Los Angeles: On Friday, December 17, 2004, at about 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department, Central Traffic Division, Community Traffic Safety Unit, will conduct it's annual Crosswalk Enforcement Detail just in time for the Holidays.

Santa Claus has arrived in town and will be helping law enforcement educate the public at the intersection of Hyperion Street and Monon Street. Central Traffic Division officers will be issuing citations and heightening traffic awareness in an effort to reduce pedestrian fatalities.

For further information, please call Officer Jay Nunez, Central Traffic Division, at 213-485-4091.

This news release was prepared by Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section, at 213-485-3586.