Contact the Sheriff's Department first, not social media
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Lakewood Sheriff's Station personnel have noticed a troubling trend of people posting information about crimes or suspicious activity in their neighborhoods on Facebook and social media sites instead of contacting the Sheriff's Department. Please contact the Sheriff's Department first with any information. That enables Sheriff's staff to check out the problem right away. Sheriff's staff do not monitor social media sites constantly, so posting information on those sites can mean it never gets brought to the attention of the professionals in our community who are trained and tasked with keeping our community safe. For a crime in progress, always call 9-1-1. To ask a question or report something that happened in the past, you can call the 24-hour business line of the Lakewood Sheriff's Station at 562-623-3500. To ask about joining or forming a Neighborhood Watch group in your area, contact Lakewood city crime prevention staff at 562-866-9771, extension 2114 or at crimeprevention@lakewoodcity.org.
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Reservation deadline is Tuesday, January 19
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There's still time to make reservations for Lakewood's annual State of the City Luncheon on Monday, January 25 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. at The Centre at Sycamore Plaza. Attendees will hear what Lakewood's leaders are saying about the city's upcoming opportunities and challenges. This annual event is sponsored by the City of Lakewood, the Rotary Club of Lakewood, and the Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are for sale online now at a cost of $25 at www.lakewoodcity.org/sotctickets. The reservation deadline is Tuesday, January 19, 2016. The program will review the accomplishments of the past year and feature the first showing of Lakewood's always informative and entertaining annual report video, which will be played in the weeks following the event on CityTV Channel 31. More
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Preparation for Saturday, April 16 underway
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One of Lakewood's enduring traditions is Volunteer Day, where residents help their neighbors in need and make their community a better place.
The Volunteer Day program is looking for project sites for its Saturday, April 16 cleanup and fix-up event. On this day, more than 500 volunteers will fan out to locations throughout Lakewood to donate a morning's work to help their neighbors in need.
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Six free pickups per household each year
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Lakewood's Bulky Item Pickup program has started anew for 2016. Residents are encouraged to use the free program to get rid of old appliances, electronics and furniture. Call EDCO, the city's trash contractor, at 562-531-3054 before 3:30 p.m., one day in advance of your regular trash collection day and ask for a bulky item pickup. The program allows six free pickups per household each year. More
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CERT training returns February 5-7
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Learn how to help the community in the event of a disaster
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Lakewood residents wanting advanced disaster-prep training should join FEMA-certified instructors and L.A. County Fire Department personnel this February for the free "Basic CERT" training. It's an in-depth 21-hour program over three days. CERT educates residents about disaster preparedness and response skills for dealing with serious crisis situations. The goal is to help residents become more self-reliant and better prepared for the aftermath of a serious emergency like a major earthquake. More
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