If you were anywhere in the NOHO arts area recently, you may have done a double take thinking you observed some horses walking around the neighborhood.

I was stopped in the street by someone screaming for help.   I recognized him from someone I arrested about month ago for a possession charge while hanging out in an area McDonalds.  Today he told me he needed help and was having chest pains, so I called him an ambulance. The extreme paranoid behavior and his history of Meth use, made me believe it was likely not a heart attack -but I'm no doctor.

The North Hollywood Division has always had a close working relationship with East Valley High School. In the last school year, our focus was on crime reduction. As a result, we did see less crime in the area of the school and this "project" was a huge success. Not just in reducing crime but in forming a great working relationship with the school staff, students and the very active parent center located on the school campus.

Don't miss this opportunity to have a great time and get acquainted with your local North Hollywood police officers. There will be entertainment and activities for all ages. Let's take the time to support our local Los Angeles Police Department. See you there!

It's North Hollywood's Night Out Against Crime!

The "29th Annual National Night Out" (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at North Hollywood Park from 5pm to 9pm.

Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 15,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 37 million people participated in National Night Out 2012.

Let's make the "North Hollywood Park National Night out" the best ever. North Hollywood has the best Police Department in the city. Our crime stats continue to drop. Let's show our appreciation. Come and speak with volunteers and members of law enforcement about neighborhood watch, public safety and other concerns that you have about your neighborhoods.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

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Let's Help LAPD!

The East Valley Police Activity League Supporters (PALS) in conjunction with the Los Angeles Police Department, North Hollywood Area will host the 25th Annual Golf Tournament. The event takes place on Monday, May 7, 2012 at the Moorpark Country Club, in Moorpark.

Hey North Hollywood? What are you doing on Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 11 am to 7 pm? I hope you'll head over to Bob's Big Boy located at 8274 Sunland Blvd. Sun Valley for the 9th Annual "Tip A Cop Day."

North Hollywood Division is compiling a list of privately owned surveillance cameras to consolidate the surveillance resources available to the detectives toward crime prevention.

The Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Division, in conjunction with the East Valley Police Activities League Supporters, will host a Tip-a-Cop event on Monday, November 7, 2011. The event will be held at Vitello's Restaurant which is located at 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City. The hours of the event will be from 11:00 am until 9:00 pm. You just order off the menu and then give your "police officer" waiter a tip.

Two Officers and a supervisor responded to a radio call to handle a "death investigation". It was an apparent natural death with no signs of any wrong doing but as officers, we still assist with the family notification and anything else that may be needed.