Police Cite 33 Vehicles in Joint Agency Crackdown

Last Wednesday afternoon, the (SGPD) clampdown on traffic related infractions in Hollydale. The crackdown was done in conjunction with 5 others policing agencies, which are part of the Southeast Traffic Coalition, which get together once month to address traffic issues in areas of concern.

The Hollydale area was chosen due to speeding issues on Garfield Avenue.

“We have had a lot of complaints of people speeding in Garfield,” admitted Sergeant Edward Perez of the SGPD, and the officer in charge of traffic.

The police departments involved within this monthly task force include those of Huntington Park, Bell Gardens, Bell, Vernon, as well as units from the Los Angeles School Police.

Sergeant Jonathan Fekiya told South Gate Patch Latino that the SGPD, along with the 5 other agencies, gave out a total of 33 citations.

The majority of traffic tickets handed, 21 in total, were for speeding,

The remaining tickets that were given out included 5 for unsafe loads, 4 for phone usage while driving, and 3 for not using seatbelts. There were also a total of 8 cars that were impounded during the crackdown.

South Gate was not the only city that the coalition cracked down on. Members of the coalition patrolled the areas surrounding schools in Huntington Park on Wednesday morning. 

As result of this, the SGPD gave a total of 14 traffic tickets during this crackdown, according to Sergeant Fekiya of the SGPD.

Sgt. Perez believes that the nine month old the coalition is a big success and helpful for all the agencies involved. 

“We all face the same problems,” said Sgt. Perez. “Resources are limited and in working together we can accomplish the same goal with more officers.”

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