Column: LAPD’s Michel Moore is (finally) leaving. Here’s what L.A. needs in a new chief
11 months, 1 week ago

Column: LAPD’s Michel Moore is (finally) leaving. Here’s what L.A. needs in a new chief

LA Times  

A month ago, not long after the news broke about Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore supposedly ordering a probe of Mayor Karen Bass’ scholarship to USC, a group of Black religious and civic leaders gathered at a church in South L.A. to make some demands. We’re asking that the L.A. Police Commission to immediately remove him.” Afterward, Tulloss told me that, up until then, the Baptist Ministers Conference had a “fairly decent” relationship with Moore. “To be mindful of the city’s overall efforts to look across Los Angeles what does safety mean to you.” “To ensure that this department stays on a strategic path,” Moore added. Melina Abdullah, the founder of Black Lives Matter-L.A. and one of Moore’s fiercest critics, believes it was “the people,” the fed up residents of Los Angeles, who forced the chief’s resignation.

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Inside the LAPD chief search: Secretive meetings, surprise names, leaked details
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Inside the LAPD chief search: Secretive meetings, surprise names, leaked details

LA Times  

Mayor Karen Bass, left, sits with Jim McDonnell during a Nov. 14 ceremony where he was sworn in as the 59th chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. “While the Police Commission’s role in the selection of the Chief of Police followed a publicized process which included extensive community input, information regarding individual candidates is confidential,” the statement said. Bratton …

Incoming LAPD chief could make more than the U.S. president
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Incoming LAPD chief could make more than the U.S. president

LA Times  

Jim McDonnell speaks after being introduced by Mayor Karen Bass to serve as the new LAPD chief during a news conference at City Hall on Oct. 4. The incoming Los Angeles Police Department chief stands to get paid more than L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, the leaders of the police departments in New York and Chicago — the nation’s two largest …

L.A. Mayor Bass to make LAPD chief pick this month
3 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. Mayor Bass to make LAPD chief pick this month

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Wednesday that she intends to pick the city’s next police chief by the end of the month, but declined for now to name the finalists that were forwarded to her office two weeks ago. I think I need to be sensitive to that.” Asked whether she would give a breakdown of whether the finalists …

Police Commission forwards three LAPD chief finalists’ names for mayor’s consideration
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Police Commission forwards three LAPD chief finalists’ names for mayor’s consideration

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Police Commission has forwarded the names of three finalists for LAPD chief to Mayor Karen Bass — but like much else about the search process, the identities of the front-runners have been kept a secret. Among the outside executives who received second interviews, according to sources, were Jim McDonnell, a one-time LAPD assistant chief and former Los …

Editorial: L.A.’s next police chief must be able to recognize — and squash — crime trends quickly
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: L.A.’s next police chief must be able to recognize — and squash — crime trends quickly

LA Times  

Crime trends in Los Angeles tend to begin quickly and spin out of control before being eclipsed by the next criminal phenomenon. And crucially, it needs a leader with the vision, skill and persuasive power to redirect officers who too often are focused on fighting crime trends with decades-old approaches and by rolling back hard-won reforms — for example misdemeanor …

Who will be L.A.’s next police chief: A guide
5 months, 1 week ago

Who will be L.A.’s next police chief: A guide

LA Times  

It is one of the most consequential decisions a Los Angeles mayor must make: selecting a chief to oversee the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD has faced criticism over its response to the George Floyd protests, for several high-profile shootings by officers, and for alleged misconduct involving both rank-and-file cops and senior commanders. Efforts to reform the department’s disciplinary …

Police watchdog finds spying allegations against former LAPD chief ‘unfounded’
6 months, 1 week ago

Police watchdog finds spying allegations against former LAPD chief ‘unfounded’

LA Times  

Then-LAPD Chief Michel Moore with Mayor Karen Bass in December 2023. A months-long probe has cleared former LAPD Chief Michel Moore of misconduct, after he was accused by two internal affairs detectives of ordering an investigation of Mayor Karen Bass’ ties to USC, the Los Angeles police inspector general’s office announced Tuesday. “I’m glad to know the investigation found what …

Who should be the next LAPD chief? Public shrugs as city asks for input
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Who should be the next LAPD chief? Public shrugs as city asks for input

LA Times  

Not long after LAPD Chief Michel Moore announced his retirement in January, the guessing game started up at department headquarters about who would replace him. They argued that it would take too long for an outsider to get up to speed on the department’s history and the dynamics of a city as vast and diverse as L.A. Others said they …

