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Dominique Alvarez from front page
conducted over the department’s social media
pages. However, Alvarez is looking forward
to getting back to in-person events, which
she gets to plan.
One such event is “Coffee with the Cops,”
which will hopefully return in June. Residents
can grab a coffee and ask their police
department any questions regarding rules,
regulations, and safety. It’s also a chance for
the police department to educate the city on
crime prevention and other useful tips.
“One of the things [we talk about] is how
to report suspicious activity. We want to
emphasize reporting suspicious activity, and
not so much a suspicious person,” explains
Alvarez. They discuss what suspicious activity
looks like, how to recognize it, and how to
properly report it.
As far as community protection, Alvarez also
heads up the neighborhood watch program.
Operating on a volunteer basis, El Segundo
is looking for block captains to keep watch
over their specific neighborhood and inform
their neighbors of anything. If something
happens in an area of El Segundo, Alvarez
has a direct line of contact with local block
captains, who are encouraged to get to know
their neighbors and keep everyone informed.
This helps localize prevention and ensure
community awareness.
ESPD partners with several organizations
around the city. Coming up, they will be
awarding a “good guy or girl award” with
the Kiwanis Club of El Segundo, which
recognizes outstanding citizen behavior in a
police report. This round’s recipient will be
going to a gentleman who stopped a suspect
from hurting a female friend, essentially saving
her life until ESPD could arrive.
There is no surefire way to stop one hundred
percent of crime from happening. This is what
Alvarez describes as the hardest part of her
job. Despite all the research, communication,
and effort on the part of the police and the
community, crime will always happen. Alvarez
is using her position to ensure it happens as
little as possible.
“We are working really, really hard to
stop property crimes and all of our crimes,”
she says, “The whole department is working
as a team, and I think the whole city should
work as a team, too.” Alvarez encourages
El Segundo residents to get to know their
neighbors, join the neighborhood watch program,
and don’t make yourself vulnerable
to being a victim. This includes not leaving
valuables in your vehicle, checking to make
sure doors are locked, getting packages off
your doorstep as soon as possible, and looking
out for your neighbors. •
Alvarez’s work revolves around keeping in touch with the community of El Segundo. National Night Out, an example of an event through ESPD that Alvarez heads up.
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