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TOP STORY - MAY 18, 2010
Deputy Honored For Bravery During Hawaiian Gardens Rampage |
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Supervisor Don Knabe and members of the Hawaiian Gardens City Council honored Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Freddy Brown for his heroic actions last week in the City of Hawaiian Gardens.
Deputy Freddy Brown was credited with saving six lives by shooting 26-year-old Joseph Mercado, who is suspected of using an AK-47 to kill his former girlfriend, her brother and her father at their Hawaiian Gardens home on May 6.
Deputy Brown was honored for subduing the gunman who was allegedly killing his former girlfriend, her brother and her father and critically wounded their mother before being shot by Deputy Brown. Six other family members, including an infant escaped due to the actions of Deputy Brown.
“We want to thank and commend Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Freddy Brown for his incredible display of courage, in the face of life-threatening peril to himself, and protecting the residents of Los Angeles County without hesitation,” said Supervisor Knabe. “Freddie, congratulations on a job well done. You are a hero.”
Useful Hawaiian Gardens Links
 City of Hawaiian Gardens
Hawaiian Gardens Chamber of Commerce
ABC Unified School District
Hawaiian Gardens Library
Lakewood Sheriff’s Station |
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Supervisor Knabe joins Hawaiian Gardens Mayor Victor Farfan and Councilman Mike Gomez in honoring Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Freddy Brown for displaying courage, above and beyond the call of duty while confronted with a violent suspect in the City of Hawaiian Gardens. |
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Contact:
Erin Stibal
Field Deputy
10025 E. Flower
Street
Bellflower, CA 90706
estibal@lacbos.org
Tel: (562) 804-8208
Fax: (562)804-2746 |
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Don Knabe. Working for HAWAIIAN GARDENS. Hawaiian Gardens
Accomplishments |
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Providing Opera for Children at the Hawaiian Gardens Library  The highly-acclaimed Opera Tales program returned to Fourth District County Libraries. Opera Tales is a LA Opera program that introduces children and families to the world of opera at local libraries. Supervisor Knabe established the partnership between the LA Opera and the County of Los Angeles Public Library, and provided funding to bring Opera Tales to libraries in the Fourth District.
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Working to Reduce Violence
Supervisor Knabe and the Hispanic Outreach Taskforce hosted the inaugural Southeast Summit on Youth & Violence. The purpose of this summit was to bring forth a conceptual framework for reducing violence in our communities. This framework will focus on a strategy that encourages cooperative, coordinated efforts among elected officials, law enforcement, educators, community organizations, outreach and intervention workers, health and mental health workers, faith based representatives, businesses, government agencies, and local nonprofits all working toward the common goal of reducing violence levels in neighborhoods and communities. |
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Upgrading Traffic Signals in Hawaiian Gardens
The Board of Supervisors approved the synchronization of traffic signals along Carson Street in Long Beach and portions of Lakewood and Hawaiian Gardens. The project involves the synchronizing of traffic signals at 28 different intersections along a 7.3-mile stretch of Carson Street between Long Beach Boulevard and Bloomfield Avenue. Synchronizing the signals and improving their operation will reduce traffic delays on this route. |
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Funded expansion of the Lakewood Regional Sheriff’s Station, which services the City of Hawaiian Gardens.
Regional Bike Trail Grant.
Involved with the Children’s Dental Health Clinic to provide services to children.
Carson Street Storm Drain Project.
Liaison with County departments for various City projects such as Dead End Street project, Utility Company coordination, feasibility greenbelt study. |
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Involved
with the Children’s Dental Health Clinic to provide
services to children.
Coordinated
w/ Registrar/Recorder to consolidate local
elections.
Provided
Prop A Park funds for general park improvements.
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Policy
changes with the Senior Nutrition program / vendor
issues and involvement with the Department of
Community and Senior Services.
Supporter
of community events such as the City’s annual Golf
tournament, Anniversary celebrations, holiday
program, etc.
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