LAPD E-POLICING

In March 2006, the Department introduced two new features to the Department Website, www.lapdonline.org, Crime Maps and E-Policing.  The Crime Map feature allows anyone to access the latest crime information for any area of the city.

The E-Policing feature allows city residents and business owners to communicate directly with the Senior Lead Officer responsible for their area.  Again all you have to do is access the feature through the above listed website and sign-up.  The system will then direct your e-mail address to your Senior Lead Officer.  In turn you will begin to receive crime alert information, crime trends, and other information related to your residential and/or business community.  If you are a business owner or work in the city, but live outside the city you can still sign-up, just use your business address. 

In the very near future you will begin to receive more information about these two new features. 

Lieutenant Ruben De La Torre

Comments

[Happy Cop]

The system sounds like a great tool to bring the cops and the community together, I just don't see the SLO's wanting the program.

With their email, Blackberries, cellphones and landlines, they'll be doing more talking and less police work!

Maybe the dept could spread the wealth and kick some of the responsibilty to other units.

Plus, it will give Audit Div and the countless other pogue divisons another thing to harass the cops about.

I can see it know, "Ofcr, have you been keeping up to date with your 'community E-Policing requests'?

[Lt. De La Torre]

Happy,

Good obs, but E-Policing is unlike the other communication devices you mentioned. For example lets say a Senior Lead Officer (SLO) identifies a Grand Theft Auto problem in his/her area, and has suspect descriptions. The SLO can put together a Crime Alert flyer and e-mail it to potential everyone in his/her area, literally thousands of people. My hope is that we made it very simple for both the SLO and the community.

[LAPD Sgt]

E policing is not a two way system. It currently is designed to provide information.So ther is no "are you keeping up with your e-policing requests"?

[Lt. De La Torre]

Sgt. I don't think I mentioned it was a two-way communication system. What is your point?

[Sam Spade]

Lt.,

I think Sgt. was referring to the last line of Happy Cop's post.

[Lt. De La Torre]

Mr. Spade, Thanks. I guess Happy Cop has a better solution for communicating "Crime Trends/Problems/Suspect Information to the public. If he does he should please step up to the plate. "Those who can do, those who can't criticize."

[Happy Cop]

L.T.,

Where did I say that the new system wasn't any good, I actually praised it. Please brush-up on your reading skills, as evidenced by Sam Spade's post.

Once again, I think the program is a great tool to bridge the gap between the PD and the public.

I just hope the new program doesn't get corrupted by the auditors/bean-counters.

"Those who don't have original thought, quote those who do".

[Lt. De La Torre]

Mr. Happy

You are absolutely correct you did start off praising the program, but then move to a negative comment about the SLOs. Let history judge the success or failure of this "new" program. As for the quote(s), I take them from those who sought to accomplish good.

[Happy Cop]

Oh, I forgot that this is an LAPD site where all is great and there are no negatives. Lets just bury our head in the sand and ignore the bad.

Just another day in paradise LT, right?

[Lt. De La Torre]

Mr. Happy,

Now you know that's not true, anything is posted as long as it is in good taste. All I am saying is give E-Policing a chance.

[Quinn]

The Senior Lead Officer in our community is exceptional. Whenever we have any kind of problem, he's right on top of it the moment he's alerted. He cuts through all the LAPD red tape and gets us solutions. If all of the LAPD were like our SLO, it would truly be an exceptional department. I don't know if I'm allowed to post his name, but if Lt. De La Torre says it's okay, I will.

[Lt. De La Torre]

Mr. Quinn,

It is appropriate to post your SLOs name. As a suggestion you should write a letter of appreciation to the Chief of Police expressing your kind words of this officer's dedication and commitment.

[Quinn]

My first name is Quinn. Calling me Mr. Quinn makes me sound like a hairdresser. I am decidedly not hairdresser material.

That notwithstanding, our excellent Senior Lead Officer is Larry Martinez. I actually already wrote a letter to the Foothill Area Commanding Officer some months ago about Larry.

[sunmoon]

I think this is great. For those of us who work in offices and don't really have time to watch the news, E-policing is a great way to stay updated. Lapdonline.org is where i always go to get information on different areas due to the fact that the news does not always give you information on everything that goes on in our neighborhoods.

[citizen]

Ditto, here, sunmoon. In fact, I avoid the terrorist chatter of the weapons of mass distraction of mainstream media. This website is good for news of what is good in Los Angeles. Since the mayor wants to be in charge of schools, he might want to start a charter school for law enforcement students and let the LEOs of Los Angeles teach in their copious off duty hours ha ha ha. Media Services could teach the students what responsible journalism looks like, street cops could teach conflict resolution, SWAT could teach negotiation, etc. LASD has taken some responsibility for community education in Antelope Valley. LEOs are the best example for children of what adults look like in this particular generation.