Read it all here.LAPD's Topanga station to open
By Brandon Lowrey, Staff Writer
CANOGA PARK - Capt. John Sherman of the Los Angeles Police Department was smiling as he paced the bare halls of the LAPD's new Topanga station, which will soon be his to command.
Sherman nodded to a veteran detective who, dressed in shabby clothes, rolled some red-orange paint onto an office wall.
The 47-year-old captain contemplated the placement of a map showing his station's domain. It would go on his wall, next to photos of his wife of 28 years and their three adult children.
Volunteers buzzed around Sherman while construction crews peeled a chain-link fence away from the front of the high-tech station, set to officially open for business Sunday after a community celebration Saturday.
Sherman, born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, said the new station has drawn more volunteers than he could have hoped for.
"There's new enthusiasm in this community that wasn't here before," said the captain who has served in the LAPD nearly 24 years. "This will clearly be one of my most memorable experiences - helping build Topanga. I'm pretty proud of that."
The criminal element, however, might be a little less enthused about Sherman's plans.
"There's a gang area right here that's going to get a lot of attention from the Police Department," he said.
One of the Valley's most active gangs, Canoga Park Alabama, is in the station's sights.
The Topanga Division is one of two new LAPD stations opening Sunday. The other, the Olympic Division, is located near Koreatown.
Then try to answer the following question: Where is the new police station? I'm not looking for "all the news that's fit to print." I just want to know the key detail of the news story!
Fortunately, we web-savvy people can find the LAPD's own press release with the street address. Which is very helpful, since it turns out the new Topanga Division is near, but not on, Topanga Canyon Blvd.
At least it's in Canoga Park.
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