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

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 chief ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games. “It’s such a critical role, and, in my view, it would be inappropriate for me to stay.” Staying on the job an extra two or three years would carry no pension benefits, said Moore, who controversially retired from the department before his appointment as chief and collected a lump-sum retirement payment from the city of $1.27 million. Moore said the department has embraced many of the reforms that emerged in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, including expanding community outreach efforts and placing new limits on pretextual stops that “in my view, undermined public trust and confidence but also added little merit from a law enforcement standpoint.” The LAPD has gotten more diverse under his watch, Moore said. Last month, Moore sent an email to the board of the nonprofit Los Angeles Police Foundation, which raises money for the LAPD, suggesting that he had Bass’ “full support” as he sought reappointment.