The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 12

Local News THE EXAMINER. 12 Friday, September 9, 2005 Dozens arrested in drug sting to determine whether they have been used in recent shootings or other crimes. "I think this was an incredibly successful investigation," Horsley said. San Mateo County Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson, who represents the area, said the arrests are the first steps in taking back street corners and parks, like Jack Farrell in East Palo Alto, that have been overrun by metham- JOHN GKttNAP East Palo Alto Police Chief Ron Davis, at podium, San Mateo County Sheriff Don Horsley, left, and representatives of local government phetamine and cocaine dealers. E-mail: ecarpenterSexaminer.com announce the DUSt in East PalO AltO, Calif.

BY ED CARPENTER Staff Writers REDWOOD CITY Narcotics agents Thursday announced 45 arrests in a criminal dragnet in East Palo Alto, saying the arrests were the first in an ongoing attempt to disrupt drug dealing and gang activity in the city. More than $600,000 in drugs, weapons and cash was seized as part of a five-month undercover investigation by East Palo Alto police, the San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Eleven fugitives remain at large. "This is probably the largest drug operation in East Palo Alto since 1992," police Chief Ronald Davis said. For many local residents, 1992 marked a low point in the city's history, when it was branded as a criminal hotbed and 42 murders occurred.

East Palo Alto Mayor David Woods said the sting was the beginning of a concerted effort to take back control of the city streets and make them safe for children. "I want every citizen to know that the City Council is fully dedicated of ridding the city of this element and will at all costs," Wood said. "The violence is not acceptable. The drug action is not acceptable. And it will not be tolerated." Sheriff Don Horsley said the DEA was brought in for its Mobile Enforpement Team program, which can be deployed to a city to investigate individuals and organizations involved in drug trafficking.

"We asked that the DEA come and give us a hand on this, in light of an 18-month upswing in gang violence" in East Palo Alto and other Peninsula cities." Since January, 13 people have been shot to death in East Palo Alto. Horsley pledged to continue working with state and federal authorities to gather intelligence on the most violent gangs and those responsible for drug distribution in the county over the long term. The increased gang activity in East Palo Alto and on the Peninsula in general can be largely attributed to recruitment efforts by prison parolees looking to regain territorial control in the area, police said. Police plan to analyze guns seized as part of the investigation in in a -s fyh Model U6660900 WindTunnel Model U6439900 Sclf- Propelled Model F7425900 SteamVac WidePath DualV Self-Propclled WindTunnel Bagless Upright East Palo Alto sting Suspects arrested to date: 45 4 Auto Rinse Feature Spins Scrub Hand Tool 1 Hepa Filter Self Propelled Power Hand Tool 0 jt Brush Roll Swrtchf Compare to 309' Mower Hanrj 1001 Fugitives: Clarence Stevens, 55, Belmont Maurice Hodge, 25, San Francisco temar McCall, 21, East Palo Alto Larry McGee, 24, East Palo Alto Keith Williams, 33, East Palo Alto Darren Primes, 46, East Palo Alto Rayshawn Forde, 28, Mountain View Larry Lloyd, 31, Hayward Dusty Page, 27, Hayward Seized: 6.1 pounds crack 3.8 pounds cocaine 2.7 pounds methamphetamine 3.5 pounds heroin $129,113 cash Five vehicles 12 handguns Three rifles Two assault weapons Compare to 329! $07099 Compare to '389' i $01Q99 Save $30 Save $50f Save $40 Nothing cleans like a Hoover and nobody sells Hoover floor care like your local Hoover Sales and Service Center. Stop in today and enjoy special savings throughout the store! Get a Equity Line of Credit or a home loan with payments as low as But hurry tins sale ends soon! Model S2200 Mode L1 405 Get Readv for Fall Outdoor Flair Model S3639 WindTunnel Canister 3i Cleaning with SpinSwcen Pro Cash Out Debt Consolidation Bad Credit Residential Commercial Investment Small Business I Bagless Broom I Motorless-No Cord or Batteries Quiet Lightweight Compare to '199 Long life washable filter E-Z Empty Dirt Cup Compare to 9n $39" ompare to '99 4 "FQ99 I Li Save $20P, Save Save $100 415-975-0852 loansdanthroop.com Daniel Throop, Broker, DRE 01362393 5.29 APR.

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