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’ first term, limiting her opportunity to put her own stamp on the Los Angeles Police Department. Among Moore’s reasons for stepping down early is because a second term would expire in mid-2028 — just days before the Olympics, which Los Angeles has been selected to host.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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