‘Never happened before’: Key oversight officials leave as LAPD searches for chief
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Never happened before’: Key oversight officials leave as LAPD searches for chief

LA Times  

Richard Tefank, left, former executive director of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, seated beside then-LAPD Chief William J. Bratton at a commission meeting in 2007. The current inspector general, Mark Smith, was named Monday as an independent monitor to oversee police reforms in Portland, Ore. Another top oversight official, Richard Tefank, who served as executive director for the …

LAPD interim chief Dominic Choi: Quiet reformer or ‘Michel Moore 2.0’?
8 months, 1 week ago

LAPD interim chief Dominic Choi: Quiet reformer or ‘Michel Moore 2.0’?

LA Times  

Dominic Choi, center, who was then an assistant LAPD chief, stands with Mayor Karen Bass and L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna at a news conference last year at City Hall in Los Angeles. Eric Rose, a media strategist and former LAPD reserve officer, said the “Michel Moore 2.0” comparisons are unfair to Choi. Some within the department also questioned Choi …

Editorial: Bass has been quietly steering needed change in LAPD leadership
10 months ago

Editorial: Bass has been quietly steering needed change in LAPD leadership

LA Times  

Just over a year ago, it appeared as if new Mayor Karen Bass had blown a rare opportunity to remake the Los Angeles Police Department. A Police Commission stocked with her predecessor’s appointees fast-tracked the reappointment of Chief Michel Moore to a second five-year term. Opinion Editorial: With Chief Moore on the way out, Mayor Bass should remake LAPD The …

Opinion: Before Los Angeles gets a new police chief, here’s what we need to know
10 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Before Los Angeles gets a new police chief, here’s what we need to know

LA Times  

The next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department will need to be a turnaround wizard. Having dealt with nine LAPD chiefs, scores of command staff and officers, more than 30 members of the commission, four inspectors general and six Los Angeles mayors, I’ve seen the best of the department and the worst. That same year, in a survey conducted …

Dominic Choi picked as interim LAPD chief to replace departing Moore
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Dominic Choi picked as interim LAPD chief to replace departing Moore

LA Times  

The city of Los Angeles will have a new top cop, if only for the next six or so months. Three weeks after Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore’s said he will step down at the end of February, the city’s Police Commission announced Wednesday that Assistant Chief Dominic Choi would take over as interim chief effective March 1. …

Fierce competition for LAPD interim chief is like ‘Game of Thrones,’ insiders say
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fierce competition for LAPD interim chief is like ‘Game of Thrones,’ insiders say

LA Times  

An interim Los Angeles police chief could be named as early as this week, as city decision-makers are beginning to feel the crunch of picking a temporary successor for outgoing leader Michel Moore, who is set to depart at the end of the month. “Then there are lots of personnel issues, there’ll be discipline issues, potentially promotions that the chief …

As the city searches for a new LAPD chief, lack of women leaders becomes more apparent
10 months, 3 weeks ago

As the city searches for a new LAPD chief, lack of women leaders becomes more apparent

LA Times  

A ceremony for promotions last July at Los Angeles Police Department headquarters included a rare sight: a female commander. “These positions and experience build proficiency and confidence for officers to go to the next level of leadership.” The LAPD is facing the same problems recruiting and retaining women as other U.S. police forces, and that has severely shrunk the pool …

LAPD Chief Michel Moore to step down at end of February
11 months, 1 week ago

LAPD Chief Michel Moore to step down at end of February

LA Times  

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced Friday that he will step down as head of the LAPD at the end of February, with city and department officials expected soon to begin the process of finding a new leader to take over one of the most challenging jobs in law enforcement. “It has been my distinct honor and privilege to …

Editorial: With Chief Moore on the way out, Mayor Bass should remake LAPD
11 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: With Chief Moore on the way out, Mayor Bass should remake LAPD

LA Times  

In the more than five years since Michel Moore became Los Angeles’ chief of police, this city has endured a global pandemic, public health lockdowns, protests and riots over the murder of George Floyd, heated debates over the purpose and proper methods of policing, an uptick and then plunge in homicides, concerns about retail theft. Moore’s announcement Friday afternoon that …

Officer claims LAPD failed to protect her after alleged AirTag monitoring by assistant chief
1 year ago

Officer claims LAPD failed to protect her after alleged AirTag monitoring by assistant chief

