Continuing his meet-and-greets around the city, new LAPD Chief Michel Moore stopped by the L.A. Sentinel on June 19 and heard about the pressing policing concerns from South Los Angeles African American community representatives.
Garcetti was given three finalists to choose from by the board, the civilian body that oversees the LAPD. They were Moore, San Francisco Police Chief William “Bill” Scott and Deputy LAPD Chief Robert Arcos. Moore has been with the department since 1981.
City Council Unanimously Votes Beck as LAPD Chief By Christina VillacorteCity News Service Charles Beck became chief of the Los Angeles Police Department today, vowing to make the agency “the glue that holds the city together.” The City Council voted unanimously in support of Beck to replace Chief William Bratton, who stepped down Oct. 31 and returned to New York to work for a company that provides security services to post-conflict nations like Iraq and Afghanistan. Immediately after the council’s vote, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa administered Beck’s oath of office, and City Council President Eric Garcetti pinned the chief’s badge on
It’s Chief Charlie Beck Chief Charlie Beck Los Angeles has a new police chief-designate, and from all accounts, he will be confirmed by the city council. Special to the Sentinel by Jasmyne A. Cannick Early Tuesday morning the news leaked that Deputy Chief Charlie Beck had been anointed by Mayor Antonio Villaragosa as L.A.’s new top cop. Beck, a 32-year veteran of the department replaces recently departed Police Chief William J. Bratton, who suddenly announced his resignation after serving seven years as the head of one of America’s most notorious police departments. Beck will be the department’s 55th Police Chief.
 Who Will be the Next Police Chief? Chief William Bratton Jasmyne Cannick With LAPD Chief William Bratton stepping down on Saturday, he granted an exclusive interview with the Sentinel to discuss the Black community and who he would like to succeed him.  Special to the Sentinel by Jasmyne A. Cannick The relationship between Black Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is one that has been documented and immortalized in films, home videos, rap music, television news, and through the memories of those who have lived to tell about it-the good, the bad, and the ugly. African
Well, here we go again. Last week, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced that he would be stepping down as head of the LAPD at the end of February.
African American community leaders joined with L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. Police Chief Michel Moore to show support for increased efforts to deter law-breakers.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore announced today the agency will create a task force to investigate “follow- home robberies,” which have increased in frequency in recent weeks.
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said today 1,357 department employees had not submitted their vaccination status as of Friday, and each commander has received a list of their names to begin enforcement of the city’s vaccination and testing mandate.