January 31, 2012 – The Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office awarded IMPACT Awards to individuals and groups who made a positive impact in Long Beach this past year. “Each of these recipients have partnered with the City Prosecutor’s Office to make a meaningful difference in our city,” City Prosecutor Doug Haubert said in a statement. “All of these recipients have passion for what they do and are fully deserving of recognition.” The recipients, pictured, from left, are: Commander Joseph Levy, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) West Division Directed Enforcement Team, for the entire team’s success in combating gang related crime; Bernardo Barajas, LBPD police officer, for his efforts in combating gang related crime; Sean Parilla, LBPD police officer, for his efforts to reduce the number of unsafe and overweight trucks on city streets; Haubert; Che Scott, Long Beach Unified School District counselor, for his effort to reduce truancy at Washington Middle School; and Lenny Arkinstall, executive director of Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewards, Inc., for utilizing the City Prosecutors Community Service Workers program to preserve sensitive wetlands. (Photograph by the Business Journal’s Thomas McConville)