2017 Board of Directors

President Marianne Hamada (top)

1st Vice President Terry Furey (top left)

2nd Vice President Brandon Matson (center right)

Secretary Rita Anderson (center left)

Treasurer Glen Terry (bottom left)

Director at Large Dr. Anil S. Muhammed (bottom center)

Director at Large Frances Romero (bottom right)

Director at Large Zohra Muhammed (not pictured)

North Torrance Homeowners Association

is holding its General Meeting on

Thursday, May 4, 2017, 7 p.m.

Toyota Automobile Museum

19600 Van Ness Ave Torrance, CA

Featuring a presentation from the Torrance Police Department

“Think Safety First: Cyber crimes and current trends in our neighborhood!”

“Be a voice in your neighborhood, join and make a difference”

North Torrance Homeowners Association

Newsletter

The North Torrance Homeowners Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; your contributions make a difference. PO Box 7218, Torrance, CA 90504

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See what’s inside:

Update from the Torrance Fire

Department

Coffee with a Cop

Coyote Safety Information

City Commissioner Information

North Torrance Community Lead

Officer Recognized

New and Renewing Members

Business and Supporters Directory

Torrance Armed Forces Day

NTHA Membership

Update

If you haven't updated your mem-bership or would like to become a

new member, please complete our membership form via

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May 2017

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Update from the Torrance Fire Department

There are a lot of exciting things going on at the Torrance Fire Department (TFD)! To begin, TFD recently hired a new class of firefighter recruits that will be participating in a 10 week training session at TFD’s Fire station #2. The recruits will be graduating on June 8th with a ceremony to be held at the Tor-rance Cultural Arts Center. Additionally, TFD is hosting its annual open house for Fire Service Day on Saturday, May 13th, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at all Torrance Fire stations. Another exciting event coming up is TFD’s annual Appreciation and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 3rd at the Double Tree Hotel. The event will honor both community members and TFD personnel. For more information, visit www.torrancechamber.com. Lastly, TFD plans to increase its social media presence over the next few months. Be on the lookout for TFD related information on so-cial media platforms such as Nextdoor, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Torrance Police Department to Host Coffee w/ a Cop

The Torrance Police Department is hosting a “Coffee With a Cop” event on Thursday, May 4, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Old Torrance Coffee and Tea House located at 1413 Marcelina Ave. Members of the community are invited to attend. This is a great opportunity for community members to get to know some of TPD’s officers.

Coyote Safety Information

Over the past few months, there has been an increased number of coyote sightings within Torrance, particularly in North Torrance. The public can obtain important information on coyotes and the City of Torrance’s coyote management plan by visiting the city’s website www.torranceca.gov/tpd/ and clicking on the “Living With Urban Coyotes” link.

Want to get involved in local government?

A great way to get involved in local government is by serving on a City of Torrance Commission. To be eligible to serve on a city commission, you must complete a two hour commission certification class. The next Commis-sion Certification class will be held on Tuesday, May 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the George Nakano Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive. Light refresh-ments will be served. To register for the class, please visit: http://www.torranceca.gov/CommissionerCert.htm.

The North Torrance Homeowners Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; your contributions make a difference. PO Box 7218, Torrance, CA 90504

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You are invited to advertise in the NTHA Newsletter. To advertise, call Brandon Matson at (310) 938-5371, or email him at brm336@gmail.com

Legal Representation in areas of Family

Law and Criminal Defense. Offices of

Rebecca L. Stitt, Attorney at Law

(310) 543-9451.

NTHA Business and Professional Supporters Directory

North Torrance Community Lead Officer Receives Unit Citation Award

This past month, North Torrance Community Lead Officer Stephen Kim received the Torrance Police Department’s Unit Citation Award for his part in an extensive operation that brought dozens of criminals to justice. The operation, entitled “Operation Oncoming,” spanned several months and culminated in the confiscation of over 7 kilograms of black tar heroin; 11 illegal weapons; over a half pound of methamphetamine, rock & powder cocaine, psilocybin, pre-scription medications, marijuana, and LSD; and $171,000 in narcotics proceeds. In addition, a total of over 45 subjects who were involved in the distribution of tar heroin to both adults and juveniles throughout the City of Torrance were arrested.

The motivation behind the operation was a heartbreaking incident last year that resulted in the deaths of two young adults who were struck head on by a car that was being driven by a man who was found to have significant amounts of opiates in his system. Following this horrific accident, the driver was sentenced to six years in prison; however, Of-ficer Kim and his teammates continued to seek justice for the victims. They did this by launching Operation Oncoming, which identified and targeted the heroin supplier to the driver, leading to the supplier’s arrest and to the aforemen-tioned convictions and confiscations.

Members of Officer Kim’s unit included Officers Michael Guell, Scott Norris, Daniel Cid, Gregory Dukeman, Eric Ber-nier, Mathew Wessels, Thomas Besse, and Sergeant Charles Fisher. TPD’s Traffic and Special Investigations section also assisted with the operation. Well done Officer Kim and the Torrance Police Department!

MACINTOSH Computer Training,

handling beginners through intermediate.

Rates are $30 per hour with a two hour

minimum. Glen Terry (310) 701-7211

Welcome new NTHA members!

Carol Takahashi

Andy and Marie Hantzarides

Thank you to our renewing members!

Donald and Evie Hill

Cynthia and Morris Annulli

Mark Dewey

Frank Myers

Vernon and Mildred Raper

Lou and Virginia Reed

Karen Scally

Ernest and Jeanne Tsujimoto

Frank Putz

Barbara Stacy

Patrick and Mary Browne

Doug and Patty Walter

Sally Kerr

N TH A P O B O X 7 2 1 8 TO R R AN C E , C A 9 0 5 0 4

Torrance Armed Forces Day is here! The City of Torrance will continue its long-standing tradition in its 58th con-secutive year of hosting an Armed Forces Day Celebration and Parade to honor the sacrifices of our nation's military. This year, the City will once again honor the men and women of our nation's military with a three-day celebration that will begin Friday, May 19 and continue through Sunday, May 21. The Parade will be on Saturday, May 20, and this year's honored branch is the United States Air Force. For more information, visit http://www.torranceca.gov/ArmedForcesDay.htm.

Don’t forget to ask about the NTHA discount!