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 West Hollywood Station

 780 N. San Vicente Bl.

 West Hollywood, CA 90069

 (310) 855-8850  [map]

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 Bldg. 4505M
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 Universal City, CA 91608
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A:  West Hollywood Station
     780 N. San Vicente Bl.
     West Hollywood, CA 90069
    (310) 855-8850 [map]

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A: There are 3 "grades" of crime:

Misdemeanor: On a misdemeanor arrest the suspect will be taken to the station and booked. This includes fingerprinting and identification checks. He or she (in many cases) will then be released on a promise to appear citation. The suspect may be held at the station until the Court Date if the circumstances dictate such action. If the offense is alcohol or drug related, the suspect will stay at the sheriff's station until he or she can safely care for himself or herself.
 

Felony: On a felony charge the suspect will be taken to the station and held until his or her court date (Usually within two business days). They may also have the option of bailing out.
 

Juvenile Crime: Juveniles who are detained are taken to a Station and held pending either a transport to Juvenile hall or release to their parent/guardian.

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You must bring photo-identification to the station with you to apply for a travel clearance letter. The current cost is $42.00 payable when you pick up the letter. Bring your original social security cards as well as photo id/license.

Immigration clearance letters can be obtained at:

Sheriff's Record's Bureau

12440 E Imperial Highway 4th floor

Norwalk CA 90650

Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

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A: These are orders from a judge, restricting specific contact between specific people. They can be applied for the court that has jurisdiction for your area.
In the West Hollywood Station area, contact:

LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT (Click for additional information)

BEVERLY HILLS COURTHOUSE

9355 BURTON WAY, #101

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210

In certain domestic violence situations, peace officers can obtain emergency protective orders (only valid until the victim can apply for a restraining order from the local court).
For more information, go to the Court Services Division; click here.

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• Tow location was east of La Cienega Blvd: Call Hollywood Tow at (323) 466-5421. Hollywood Tow is located at 1015 N Mansfield, which is just south of Santa Monica Blvd., and east of Highland Ave.
• Tow location was west of La Cienega Blvd: Call All City Tow at (323) 934-0404. All City Tow is located at 5832 Adams Blvd., which is located at the intersection of Fairfax Ave. and Adams Blvd.

In most cases, you will be responsible for paying any towing and storage charges or fees directly to the towing company.

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A: Annual overnight parking permits can be purchased directly from City Hall. Single night passes can be obtained at the Sheriff's Station.

City of West Hollywood Permit Parking office is open:

Residents should contact the West Hollywood Sheriff Station for parking permits only when the Permit Parking Office is closed.

In addition to City Hall and Sheriff Station, one-day visitor permits may be obtained from the office located inside the Kings Road Parking Structure at 8383 Santa Monica Boulevard during the following hours:

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A: All California police agencies have a procedure for investigating complaints about individual officers or Department procedures in general. For incidents involving Sheriff's Department personnel or procedures, you can call the West Hollywood Station on-duty Watch Commander (24 hours) or contact Sheriff's Headquarters at (800) 698-8255.

For incidents involving other local law enforcement agencies, you should contact the agency in question directly.

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A: When a person refuses to sign a citation, a deputy is required to arrest and bring them directly before the magistrate having jurisdiction. This may involve being held at a local or central jail facility overnight or during the weekend until court is next in session. 

Signing a citation is merely your promise to appear in court for a violation. Your signature is not an admission of guilt. Only a judge can levy punishments.

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Burglary vs. Robbery - These two theft crimes often get confused. A person who breaks into a home, business or locked car to steal is committing burglary. A person who steals from another person directly by force (like a purse snatch) or fear (threats or by using a weapon) is committing a robbery.

Assault vs. Battery - The severity of the crime and punishment involved in assaults depends on many specific factors including whether the person actually struck another or just tried, whether a weapon was used, what kind of injury resulted (or would most likely result), and the relationship between the parties (assaulting someone in a domestic relationship, a small child, or an official such as police, fire, postal workers, etc. would be a more serious crime).
 

Trespassing vs. Loitering - Trespassing occurs when a person enters or remains on private property which has signs prohibiting entry or after they have been told to leave by the owner. Loitering involves remaining in a public place without business. This is most often a concern when people loiter about a public restroom to commit sex acts.

Hate Crime vs. Hate Incident - Hate crimes are crimes motivated by bias against a victim based on his or her actual or perceived race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, national origin, or disability. Hate incidents are similarly motivated but lack the elements of damage to property, harm —or the immediate threat of harm — or violence.

Terrorist Threats - Terrorist threats is a very specific felony crime involving threats of death or great injury from a person capable of committing the threat. This is often confused with people who provoke fights or with threatening phone calls (some circumstances, these are misdemeanor crimes).
 

File Number - This is the unique number assigned to a report taken by a Deputy Sheriff. A Deputy taking a report will often leave a form with the person reporting the crime including this number. As we take many thousands of various reports each year, having this number on hand will make it much easier to reference your report.
 

Call or Tag Numbers - Whenever a Deputy handles a call or stops a car, even for a warning, the computerized dispatching system attaches a unique number to that incident.

Racial Profiling - Peace officers are prohibited from detaining person based solely on their race. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department voluntarily collects and reports information about the makeup of the people our personnel stop, issue citations to or arrest.

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For additional information on the Bad Check Restitution Program, contact the following:
Victim Hotline: 1-800-842-0733 http://da.co.la.ca.us/badcheck.htm

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