Police Chief Michel Moore said today that nearly a third of shootings by LAPD officers this year were in response to a person perceived to be mentally ill, up from about 21% at this point in 2020. Officers have opened fire 31 times so far in 2021, up from 24 at this point last year, Moore said. The four-year average for this time of year is just over 27 shootings by officers.
Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore today confirmed changes in department policy following a federal report that found LAPD bomb squad technicians vastly underestimated the amount of explosive material placed into a containment truck, causing a destructive fireworks explosion in a South Los Angeles neighborhood.
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said today that the department will wait for instructions from city officials on how to interpret exemption requests for the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, following a report that thousands of employees plan to pursue religious or medical
exemptions to the rule.“We have seen a number of our personnel who have filed for an intent to have an exemption, based on either medical or sincerely held religious belief,” Moore told the Los Angeles Police Commission. He added that “the department will wait for the city to provide instructions relative to the
interpretation and what will happen to those intentions to file.”
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has revoked access to CalGang records generated by the Los Angeles Police Department, following LAPD Chief Michel Moore’s decision to permanently withdraw from the program after an internal audit uncovered significant misuse of the gang-tracking database by LAPD personnel, the AG’s office said today.
Wednesday, April 22. L.A. City Mayor Eric Garcetti shared current L.A. County efforts made in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Los Angeles City Mayor welcomed LAPD Chief Michel Moore, to disclose events happening within Los Angeles Police Department regarding the coronavirus. Mayor Garcetti is looking for solutions from all L.A. county departments and federal government direction, as we experience the second month of the Stay at Home Order.
On Tuesday December 11, LAPD Chief Michel Moore spoke with Danny Bakewell Sr. and community leaders regarding the killing of a Black Man by an LAPD Officer. Visit www.lasentinel.net for full story.
On Tuesday, December 11, LAPD Chief Michel Moore spoke with Danny Bakewell Sr. and community leaders regarding the killing of a Black Man by an LAPD Officer.
The bullet that killed a Silver Lake Trader Joe’s assistant manager during a police shootout with a man who took more than a dozen people hostage inside the store was fired by a police officer, not the suspect, Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore confirmed today.
A felon was charged Monday, Dec. 4, with fatally shooting three homeless men in Los Angeles, along with the follow-home robbery and slaying of an L.A. County employee in San Dimas — all within a four-day period.