Notes from the Tuesday, December 18, 2007, Police Commission Weekly Meeting

• Eighty-five members of Force Investigation Division were presented the Police Commission Unit Citation for their outstanding work in reducing the amount of time to produce an investigation, and for greatly enhancing the quality of the reports.
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 13, 2007, relative to the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008/2009, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0529]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 4, 2007, relative to a "no cost" extension of the "Making Officer Redeployment Effective (MORE) 2002 Grant with the United States Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0511]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 3, 2007, relative to a $295,200.00 grant application between the Department and the California Office of Traffic Safety entitled, "Sobriety Checkpoint Program IV for Local Law Enforcement Agencies" for the period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2008, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0516]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 7, 2007, relative to the Audit Recommendation Status Report, Second Quarter 2007/2008, pursuant to Paragraph 154 of the Consent Decree, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0514]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 10, 2007, in response to Board query, relative to the "Sworn Classification Essential Functions" report which was established through the review of relevant task lists, corresponding job analyses, analysis by Subject Matter Experts, and other relevant literature, as set forth, is to be continued.  [BPC #07-0512]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 3, 2007, in response to Board query, relative to a monthly status report entitled, "Adjudication of Categorical Use of Force Incidents – Completion of Training Status Report", as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0510]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 7, 2007, relative to compliance with Audit Division's recommendations for the Gang Enforcement Detail Work Product Assessment Summary Phase II, Fiscal Year 2007/2008, which was approved by the Board on October 23, 2007, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #06-0354E]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORTS, dated December 7, 2007, relative to compliance with Audit Division's recommendations for the Non-Categorical Use of Force Investigations Audit, which was received and filed by the Board on November 6, 2007, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0140B and #07-0140C]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 7, 2007, relative to compliance with Audit Division's recommendations for the Inspector General's Complaint Investigations Audit, which was approved by the Board on January 9, 2007, as set forth, was approved.    [BPC #06-0446A]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 7, 2007, relative to compliance with Audit Division's recommendations for the Quarterly Discipline Report, First Quarter 2004, which was approved by the Board on June 22, 2004, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #04-0325A]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 7, 2007, relative to compliance with Audit Division's recommendations for the Complaint Investigations – Phase I, which was approved by the Board on August 28, 2007, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0359A]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORTS, dated December 7, 2024 and December 11, 2007, relative to compliance with Audit Division's recommendations for the Office of the Inspector General's Annual Retaliation Policy Review, and the Department's Retaliation Annual Report, which was approved by the Board on March 13, 2007, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0049A and #07-0049B]
• DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, dated December 7, 2007, relative to compliance with Audit Division's recommendations for the Supervisory Performance Evaluations Audit, which was approved by the Board on July 10, 2007, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0271B]
• INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, dated December 6, 2007, relative to the Office of the Inspector General's Activity Report for the month ending November 2007, as set forth, was approved.  [BPC #07-0507]

Comments

[Zombie Hunter]

No press release/blog entry regarding the financial disclosure (FD)?

Remember fellas, no scab narco or gang cops.

Refuse to sign the FD.

Up the union!!

[El Tecolote]

Obviously there is no shortage of reports but in the meantime, is any police work being done?

[pdhog]

I will not submit to FD...Hod Fast - People!

[Lew Parker]

If the Consent Decree Monitor, U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess Jr., members of the Los Angeles Police Commission, and certain components of the LAPD’s command staff are so eager to have the onus of the Financial Disclosure Requirement thrust upon gang and narcotics officers, they should lead by example and voluntarily submit their own financial disclosure statements, vis-a-vis the Consent Decree, to Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick for an audit. Now, that would be impressive.

Det. Lew Parker
Hollenbeck

[P]

85 Police Commission Unit Citations awarded to FID for reducing the amount of time it takes to produce an investigation? Apparentley working the streets isn't worthy of any Citations, only complaints.

[ron]

Years ago before I started this job I drove a truck. When I first started there was no such thing as "DRUG TEST". Then a few years later we were told that we have to submit to a Drug test durning our yearly Physical, after a accident (no matter who is at fault) and random drug testing. This is without any suspicision of any wrong doing no probably cause no nothing. We were told in the interest of safety our rights to privacy came second. We would have to do it or lose our jobs. Just like the sobierty check points no probably cause that you are suspected of driving drunk we just want to check to make sure. THEY ALSO TOLD US IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE THEN WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?? I had nothing to hide or worry about so I took the tests, each and every time. I think the same thing could be said about the FD. They just want to check to make sure that everything is on the up and up.

[TruthSayer]

WAY TO GO, FID!!!!

And, exactly how many criminal filings did this produce? Um, yeah. ZERO!

So, there you have it, the new LAPD: Commendations for reducing the time it takes to not produce anything.

Where do I sign up (um, they're not covered by FD, right? Oh, that's right, FD only applies to cops who actually do anything, no risk of that at FID).

[Genius or Incompetence]

Let's see...On one hand LA city leadership professes that LAPD officers are incompetent and must be re-trained, while on the other hand they cowtow to the Federal Monitor's opinion that officers are skilled conpirators of civil rights abuses upon the populace. On one hand we're stupid while on the other we're evil genius?! Confused?? So am I, which brings me to the issue of financial disclosure for Gang and Narcotics officers. What needs to be made known is the Police Commission's vote to force officers' to publically divulge their personal finances, also forces any person who is a co-signer with the officer (spouse, parents, siblings, etc) to divulge their finances as well. DON'T SIGN IT PEOPLE!

[Ed O'Shea]

Ron, c'mon I know your smarter than that! You were a truck driver hauling goods, not Police Officer dealing with murderous gang members who would do your family harm! I have had several green lights put on me for my dealings with said gang members as have many of my fellow Offiers! So please look at the obvious consider the very contrasting differences between being in the private sector and being a Police Officer who deals with killers! If you don't think our information will be shared with the gang members then I submitt two words for you to look up " Pitches Motion"! But that is ok, If the city of LA is not worried about gangs then, stand by for the mass exodus of said units! I have already left said unit, for just that reason, and will not go back if the FD stays in tact! It is not worth the position it puts my family in! I will still chase gangsters, but I will do it from a patrol capacity where I can do it without all the drama!

Stay Safe Warriors and remember the city will reap what it has sewn! I just pray the voters see what kind of shinnanigans are going on before to many innocent children are killed! But I doubt it!

Ed O'Shea

[Ed O'Shea]

I agree with "P" what's with the lack of citations to Officers in Patrol that have done the brunt of the work in the dropping of crime?