Supervisor Kathryn Barger is giving $1 million to these 8 sheriff’s stations

LOS ANGELES — Following a caller spate of high-profile “smash-and-grab” robberies, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced Thursday that she volition supply $1 cardinal from her discretionary fund to boost instrumentality enforcement services successful unincorporated areas of her district.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stations that volition person the backing are Altadena, Crescenta Valley, Lancaster, Malibu/Lost Hills, Palmdale, San Dimas, Santa Clarita Valley and Temple, Barger’s bureau said.

“This month’s busiest vacation buying days are rapidly approaching, and transgression is indisputably connected the rise,” said Barger, who represents the Fifth District.

“The caller smash-and-grab transgression question and assorted robberies are impervious that criminals consciousness bold and untouchable — crimes are progressively committed successful the nationalist eye. These funds volition assistance supply much instrumentality enforcement patrols and beingness successful the communities I represent. Everyone deserves to consciousness harmless whether they enactment successful retail, are buying for loved ones oregon simply enjoying clip disconnected astatine home.”

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who has often tangled with the supervisors and different agencies implicit backing issues, praised Barger’s move.

“I would similar to convey Supervisor Barger for her generous support,” Villanueva said successful a connection released by Barger’s office. “During a clip erstwhile transgression rates are up, this backing volition lend to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s tireless efforts towards keeping the nationalist harmless successful the Fifth District.”

Steve Pierce, enforcement manager of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, besides lauded the accrued funding.

“Retail store owners request to consciousness protected, and families request to consciousness harmless portion strolling and buying during this vacation season,” helium said.

He added that the wealth “will person a affirmative interaction connected vacation income astatine our assemblage based shops and businesses.”