Who:
Valley Traffic Division, Community Traffic Services Unit

What:
Crosswalk Enforcement Detail

When:
Saturday, December 18, 2004 , from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Where:
Intersection of Victory Boulevard and Ranchito Avenue , Los Angeles

Los Angeles: To heighten Holiday Traffic Awareness and reduce pedestrian fatalities Valley Traffic Division, Community Traffic Service Unit, will conduct a Crosswalk Enforcement Detail.

Police Officer Kurt Garcia will be dressed as Santa Claus and will cross the intersection at Victory Boulevard and Ranchito Avenue . Valley Traffic Motor Officers will stop cars and issue citations or warnings to all motorists who violate Santa Claus’s “right of way.”

For additional information, please contact Sergeant Roger Archambault, at 818-756-9204.

This News Advisory was prepared by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section, at 213-485-3586.