by Sandra Nazemi - For every missing person, there is a mother, father, brother, sister, husband, daughter, son, best friend, or neighbor experiencing an emotional emptiness and pain which can never imagined by most. This is a never-ending pain which will never leave them until they discover what happened to their loved one. Please take the time to look at the missing endangered adults listed for the Los Angeles area on the National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA) website. We posted the Los Angeles area since LACP.org mainly focuses on the LA area .. but there are many missing adults from across the country...Please take a moment to look closely at the pictures of Missing Adults posted in the article.

from Kristin Sabo (parks volunteer) June 29, 2009 -- The city of Los Angeles reinstated its summer long push to cut down on gangs in local parks. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LAPD Chief William Bratton and other community leaders kicked off the Summer Night Lights program on Monday. This year the program will expand from eight to 16 parks. The Summer Night Lights programs include keeping city parks open after dark and offering organized activities and after-school programs for at risk youth. The program will also help teens find jobs.

by Bradley - Hello Residents, Northeast Stakeholders, and Citywide NC's: Here is the LA Times Story of the 1st Annual Drew-Estara Neighborhood Block Party.  We want to also thank the CBO's, the GPNC, the GPIA, the GPCC, GRYD Program, City Attorney's Office, CHLA, and the CD13 Office for their support and participation in the Block Party. Many of us interviewed did mention that this could not have been successful without their input.

by Bill Murray - OPINION - .On June 16th, I was on hand at City Hall to hear a presentation and spirited testimony regarding an issue I've long thought needed to be resolved, the wearing of LAPD officer uniforms by security personnel working on location for film and tv show production companies. The presentation and discussion that ensued was held in the Public Works Room at City Hall, which can accommodate more participants than the relatively tiny and cramped chamber in Parker Center where the Police Commission normally meets.

from LACP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Here's a sample of one of the 10 winning essays in this years contest. As they say, "Out of the mouths of babes .." All 10 winning essays can be found on the LAPD website. .The 6th Annual LAPD Essay Contest was open to students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades enrolled in the LA Unified School District and schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.  Students were asked to write what they would do that would have the greatest impact on the community if they were a Los Angeles Police Department officer for a day.  Each of the ten winners and their essay are featured on the Department's website, one each week.

The White House has downplayed expectations for a meeting next week of lawmakers involved in the issue. Some Democrats say they might not be able to pass a citizenship plan until after the 2010 vote. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article first appeared in the LA Times and suggestd the tough decisions regarding immigration reform America will need to make in the coming years. by Peter Wallsten, LA Times - Reporting from Washington — Lawmakers will gather at the White House next week for a working session on immigration reform, a meeting that has been highly anticipated by Latino leaders eager for President Obama to honor his campaign promise to put millions of undocumented workers on a "pathway to citizenship." But many Democrats are now concluding that they may well not have the muscle to pass such a controversial measure -- at least not immediately, and possibly not until after the 2010 midterm election.

from LAPD - June 18, 2009 - Spanish speaking suspects are duping unsuspecting victims into giving up large sums of money with the promise of earning a large return for their involvement. Topanga Area Detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating a group of suspects that are working in pairs to target Spanish speaking individuals, walking alone.  Once the suspects have engaged the victim in a conversation, they are using various scams to enlist the victim's financial help in return for a substantial profit.

from LAPD . In response to the public's demand for secure and anonymous ways to submit crime tips to authorities, the LAPD has developed two new anonymous tip reporting systems. Previously, there was no system whereby information could be passed from the public to the police and back without the identity of the person providing information being known to the police. Many valuable tips were withheld from police because people lacked confidence that their identity would be kept anonymous. The LAPD is hopeful that these two new anonymous tip systems will open the flow of information between a community fearful of gangs and the police.