What:
News Conference - Safety Around Schools

When:
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
7:15 AM

Where:
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary School
7150 Hazeltine Avenue, Van Nuys

Who:

• Los Angeles City Council Representatives
• Commander Valentino Paniccia, Assistant Commanding Officer, OVB
• Captain Ronald Marbrey, Commanding Officer, Valley Traffic Division
• Californian Highway Patrol Representative
• Los Angeles Unified School District Police Representatives
• Detective William Bustos for Spanish Media

Why:
After the holidays children return to school and classes resume. The Los Angeles Police Department wants to bring awareness to motorists of the traffic laws in effect around schools in an effort to save children's lives.

Regrettably each year in the City of Los Angeles, many children are either injured or killed while being dropped off or picked up from school.

2001	222 injuries	6 deaths	OVB 70	death 0
2002	95 injuries	1 death	OVB 25	death 1
2003	164 injuries	1 death	OVB 40	death 0
2004	41 injuries	0 death	OVB 11	death 0

Safety tips around schools will be provided at the press conference.