{"id":522557,"date":"2010-04-09T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T17:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5fcf53ef0133ec92fe57970b"},"modified":"2010-04-09T14:18:53","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T18:18:53","slug":"lapd-officers-make-a-positive-difference-in-inner-city-kids%e2%80%99-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/522557","title":{"rendered":"LAPD Officers Make a Positive Difference in Inner-City Kids\u2019 Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong class=\"bodytextLARGE\"><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Los Angeles:<\/span>\u00a0 Five Los Angeles Police Department<br \/>\nofficers and a group of 10- to 15-year-old kids from a Watts housing<br \/>\nproject are headed to Cleveland, OH, to meet and have dinner with NBA<br \/>\nplayer Lebron James and his teammates. \u00a0<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nCaptain Phillip Tingirides, Sergeant James Linder, Detective Donna<br \/>\nWheeler and Police Officers Keith Linton and Maribel Plascencia are<br \/>\ninvolved in a South Los Angeles mentoring program called Project Dream.\u00a0<br \/>\n The program\u2019s purpose is to give inner-city kids a chance to interact<br \/>\nwith the police in a positive way and stay out of trouble.\u00a0 It also<br \/>\nstrives to inspire productivity and the achievement of educational<br \/>\ngoals\u2026objectives officers believe are the building blocks of safer<br \/>\ncommunities.<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nOfficers Linton and Plascencia can relate to the enormous obstacles<br \/>\nthese children face on a daily basis, having been raised in poverty in<br \/>\nsimilar environments yet overcoming their challenges through<br \/>\ndetermination and perseverance.\u00a0 And now, as living examples of life\u2019s<br \/>\npossibilities, they\u2019re helping kids by sharing their experience and<br \/>\ninspiration.<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nOn April 9, 2010, all four LAPD personnel and 10 children from the Watts<br \/>\n area are scheduled to travel to Cleveland with officers to meet All<br \/>\nStar basketball players, watch an NBA basketball game, visit several<br \/>\nplaces and meet with the mayor of Cleveland. <br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nOpportunities for media coverage:<br \/><\/br>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> 6 p.m. media opportunity to interview officers at Southeast<br \/>\nDivision<\/li>\n<li> 7 p.m. media availability to interview kids at Southeast<br \/>\nDivision<\/li>\n<li> 8 p.m. kids depart in limo from Southeast Station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\nA five minute video footage of Watts 180 is available below. <\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information, calls may be directed to the LAPD Media Relations<br \/>\nSection at\u00a0213-486-5910.<\/p>\n<p><object height=\"257\" width=\"315\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8Y7jF3aNL_o&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"257\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8Y7jF3aNL_o&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"315\"><\/embed><\/object>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"108\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lapdonline.org\/assets\/image\/ray-badge.jpg\" style=\"width: 165px; 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