Century Sheriff Station of Los Angeles County

Such a shame that my first encounter with the police had to be such a bad one, very unprofessional, instead of helpinng they escalate the situation, i call to report some idiots yelling, loud music, burning tire, blocking dirveways, littering, when the officer gets there i explain to him what is going on since they took 25 minutes to get there and the some of the idiots were gone. And both him and the fake blond female officer tell me to mind my own business, umm its my business because i live in the neighborhood and dont want wanna be gangsters racing up and down the street yelling and hollering like the idiots they are. I study criminal justice and realized how badly trained officers have become.

I would like to take this time out to recognize the century station of lynwood police dept, to just express our level of thanks and gratitude for all that was involved of helping us when we called in, your performance and professionalism was outstanding and level of care, and it needs to be recognized more instead people always giving negative vibes, thanks for putting your life on the line for us everyday in protecting our cities and neighborhoods, it doesn’t go unnoticed by me, god bless and protect all of u everyday.

It is my pleasure to take a brief moment to write a letter that can reflect upon the manner in which I was treated last night during a call which two of your Sheriff’s Deputies responded to.
Deputy Stewart and Deputy Fujiki both showed great passion, compassion and professionalism that is not common these days. The policing that these Deputies each displayed while they responded at our request was keeping with the highest level of standards and traditions of police services to the community. Your Deputies took the time to not only explain the difficulties of the situation we had but also went above and beyond by conducting field research in order to confirm details pertaining to the disturbance. Deputies Stewart and Fujiki followed protocol by also communicating with their sergeant on duty during their investigation. Deputy Stewart is certainly a great training officer, you can certainly tell that he not only performs his duties well but has a personal interest in serving the community. I could tell that Deputy Stewart was a TO and Fujiki is new to the field by his attire.
While things didn’t go the way I had hoped they would, this doesn’t take away from the fact that both of your Deputies performed their duties in a proficient and professional manner.
I want to make it known that I was not solicited in any way to write this letter, I actually took the time to return to the station to get these Deputies names accurately; this letter is more than deserved since these Deputies have more than likely displayed these same characteristics for many ungrateful members within the community. Personally I feel that we need to recognize those Deputies who know how police effectively so that in turn they may be selected for promotions down the road or when it is their time to be considered. While I am not a Los Angeles resident, I would be honored if I were to find out that either of these Deputies was to be employed within my own City’s Police Department.
FYI: My wife and I purchased this house as a rental and the matter which pertained to this call had to do with a squatter who was stealing housing, electricity, gas and water from other tenants and neighbors for over five months now.
Your department is sincerely blessed to have both of these Deputies working for you; they are certainly a great example of how Deputies should conduct themselves while in the field. Feel free to contact me should you have any further questions using the contact information below.
Sincerely,
FYI, this letter was forwarded to the commander for excellence in police work.

i had the amazing experience of going on a ride along at this station. i showed up early dressed professionally with my ID and they put me in a crown vic with a Deputy who was very professional and taught me a lot of things about how they tackle the criminal activity in the area. it exceeded my expectations and i had such a good time i decided to stay for the full 8 hour shift. it changed my perspective about crime, the tactics the officers use to fight crime and most importantly why they use those tactics. Thank you for allowing me to participate in your ride along program

These officers seriously kick @$$. Let’s chat about my ordeal just this past Monday. On Monday morning I walked out to my apartment carport to drive to work, when lo and bedhold, my car was GONE. I was horrified. I live in a safe area in West LA and was blown away and devastated because all of my equipment for my massage therapy practice was inside my car, and it was all just gone. I went to the Culver City PD and filed a report, but they were too busy cracking jokes back and forth to eachother to really appreciate what I was going through.
Fast forward 12 hours and I am still trying to digest that all of my equipment is gone, when I receive a phone call from this police department telling me they have located my car!!! I was stunned. They pulled him over and he took off on foot and the officer who contacted me let me know the other officers were pursuing him on foot as we spoke. I was blown away by how fast and efficient they were. They stayed with my car until I arrived, and we all had a hearty laugh when we discovered the thief had already made himself at home and put up red, Las Vegas, fuzzy dice in the rearview mirror.
These men were amazing and stayed later than they had to in order for me to get down there so that my car wouldn’t be impounded for the night. I am eternally grateful for this department. THANK YOU GUYS!!!

