West Hollywood Sheriff Volunteers: Recap of 2008 Activities

 Year-end Summary of Volunteer Value

As is our tradition, I am submitting our 2008 Year-end Report of West Hollywood Station Volunteer activities. Of note, our Volunteer census remains steady at 37 members and I’m pleased to report that our scope of responsibility continues to expand. Our pawn slip entry, supporting the Detective Bureau, has increased, as well as Jailer’s Aide participation and City of West Hollywood special event support.  Expanded training opportunities include Dispatch and Armory/Radio Inventory control.

Congratulations and Thank You to all involved; we look forward to another great year.

Volunteer Program Highlights from 2008:

Significant Volunteer Hour Thresholds:

One Volunteer has over 28,000 hours of service with our program.

One Volunteer has over 12,000 hours of service with our program.

Two Volunteers have over 5,000 hours of service with our program.

Four Volunteers have over between 2501 - 5000 hours of service with our program.

Six Volunteers have over between 1501 - 2500 hours of service with our program.

Five Volunteers have over between 1000 -1500 hours of service with our program.

3,805 Front Desk Hours – Provided high-quality customer service, allowing Watch Deputies to continue monitoring the radio and answering telephone calls for service.

1,705 Detective Bureau Hours – Worked ID Theft, fraud, scams and forgery cases. Worked Megan’s Law cases and pawn shop tracking.

1,279 Headquarters Hours – Supporting the countywide Volunteer (CLEPP) program at Sheriff Headquarters. Project Managed the “Code-7 Cookbook” fundraiser from initial concept to sales and distribution of the cookbook.

978 Foot Patrol Hours – Provided foot patrol coverage during all major events in West Hollywood, acting as extra “eyes and ears” for station deputies. Worked Dyke March, Marriage celebration/protests, Gay Pride, AIDS Walk, Halloween.

385 Program Administration Hours – Support hours devoted to running the Volunteer Program

275 Station Beautification Hours – One of our Volunteers is a regionally recognized rose expert. She is responsible for the beautiful flowers at our station.

259 Jailer’s Aide Hours – Station Volunteers work in the jail area, assisting the Jailer with completion of jail checks and inventories of arrestee property.

195 Soap Box Derby Hours – One of our West Hollywood Volunteers, that in the past has guided West Hollywood racers, is now on the Derby’s steering committee.

121 Training Hours – Volunteers received “on the job,” classroom and ride-along training.  Transgender Community relations training and Self-Defense training sessions were held.

113 Disaster Communications Hours – Our station has licensed HAM operators who come to the station on a weekly basis to conduct test drills over the radio equipment.

Volunteers Arlene and Stuart Schlig were named West Hollywood Sheriff Volunteers of the Year. Their dedication to our station was celebrated at a luncheon held by the County of Los Angeles at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Our Volunteers on Patrol team was recognized by the City of West Hollywood Disabilities Commission for our contribution to public safety.

Baker to Vegas – Supported this annual relay race, out on the race course.

DUI Checkpoint – Received training from Volunteers at the Norwalk station for one of their DUI checkpoint events.

Election Night – Checked with polling stations to identify any potential issues.

Gay Marriage Celebration – Worked traffic posts and provided traffic control to ensure the safety of celebration participants.

Gay Marriage Protest – Worked traffic posts and provided traffic control to ensure the safety of protest participants.

Gay Pride – Provided Foot Patrol coverage inside and outside the festival, as well as along the parade route.

Golden Guardian Exercise – Ham Radio operators participated with station personnel during this disaster preparedness exercise.

Halloween – Provided Foot Patrol and traffic post coverage.

Memorial Torch Run – Provided traffic control and support team assistance. The torch relay honors the memory of those brave and dedicated individuals in Los Angeles County who have sacrificed their lives in the performance of their Duty during the past year.

National Night Out – Supported event by visiting neighborhood block parties.

Neighborhood Watch – Presented information regarding Volunteer program at several meetings.

Role playing – Supported LASD personnel in their training by acting in role play scenarios.

Transgender March – Provided traffic support for this annual event.

WeHoSheriff.com – Continued to update this website and introduced an interactive crime blotter map.

West Hollywood Book Fair – Sold Code-9 cookbooks and provided badges (stickers) to newly trained Deputies (children attending the event) after they were shown equipment in a WeHo Sheriff patrol car.

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