The Los Angeles City Council today passed a motion offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individuals who kidnapped three boys from a Playa del Rey home.
ITEM NO. (36)
08-0010-S40
- MOTION (ROSENDAHL – GREUEL) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the abduction of Greg, Alex and Zaven Silah on July 2, 2008.Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
- PROVIDE an offer of reward in the amount of $25,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the abduction of Greg, Alex and Zaven Silah on July 2, 2008.
- FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 1, Division 19, of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
- DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the required notices and/or advertisements to effectuate this reward.
The family of the children would like to offer their sincerest gratitude to Councilman Bill Rosendahl, 11th district for entering the motion and Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, Second District for her second.
THE MOTION
August 15, 2008
On or about July 2, 2008, John and George Silah, brothers from the Westchester area, fled with their respective children Greg, Alex, and Zaven Silah in spite of court orders prohibiting them from doing so. They have not been seen or heard from since that date. Felony warrants have been issued for both men and bail was set at $500,000 each.
The suspects represent a threat to the safety of their children; therefore it is appropriate for the City of Los Angeles to offer a reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the abduction of Greg, Alex, and Zaven Silah.I THEREFORE MOVE that by adoption of this Motion, the City Council provide an offer of reward for
information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons
responsible for the abduction of Greg, Alex, and Zaven Silah, residents of the City of Los Angeles, on
July 2,2008, and in support thereof, make the following findings pursuant to Division 19, Chapter 12,
Article 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code:
- That the abduction of Greg, Alex, and Zaven Silah was caused by the willful misconduct of one or
more persons.
- That this offer of reward is consistent with and taken for the immediate protection of the public peace, health and safety of local residents, as well as visitors to the City, and is consistent with the need to arrest and convict the person or persons who, because of not being apprehended, could by their actions further terrorize and present a continuing and immediate menace to the rights of persons in the City.
- That what happened to Greg, Alex, and Zaven Silah is an especially disturbing crime and therefore, as a matter of public policy, the City hereby offers a reward as an added inducement for persons to come forward with information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the abduction of Greg, Alex, and Zaven Silah.
- That the sum of $25,000 shall be the aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance.
- That the offer of reward shall be in effect for six months from the date of the advertisement of the
reward by the City Clerk.
I FURTHER MOVE that the City Clerk be directed to cause notices and/or advertisements to be duly published according to the requirements of Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, and to thereby cause the offer of reward to become effective.
PRESENTED BY BILL ROSENDAHL
Councilmember, 11th District
SECONDED BY WENDY GREUEL
Councilmember, 2nd District
Original document is on file with the Los Angeles City clerk or online
Anyone with information on the case was asked to call detectives at
(310) 482-6313
After hours and on the weekends,
please call 1-877-LAWFULL.
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