One star for the Sheriff Station. Ironic? I think not.
Let me commence at the beginning… You all may be in my place at one point in your life… i’m about to school you.
(1) 5:27AM received an early morning call from (713) 981‑0098 Houston, Texas #
This is a free collect call… interesting right, well I missed it so a message with only the name of the person a.k.a detainee and the place where they are detained. In this case it was «Century Regent Detention Center».
The person is a friend so yes i’m going to help.
Well I googled and Unilocaled the place and Unilocal seemed more accurate based on my location… I did google map the place… on Alameda St near Lynwood, CA.
Because I missed the call, i called the number listed for the Century Regent station.
(2) 323−568−4500 is the Detention Center but the kind officer on the telephone offered to look up the detainee with the name and birthdate, this is to provide a booking number. The the officer transferred me to what they said is «the station»
GREAT CLUE!
(3) I get another call from the 713 number at 7:37AM — missed it! ugh… i swear it goes directly to voicemail
(4) Another call at 7:47AM and I was able to «catch it” — my friend says to please call work and advise of them being sick and unable to make it… and also that they will be released in about 6 hours from 5AM
(5) I e-​mail work that I will be coming in a little late
(6) I start figuring out where I’m going to pick up the person… remember «THE CLUE»? ok well is it the detention center on google map or is is the adjacent sheriff station… mmmm well I am about to go find out
(7) 9:30AM I arrive at the destination via the 10 E to 110 S to 105 E and exited Wilmington… i took the wrong turn by not going Imperial Hwy east so now i circle back to 114^th ST to Mona St. through the Watts projects… no biggie… my mini cooper will protect me… boohoo
(8) I get to Alameda St and Imperial Hwy and I scope out the scene. do i go to the detention center or where is this sheriff station? hmmmm ok there is an entrance but says you pay for parking. SAY WHAAA?
(9) I determine i don’t want to park in the Watts Project Housing because it’s too far… so I enter the parking lot and take a ticket…$ 4 flat rate the sign says. automated facility. no cashier on duty… sign says… then I see a parking attendant and ask if this is the sheriff station so it was confirmed. To the left side is the station.
(10) I enter the building that says sheriff station not the one that says «Compton Court» hmmm what is this place? a jail, a sheriff station, and a court?
(11) I don’t see anyone on the other side of the counter so i’m weirded out… i do see a hispanic couple sitting around and another one perched in one corner of the counter… it’s an L shaped counter…
(12) 10 minutes go by… another 10 minutes go by… everything stays the same
(13) I look around… there is a cashier’s window to the far right and then there is stairs to go below for «visitation» …I’m perplexed, am I here to visit? I use my better judgement with a gentle reminder from my little red devil on my shoulder saying «do you know all the contents in your purse. is everything legal»? no comment.
(14) I stay in place. taking pics for Unilocal… so then an officer comes out and is giving info to the couple on the counter… another officer comes out of another weird door and gives info to the couple sitting down… an older lady walks in and gets in line behind a red tape on the floor… damn i missed the line!
(15) lucky she asks me if anyone is in line and I say yes I am… and the woman sitting down who already has information says to me «We are here too» in broken english… but damn I just saw you get your damn info from another officer. you are in both lines lady? i think that but I don’t say it… I don’t want to end up behind the double doors as a detainee.
(16) I get behind the red tape in front of the older lady and say in my perma bitch face with condescending tone «oh well i didnt see you standing there» as her fat ass was lounging in the cement ottoman bench
(17) after another 20 minutes of waiting and small talk with the older lady I finally get my turn with the one star officer in charge of information… I ask about my detainee acquaintance… his response? Oh sorry to have you waiting all this time but that telephone there in that pole is used to get info regarding detainees that were just booked
(18) Good to know 45 minutes later!!! so I look behind the pillar and lord behold underneath a thuggish wall of graffiti there is a telephone managed by «cisco systems» with sharpie «4590» on it.
(19) Officer Wienger picks up and after I give her a booking number she tells me the person will be released as soon as «release papers are signed by a supervisor» hmmmm i think 6 hours is 11AM right it’s about 10:20 now…
(20) 12 noonish person is released!

The worst customer service its your job do it. Since when is loud music and hollering on a thursday night at 2 am allowed. the female officer that answered said that they cant do anything about it that i could blast my radio too if i want. very dissapointed :(and sleepy

This has to be one of the finest Sheriff stations in all of L.A. county, there is great leadership, fine work ethics and circle of equality that unite all of the Officers in this facility. Yes they are rough but they have to be for our safety and well bieng of our and neighboring cities. I spent a great amount of my child and teenage life working side by side with other teenagers, adults and officers working and helping for the greater good of L.A. County. I have to admitt, if i would have never attempted to be a part of such a great group of individuals i would have never ever been as succesfull as i am today. i owe a great deal to them all and there excelent work. Good Bless Century Sheriff Station Post 1993!