LA Times  

Former LAPD assistant chief Al Labrada, right, held a news conference in October with his lawyer Jeremy Tissot regarding allegations of him tracking a lower-ranking officer he was romantically involved with. A female LAPD officer who accused former assistant chief Alfred “Al” Labrada of unlawfully tracking her has filed a legal claim alleging department leadership failed to shield her from …

Recent controversies test LAPD Chief Michel Moore in the final years of his tenure
1 year, 2 months ago

Recent controversies test LAPD Chief Michel Moore in the final years of his tenure

LA Times  

LAPD Chief Michel Moore said recent controversies were the result of “individual failures” and not symptoms of deeper problems with the Police Department. While Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore grappled with the LAPD’s latest gang scandal last week, another crisis was brewing on the 10th floor of department headquarters. That surprised former Police Commissioner Rob Saltzman, who said “it’s …

The LAPD has lost nearly 1,000 officers. Now, Mayor Karen Bass wants to rebuild the force
1 year, 8 months ago

The LAPD has lost nearly 1,000 officers. Now, Mayor Karen Bass wants to rebuild the force

LA Times  

Mayor Karen Bass said she wants to boost hiring at the Los Angeles Police Department, which has lost hundreds of officers in the past three years. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Protective League, which represents rank-and-file officers, said his group welcomes the mayor’s efforts to “rebuild the LAPD after years of neglect.” “This staffing decline didn’t start with …

Black Lives Matter-L.A. criticizes reappoinment of LAPD Chief Michel Moore
1 year, 10 months ago

Black Lives Matter-L.A. criticizes reappoinment of LAPD Chief Michel Moore

LA Times  

Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, speaks at a news conference Wednesday to oppose the reappointment of LAPD Chief Michel Moore. Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles leaders lambasted Mayor Karen Bass’ decision to greenlight a second term for Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore, describing the move as a betrayal at a news conference Wednesday. California LAPD Chief …

LAPD Chief Michel Moore receives second term
1 year, 10 months ago

LAPD Chief Michel Moore receives second term

LA Times  

L.A. Police Chief Michel Moore, right, in October 2020. The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday reappointed Chief Michel Moore to a second term as head of one of the nation’s largest police departments. In a letter sent to the commission on Monday, Bass, who took office in December and campaigned on the promise of bringing more police accountability and …

Seeking reappointment, LAPD Chief Moore says he may stay only two or three more years
1 year, 11 months ago

Seeking reappointment, LAPD Chief Moore says he may stay only two or three more years

LA Times  

LAPD Chief Michel Moore said that if reappointed, he would turn the department over to a new chief ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games. Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Monday that, if appointed for a second term as the city’s top cop, he would serve for two or three years before turning the department over to a new …

Editorial: LAPD Chief Moore says he won’t serve a full second term. L.A. needs to hear more
1 year, 11 months ago

Editorial: LAPD Chief Moore says he won’t serve a full second term. L.A. needs to hear more

LA Times  

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore’s first term as chief ends in June and he has asked for a second. If Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore’s request for a second term is granted, he doesn’t plan to serve the full five-year term. Serving the full five years would mean that Moore’s tenure would outlast newly elected Mayor Karen Bass’ …

LAPD chief backtracks after saying he has ‘full support’ of Mayor Karen Bass
1 year, 11 months ago

LAPD chief backtracks after saying he has ‘full support’ of Mayor Karen Bass

LA Times  

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore apologized Tuesday after sending an email that described his bid for a second term and suggested he has the backing of Mayor Karen Bass. “I look forward to continuing detailed discussions with the mayor on her vision for a safer Los Angeles as well as specific strategies and measures of effectiveness as I pursue …

Editorial: Don’t rush a decision on LAPD Chief Michel Moore’s reappointment
1 year, 11 months ago

Editorial: Don’t rush a decision on LAPD Chief Michel Moore’s reappointment

LA Times  

Reappointing, or declining to reappoint, Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore may be the most consequential decision city leaders make. So the public statement from commission President William Briggs II that the city and the department “will greatly benefit from continued stewardship of a critical component of public safety,” and Briggs’ statement to a Times reporter that the commission would …

Inside the L.A. County Fed: Humbled by racist leak, fearful more tapes might be out there
2 years, 1 month ago

Inside the L.A. County Fed: Humbled by racist leak, fearful more tapes might be out there

LA Times  

The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor building at the intersection of James M. Wood Boulevard and Lake Street in Los Angeles. “You cannot make any major social or political decision in Los Angeles without.” :: In the days after the audio leaked, the federation condemned Herrera’s participation in the racist conversation with the council members but said little about …

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