Vandalism of Reward Billboard

At its meeting held October 30, 2007, the Board took the following action:

Supervisor Knabe made the following statement:

      On "On September 5, 2000, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Schaap was shot and injured while on routine patrol with his partner, Deputy David Timberlake. The Deputies attempted to stop a Chevrolet van for vehicle code violations when one of the suspects quickly exited the vehicle armed with an assault rifle and began shooting at both deputies. Deputy Schaap was struck in the head and underwent surgery to remove bullet fragments from his brain. Although Deputy Schaap survived the shooting, he is still suffering from significant medical complications. The suspect identified by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as Emigdio Preciado, fled to Mexico and is still outstanding. Investigators believe the suspect is traveling back and forth between both countries visiting relatives and friends.

      On "On June 21, 2001, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Suspect Preciado. On March 13, 2007, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized an increase in the amount of the reward from $10,000 to $50,000, which expired on June 11, 2007. There is a separate motion set before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today to reestablish the $50,000 reward at the request of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Homicide Bureau.

      On "On Friday, October 19, 2007, the FBI, in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, erected a billboard sign offering a reward and requesting information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect Emigdio Preciado, Jr. The billboard included three photos of Suspect Preciado, and is located at Imperial Highway and Leffingwell Boulevard in the unincorporated area of South Whittier.

      On "The billboard was erected on Friday, October 19, 2007 and within five days of its unveiling, on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at 9:20 a.m., Sgt. John Fredendall of the Norwalk Sheriff Station discovered the billboard was vandalized with graffiti, which obscured the face on each of the three photos and name of the suspect."

Therefore, on motion of Supervisor Knabe, seconded by Supervisor Burke, unanimously carried (Supervisors Molina and Antonovich being absent), the Board established a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the person or persons responsible for the defacement and vandalism of the billboard located at Imperial Hwy. and Leffingwell Blvd. which offers a reward and requests information leading to the arrest of Emigdio Preciado, Jr., who is responsible for the shooting and injuring of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Schaap.

NOTICE OF $5,000.00 REWARD
OFFERED BY THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the person or persons responsible for the defacement and vandalism of the billboard located at Imperial Hwy. and Leffingwell Blvd. which offers a reward and requests information leading to the arrest of Emigdio Preciado, Jr., who is responsible for the shooting and injuring of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Schaap.

Any person having any information related to this crime is requested to call Detective Grace Schmidt at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Norwalk Station at (562) 863-8711 and refer to Report No. 407-19819-0494-263.

The terms of the reward provide that:

The information given that leads to the determination of the identity, the apprehension and conviction of any person or persons must be given no later than January 28, 2008. All reward claims must be in writing and shall be received no later than March 28, 2008.
The total County payment of any and all rewards shall in no event exceed $5,000 and no claim shall be paid prior to conviction unless the Board of Supervisors makes a finding of impossibility of conviction due to the death or incapacity of the person or persons responsible for the crime or crimes.
The County reward may be apportioned between various persons and/or paid for the conviction of various persons as the circumstances fairly dictate.

Any claims for the reward funds should be filed no later than March 28, 2008, with the Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors, 500 West Temple Street, Room 383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, Los Angeles, California 90012, Attention: Preciado Billboard Vandalism Reward Fund. For further information, please call (213) 974-1579.

Si no entiende esta noticia o si necesita más informacion, favor de llamar a este numero (213) 974-1579.

NOTICE OF $5,000.00 REWARD OFFERED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOTICE OF $5,000.00 REWARD
OFFERED BY THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS