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11 arrested in parole, probation sweep

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PALMDALE – A parole and probation compliance operation in Palmdale netted 11 arrests Wednesday (Nov. 28), authorities said.

The operation was organized by the Antelope Valley Crime Fighting Initiative and spearheaded by the Partners Against Crime Team (PAC). The operation focused on 28 individuals in the Palmdale area who are currently on active probation or parole for theft-related crimes.

Deputies contacted the individuals to verify their residences, monitor their reintegration progress, and make sure they were not in possession of narcotics or weapons.

Of the 28 locations checked in Wednesday’s compliance operation:

  • Five were arrested for misdemeanor warrants
  • Six were arrested for felony crimes, including:
    • Jose Ochoa, 32, male, felon in possession of tear gas
    • Allen Silva, 31, male, probationer in possession of methamphetamine
    • Anthony Smith, 28, male, parole violation
    • Bernadette Young, 48, female, domestic violence warrant
    • Ruth Baptiste, 44, female, possession of narcotic prescriptions not in her name
    • Maurice Pikes, 43, male, sexual registrant not in compliance with address requirements
  • Nine new probation warrants were placed into the system for violations discovered during the compliance checks.

The remaining locations were found to be in compliance with their terms of probation or parole.

Wednesday’s parole and probation compliance operation also involved the Santa Clarita COPS Team, Palmdale COPS Team, Lancaster COPS Team, North County CIT Team, and Lancaster TOP Team.

In following the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s mission to develop safer and more productive communities, the Antelope Valley Crime Fighting Initiative conducts random parole and probation compliance checks throughout the valley. The goal of the compliance checks is to monitor both the welfare and reintegration process of individuals released from the state and county penal systems into the communities.

Deputies take an active role in identifying individuals on parole and probation who are not complying with the terms of their early release program. Deputies also assist the individuals by offering community-based resources to aid them in becoming viable members of the community.

(Information via press release from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.)

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28 comments for "11 arrested in parole, probation sweep"

      • @sikntired… your “name bashing” is fairly typical for an ex-offender. Your behavior displayed in your comment demonstrates how hard it is to re-enter society as a productive citizen. The road following imprisonment is not an easy one.

        I’m sure you’ve made mistakes in your past that you are not proud of, so therefore unless you are a saint, please keep your hateful, self-righteous comments to yourself until you understand what the word RESPECT means.

    • I wondered why the builders were still building houses inspite of the vacancy rate here in Lancaster. Now I know…the prisoners will all live here in the ghettos that are being created by the empty neighborhoods, being built by the builders, who got their permits from the City. I know there is gonna be the arguement about the upturn in real estate and that a certain number of permits are issued because of housing laws, blah,blah,blah. The fact is this town is turning into a ghetto. Some neighborhoods faster than others and depending on where the police crime crackdown is, it moves back and forth from eastside to westside and now (God forbid) the sacred (little red neck community)Quartz Hill.

      • The builders are still building because there is a growth in flight and aerospace industry in the Antelope Valley right now and the few new homes that are being built by KB are those which are almost completely solar and xeriscaped. Not ghetto homes by any means and not meant to appeal to ghetto people! Do some research before making half baked statements.

        • and? what’s your point, know it all Tina Marie? You can not argue that there are wayyyyy to many vacant houses in this community. Oh wait, yes you can, and everyone else is always half baked or something to your opinion. I think I made my point and wasn’t trying to blow your skirt up…or blow up your skirt. However that goes.(=_=)

        • …Because we all know that an investor would never think of buying a nice and eco friendly house and then turn around and rent it out via Section 8 … That’s NEVER happened in the Antelope Valley … LMFAO – Yeah, I just saw a group of aerospace engineers griping about the LACK of available homes for sale/rent here …

    • Mira Loma will no longer be used as a detention facility to house undocumented people awaiting deportation. That’s the only prison facility I have heard of that is closing up.

        • …And the influx of cheap, affordable rentals will be used to house the families of AB-109 inmates. Let the block parties start!

      • Jerry Borwn has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Just heard it on the news, he is undergoing treatment. Good luck.

  3. Mr Jose Ochoa is pictured on the front page of the AVPress, grinning like it’s his birthday and showing his many Taft’s.Arrested for possession of tear gas.Now what would he possibly want to do with that? Carreer criminal.

      • Are you cyber stalking me “William”? Why is it that I can’t post a comment without you posting an obtuse and vile reply to my comments? If you haven’t notice lately i have chosen to NOT have any interaction with you because you are incapable of an intelligent conversation. I’m sorry you’re a sad loney old man but you really need to get a life instead of hanging around on this site looking to stalk me.

    • As a stipulation of being let out of prison inmates are subject to search for the duration of their parole and/or probation. Don’t break the law and you wont be subject to this process. Don’t support programs that release criminals on to the street before their term is up and then the public will not be exposed to these kinds of matters.
      Remember these inmates are serving the remainder of their sentence out in the public and their privileges/privacy during that time is subject to search.

      I think at some level it’s good to provide a transition opportunity for those who have committed crimes, but obviously if they are in violation of their terms they need to be held responsible.