Notes from the April 15, 2025 Police Commission Meeting

•    Police Commission President Anthony Pacheco and Commissioner Andrea Ordin attended the Fifth Annual Phoenix House Triumph for Teens Awards Gala on April 8, 2008.  Chief Bratton and his wife, Rikki Kleiman, were recognized for their contributions and were presented with the 2008 Public Service Award.

•    Police Commission Vice President John Mack and Commissioner Robert Saltzman attended the Intelligence Conference held at USC and found the presentations highly informative and beneficial to the Department.

•    Police Commissioner Alan Skobin attended several events.  Among them, the inspection of Mission Station, the Centurions 30th Anniversary Banquet, and the Peace Officers Association of Los Angeles County’s luncheon where seven (7) reserve officers were recognized.

•    Police Commission Vice President John Mack attended Mobile Field Force Doctrine training last week.  Several reporters and members of the media were also present and participated in crowd management field exercises. 

•    Chief Bratton informed the Commission that 600 officers assigned to this year’s May 1st event were currently undergoing extensive training under the direction of Deputy Chief Michael Hillman.

•    Chief Bratton commended Deputy Chief Michael Downing and Commander Joan McNamara for their leadership in the implementation of the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) system.  He congratulated them on the great reviews their work had received in recent publications.

•    The Verbal Presentation relative to current crime statistics and trends in response to a Board query as discussed by Deputy Chief Charlie Beck was received.

•    The Department’s and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Board of Inquiry Panel Presentation and Discussion relative to the Executive Summary of the Special Weapons and Tactics Board of Inquiry and recommendations thereto by the Chief of Police was received.  Chief Bratton reaffirmed the Department’s commitment to best practices and discussed the the reasons for convening the panel before introducing Assistant Chief Sharon Papa, who gave an overview of the project, as well as the study’s goals.  SWAT Board of Inquiry panel member Richard Aborn, in the role of spokesperson for the panel, presented the report findings.  The panel was comprised of eight (8) members, each of whom is involved in the law enforcement in some capacity.  The panel presented the Commission with eighteen (18) recommendations, many of which have been implemented by the Department as reported by Deputy Chief Richard Roupoli, Captain Jeffrey Greer, and Lieutenant Michael Albanese.  Police Commission President Anthony Pacheco requested that the item be revisited in September and that the Commission be updated on the status of the Board of Inquiry’s recommendations.

•    The Department’s Report, dated April 7, 2008, in response to the City Council Motion   (Council File No. 07-2168), relative to crime statistics for Glassell Park Recreation Center since the inception of the “At the Park After Dark” program in July of 2007 was approved and will be transmitted to the Mayor and City Council.

•    The Department’s Report, dated March 19, 2008, in response to recommendations from Audit Division, relative to the Secret Service Funds Audit, Second Quarter, Fiscal Year 2007/2008, pursuant to the Annual Audit Plan for Fiscal Year 2007/2008 was approved.

•    The Department’s Report, dated March 31, 2008, relative to the Quarterly Status Report, Second Quarter, Fiscal Year 2007/08, conducted by Audit Division, pursuant to the annual Audit Plan was approved.

•    The Department’s Report, dated March 19, 2008, relative to compliance with the Inspector General’s recommendations for the Non-Categorical Use of Force Investigations Audit, which was received and filed by the Board on November 6, 2007, was received.

•    The Department’s Report, dated March 20, 2008, relative to compliance with the Inspector General’s recommendations for the Ethics Enforcement Section Quarterly Report for the Fourth Quarter, 2006, which was received and filed by the Board on May 15, 2025 and continued from January 8, 2008, was received.

•    The Department’s Report, dated December 28, 2008, and Office of the Inspector General’s Report, dated April 8, 2008, relative to the review of the Department’s Warrant Applications and Supporting Affidavits Audit, Fiscal Year 2007-2008, pursuant to the Federal Consent Decree, was continued. 

•    The Department’s Report, dated December 20, 2007, and Inspector General’s Report, dated March 27, 2008, relative to Complaint Form 1.28, Investigations Audit, Phase I Second Quarter, Fiscal Year 2007/08, in accordance with the Annual Audit Plan was approved.

Comments

[ND]

Tell me how being a lawyer is being involved in Law Enforcement?

[Frank]

For a fact I know that the murder rate is up, and why? because of that stupid 2nd amendment we have in our constitution to bare arms. Maybe back in the 1700's not many people had guns, but you cant have that rule now when and mostly all murders are caused by GUNS.

[Charles]

The SWAT think tank acted like an LAPD Board of Rights; they knew the outcome before knowing any of the facts.

[?]

Well the 2nd ammendment is not the problem. It is these GANG MEMBERS/CRIMINALS who obtain guns illegally. MOST "legal" gun owners do not committ crimes with their guns. Being a law-abiding gun owner, I think it is useless on the hoops I have to jump through in order to buy a gun, i.e. can not purchase more than one gun in 30 days. This liberal state needs to get past these harsher gun ownership laws and realize that CRIMINALS do not wait ten days to receive their guns. They just steal them from the law-abiding citizens. If people could only see the guns recovered from murders/violent crimes and realize how many are stolen/unregistered. The answer is an extremely LARGE percentage. Think outside the box Frank.