and Sheriff Mitchell confronted Sotello outside a saloon in Verdugo Canyon. As the two lawmen approached Sotello on horseback, the outlaw whirled in his saddle and emptied the barrels of both of his revolvers at them. One of the bullets passed through Celis' hat. Deputy Celis was armed with a rifle and returned fire striking Sotello in the right side knocking him from his horse. Sotello died the next day from his wound. As a deputy, Adolfo Celis served Sheriff Mitchell with distinction. His performance in this role did not escape the attention of the Los Angeles County Grand Jury. Part of this body's 1879 report commended Celis. The Los Angeles Herald printed a summary of the document on November 14th and noted that the Grand Jury, "expressed their especial appreciation of the courageous conduct and services of Deputy A. Celis in the discharge of his dangerous duties." In 1880, William R. Rowland returned to the office of Sheriff for the second time. It appears that Celis served briefly under Rowland before leaving his service and joining the Los Angeles Police Department. He remained with the LAPD until Alvan T. Currier was elected Sheriff and named him as one of his deputies when he took office in January 1883. In addition to his role as a peace officer, Adolfo Celis was also a member of the Los Angeles Fire Department and served with Confidence Engine Company Number 2. He was also very active in Los Angeles' Mexican American community and in the local politics of the Democratic Party. In September 1875, he served on a committee organizing the celebration of Mexican Independence Day. Then in July 1879, he was elected President of a group known as the Junta Patriotica de Juarez. In September 1882, he served as a delegate of the First Ward of Los Angeles at the Democratic Party's County Convention. Adolfo Celis was an excellent peace officer. His star was on the rise. He was the one who developed the information on the whereabouts of Tomas Serrano that put him on the road that fateful morning of April 18th, 1883. Two men accompanied Celis in his search for Serrano that day. They were Special Deputy Sheriff Silvestre Altimirano and Deputy Sheriff George E. Gard. Gard was one of only two men who served as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (1880-1881) and Sheriff of Los Angeles County (1885-1886). The three men stopped to shoot some game and make breakfast about a mile from the San Fernando Mission. When they resumed their journey, Celis was driving the buckboard and Gard was on the seat next to him with Altimirano in the rear. Deputy Gard noticed Celis adjusting a coat or blanket that was on the seat between them. He then heard a gunshot and assumed it was one of Celis' pistols firing. He asked Celis to be a little more careful lest he make his wife a widow. Celis did not reply, but fell backward a few seconds later, mortally wounded. He was dead within minutes. Celis' rifle was recovered on the trail behind them. It is believed that it fell from the buckboard when he adjusted the blanket and discharged when it struck a wheel. Adolfo Celis was the first Mexican-American deputy sheriff in the history of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department killed in the line of duty. He left behind a widow, Mary, and two children. When news of his death reached his brothers at Confidence Engine Company Number 2, the fire bell was tolled and both engines at the company were draped in mourning colors. His body was taken from the undertakers to Confidence Engine House Number 2. As testimony to Celis' popularity, both as a peace officer and firefighter, his pallbearers came from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles City Fire Department. The long procession that escorted his body to the Church of Our Lady of the Angels from the firehouse included several pieces of fire apparatus from numerous fire houses throughout the city as well as carriages containing friends and mourners from the agencies with which Celis served. The current and two former Chief Engineers of the Los Angeles City Fire Department were part of the funeral procession. A month after Deputy Celis' funeral, Deputy Gard apprehended Tomas Serrano without incident. It was only then that the true reason why the three peace officers were in the San Fernando area the morning the tragic accident occurred was revealed. Deputy Celis died too young. Given his popularity and competence as both a peace officer and firefighter there seems little doubt that he would have risen to a higher position in one or both of the disciplines in which he served. His loss will be recognized in May 2014 at the county and national peace officer memorials. Photo Credits: (Photos from that era - Click on the link at the bottom of this message) *The configuration of buckboards in the 1880s is typical of the one depicted. The driver and passenger rode on an elevated seat or bench high above the flatbed behind them. *The photograph of the San Fernando Mission is circa 1875. There was little change in the area by 1883. *The photograph showing the procession of the Los Angeles Fire Department is from the 1870s and was taken at Main and Spring Streets. It is possible that Adolfo Celis may have been a member of the LAFD at this time. - All photographs are from the Los Angeles Water and Power website, WaterandPower.org Forwarded By: Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 323-267-4800 Email: SHBNewsroom@lasd.org Website: http://www.lasd.org Follow us at: Text and Emails, LASD HQ: http://www.Nixle.com http://nixle.com/lasd----hq-newsroom-shb-los-angeles-county-sheriff/ Twitter: @LASDHQ http://twitter.com/LASDHQ Twitter: @LASDtalk https://twitter.com/LASDTalk Twitter: @LASDvideos https://twitter.com/LASDvideos Twitter: @LASDespanol https://twitter.com/LASDespanol Facebook LASD HQ: http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment Instagram LASD Photos: http://instagram.com/LASDHQ Pinterest LASD Photos : http://pinterest.com/lacountysheriff/ YouTube LASD Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/LACountySheriff/videos?view=0 Alert LA County: Telephone emergency mass notification system http://www.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/alertla SNAP LA County: Specific Needs Disaster Voluntary Registry http://snap.lacounty.gov/ Text & Email, Register for LASD Nixle messages: To receive more detailed, up-to-date information via E-MAIL and/or TEXT directly from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), sign up for "Nixle" alerts at http://www.Nixle.com and register for "LASD – Headquarters Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff" AND your local LASD station area. Or, to receive URGENT TEXT ALERTS ONLY, text your zip code to 888777. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan. "If You See Something, Say Something" LA Crime Stoppers: Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff's station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call "LA Crime Stoppers" by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org John L. Scott, Sheriff Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Photos - Click on the link below) For full details, view this message on the web. TEXT-A-TIP Text TIP  LASHERIFF followed by your message, to 888777  or  Submit an anonymous web tip For help, reply HELP to 888777. To cancel, reply STOP to 888777. No charge but Message & Data rates may apply. 2 messages. More info at nixle.com. AT&T, T-Mobile®, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and most other carriers are supported. Contact customer support at support@nixle.com. 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Advisory Message: Rockslide on Kanan Rd near Tunnel #3. Use caution.

