Valencia: Zone 5

Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information for the week of 09/07/2015 to 09/13/2015

An assault with a deadly weapon occurred near the 25700 block of Player Drive. A family disturbance broke out at the location among family members. The suspect (the victim’s son) grabbed a PVC pipe cutter and hit the victim over his head. The victim was able to push the suspect off of him and pin him down, as his wife called the police. The suspect fled the location, but he was located a short time later by responding deputies.

A vehicle theft occurred near the 23800 block of Arroyo Park Drive. The victim had his 1993 Nissan Altima stolen from the location while it was parked overnight. No suspect information in currently available at this time.

A grand theft occurred near the 26400 block of Bouquet Canyon Road. A male suspect was seen exiting the store with numerous items which he did not pay for. The witness is a store employee and videotaped the suspects as they loaded items into their car. he suspect was later arrested by patrol deputies at his residence. he second suspect was later identified but not taken into custody.

A grand theft occurred near the 24300 block of Town Center Drive. The suspects took the victim’s utility cart and drove it around the mall. The victim saw the suspects on his cart and ordered them off his cart, at which time they complied.

A burglary occurred near the 26400 block of Rockwell Canyon Road. An unknown suspect broke into the location by smashing the front window, reaching through to smashed window and stealing high dollar computers.

A burglary occurred near the 27300 block of Linden Lane. An unknown suspect entered the victim’s garage and stole numerous tools from a bag which was in his garage.

A vehicle burglary occurred near the 24400 block Valencia Boulevard. An unknown suspect broke into the victim’s car and stole his laptop from his car. The suspect entered the vehicle by shattering the victim’s rear window.

A vehicle burglary occurred near the 24400 block of Valencia Boulevard. An unknown suspect broke into the victim’s car and stole a few personal items. The suspect entered the vehicle by shattering the victim’s rear window.

A shoplifting theft occurred near the 24400 block of Magic Mountain Parkway. A female suspect was arrested from the location for failing to pay for items she had concealed on her persons as she tried to exit the store.

A shoplifting theft occurred near the 24100 block of Magic Mountain Parkway. An unknown male white suspect was seen selecting numerous items from inside the store and exited the store without paying for the items. The suspect was able to flee the area prior to the deputies arrival.

A petty theft occurred near the 27100 block of Tourney Road. An unknown suspect stole the victim’s cell phone from the location. The victim stated she left her cell phone in the doctor’s office.

When crime, drugs and violence spill over from the streets into the schools, providing a safe learning environment becomes increasingly difficult. More students carry weapons. Gunfights replace fistfights. Many students must travel through drug dealer or gang turf. Violence becomes an acceptable way to settle conflicts. When this happens, children cannot learn and teachers cannot teach.

Creating a safe place where children can learn and grow depends on a partnership among students, parents, teachers, as well as other community institutions.

To help prevent school violence: Find out how crime threatens schools in your community. Take action to protect children. Promote nonviolent ways to manage conflict. How do these ideas translate into action?

Here are some practical suggestions for young people, parents, school staff & others in the community. Settle arguments with words, not fists or weapons. Report crimes or suspicious activities to the police, school authorities, or parents.

Take safe routes to and from school and know good places to seek help. Don’t use alcohol or other drugs and stay away from places and people associated with them. Get involved in your school’s antiviolence activities—have poster contests against violence, hold anti-drug rallies, volunteer to counsel peers. If there are no programs, help start one. Sharpen your parenting skills.

Work with your children to emphasize and build their positive strengths. Teach your children how to reduce their risk of being victims of crime. Know where your kids are, what they are doing, and whom they are with—at all times!

Help your children learn nonviolent ways to handle frustration, anger & conflict. Become involved in your child’s school activities—PTA, field trips, and helping out in class or lunchroom. Work with other parents in your neighborhood to start a McGruff House or other block parent program. McGruff House is a reliable source of help for children in emergency or frightening situations. Volunteers must meet specific standards, including a law enforcement record check. Programs are established locally, as a partnership among law enforcement, schools, and community organizations. For information, call 801-486-8768. Evaluate your school’s safety objectively. Set targets for improvement. Develop consistent disciplinary policies, good security procedures, and a response plan for emergencies. Train school personnel in conflict resolution, problem solving, crisis intervention, cultural sensitivity, classroom management and counseling skills. Work with students, parents, law enforcement, state governments, and community-based groups to develop wider-scope crime-prevention efforts, such as Drug-Free and Gun-Free School Zones.

Law enforcement can report on the type of crimes in the surrounding community and suggest ways to make schools safer. Law enforcement officers in many areas participate in school activities and talk with students about crime prevention, drug abuse and other problems.

Community-based groups, church organizations, and other service groups can provide counseling, extended learning programs, before- and after-school activities, school watches, and other community crime-prevention programs. State and local governments can develop model school safety plans, and provide funding for schools to implement the programs. Local businesses can provide apprenticeship programs, participate in adopt-a-school programs, or serve as mentors to area students.

Colleges and universities can offer conflict-management courses to teachers or assist school officials in developing violence-prevention curricula.

As always please feel free to call me or email me.

Deputy Brian Heischuber

baheisch@lasd.org

661-255-1121 EXT. 5164

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

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