November 21, 2024

Decklan Braun/ Photo Essay/ Beginning Journalism

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1. Officer Kitsios patrols on Marine Avenue in Manhattan Beach on May 12th 2017. A majority of police work is patrolling around the city streets looking for signs of trouble and suspicious activity.

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2. Officer Kitsios talks Manhattan Beach locals in the tree section neighborhood on Friday. The police talking to locals helps people to have a better connection with their local officers and as well as helping the officers gain information and better protect the neighborhoods.

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3. Officer Kitsios spots a traffic violation and pulls the driver over on Sepulveda Blvd. on May 12th 2017. The driver cut off atleast 6 drivers and was speeding and could have potentially caused a fatal accident.

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4. Officer Kitsios uses the radio to call in the incident to police responders back at the police station so they are aware of what is happening on Friday. Calling in the confrontation allows the police responders to be prepared if something happens.

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5. Each police car comes with a computer system with online records that Officer Kitsios used on Friday to check people’s background records before he confronts them. This allows the police officers to assess the person and to warn them if they are dealing with a dangerous person.

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6. Officer Kitsios approaches the driver of a car that was speeding and cut off many people on sepulveda on Friday May 12th. Reckless driving like this is both inconsiderate as well as very dangerous.

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7. Police officers have cameras on their cars and body cameras to record everything so there is proof that everything is legal and just. The detainment of a young male is being recorded on may 12th 2017 in Manhattan beach so that the incident is documented and registered for future use.

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8. Officer Kitsios’s designated police cruiser is armed with shot guns and rifles on Friday before he goes on patrol in Manhattan beach. The extreme weapons are not usually used, but are there for protection so the officer is prepared for the worst possible outcome of a situation.

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9. A house is under construction in the tree section of Manhattan beach on may 12th. Manhattan beach already being an overpopulated city has constant construction so patrolling the work sites is a regular thing for police officers due the valuable materials and tools frequently being stolen.

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10. Officer kitsios requests for parking patrol officers to come issue tickets to many illegally parked cars around the Manhattan beach construction sites on Friday May 12th. With all the construction in an overcrowded city comes to problem with parking. Many of the construction cars cannot find parking so park illegally and block roads that must be open for fire trucks and ambulances as well as the general public.

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