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Tuesday April 29, 2014, 8:44 AM City of Malibu Emergency Services Advisory: Rockslide on Kanan Rd near Tunnel #3. Use caution. For full details, view this message on the web. Sent by City of Malibu Emergency Services 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd, Malibu, CA 90265 To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. Powered by . © 2014 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved.

Alert Message: AMBER ALERT ACTIVATION

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Monday April 28, 2014, 2:02 AM California Highway Patrol Alert: AMBER ALERT ACTIVATION Hi Pepperdine Libboard, ON APRIL 27, 2014, AT 07:45 PM, TANYA RUIZ WAS ABDUCTED FROM HURON/FRESNO/CALIFORNIA. TANYA RUIZ IS A 3 YEAR OLD, HISPANIC, FEMALE, 3 FEET TALL, 33 POUND, JUVENILE WITH BROWN HAIR, AND BROWN EYES, LAST SEEN WEARING BROWN SHIRT WITH FLOWERS, BLUE JEAN SHORTS AND WHITE SANDALS.. SUSPECT IS AN UNKNOWN AGE (APPROX. 30), HISPANIC MALE, HEIGHT UNKNOWN, WEIGHT UNKNOWN, HAIR UNKNOWN, EYES UNKNOWN, LAST SEEN WEARING A RED SHIRT AND RED HAT. OTHER SUSPECT INFORMATION INCLUDES: LONG HAIR. IF SEEN CONTACT HURON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT (559) 945-2348. Instructions: IF THE CHILD IS LOCATED PLASE CALL 911 OR THE HURON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT (559) 945-2348. For full details, view this message on the web. Alert Details Severity: Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property Urgency: Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately Certainty: Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing Category: Law enforcement, military, homeland and local/private security Event Description: Amber Alert Sent by California Highway Patrol 601 North 7th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. Powered by . © 2014 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved.

Community Message: LASD-Special Victims Bureau, Eight Arrests Made During Sex Offender Parole Compliance Operation

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Friday April 25, 2014, 5:04 PM LASD - HQ Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff Community: LASD-Special Victims Bureau, Eight Arrests Made During Sex Offender Parole Compliance Operation Hi Pepperdine Libboard, #LASD- Special Victims Bureau, Eight Arrests Made During Sex Offender Parole Compliance Operation INCIDENT DATE:  April 25, 2014 INCIDENT TIME:  7:00 AM NARRATIVE: On Friday, April 25, 2014, Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau, California State Parole Officers from the Department of Corrections and personnel from the U.S. Marshalls Service conducted a Parole Compliance Operation in the Antelope Valley.  The focus of the operation was to ensure that Registered Sex Offenders residing in the Antelope Valley were living within the terms of their parole and mandated registration requirements.  Twelve locations were visited during the operation.  Seven Registered Sex Offenders were found to be in various violations of their Parole and were arrested for Violations of their Parole status.  One Registered Sex Offender was arrested for Failing to Register with the Sheriff’s Department within the required time period after he had recently moved to a residence in the Antelope Valley.    For Additional Information Contact: Brian Hudson, Sergeant Special Victims Bureau 11515 South Colima Road #D-106 Whittier, CA 90604 (562) 619-1370, blhudson@lasd.org           Forwarded by: Amber Smith, Deputy Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 323-267-4800 Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 323-267-4800 Email: SHBNewsroom@lasd.org Website: http://www.lasd.org Follow us at: Text and Emails, LASD HQ: http://www.Nixle.com http://nixle.com/lasd----hq-newsroom-shb-los-angeles-county-sheriff/ Twitter: @LASDHQ http://twitter.com/LASDHQ Twitter: @LASDtalk https://twitter.com/LASDTalk Twitter: @LASDvideos https://twitter.com/LASDvideos Twitter: @LASDespanol https://twitter.com/LASDespanol Facebook LASD HQ: http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment Instagram LASD Photos: http://instagram.com/LASDHQ Pinterest LASD Photos : http://pinterest.com/lacountysheriff/ YouTube LASD Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/LACountySheriff/videos?view=0 Alert LA County: Telephone emergency mass notification system http://www.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/alertla SNAP LA County: Specific Needs Disaster Voluntary Registry http://snap.lacounty.gov/     Text & Email, Register for LASD Nixle messages: To receive more detailed, up-to-date information via E-MAIL and/or TEXT directly from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), sign up for "Nixle" alerts at http://www.Nixle.com and register for "LASD – Headquarters Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff" AND your local LASD station area. Or, to receive URGENT TEXT ALERTS ONLY, text your zip code to 888777. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan. "If You See Something, Say Something" LA Crime Stoppers: Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org John L. Scott, Sheriff Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department For full details, view this message on the web. TEXT-A-TIP Text TIP  LASHERIFF followed by your message, to 888777  or  Submit an anonymous web tip For help, reply HELP to 888777. To cancel, reply STOP to 888777. No charge but Message & Data rates may apply. 2 messages. More info at nixle.com. AT&T, T-Mobile®, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and most other carriers are supported. Contact customer support at support@nixle.com. Sent by LASD - HQ Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff 4700 West Ramona Boulevard, Monterey Park, CA 91754 To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. Powered by . © 2014 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved.