• Police Commission President Anthony Pacheco attended the National Night Out events held in the Newton and Central Areas and found them to be well attended and reflective of the communities they serve. He also was a guest speaker for the 32nd Annual Junior Statesman Symposium.
• Police Commissioner Robert Saltzman was away most of last week but offered his thanks to the Department staff who prepared the Explorer report regarding donations. He also requested additional information on the subject.
• Police Commissioner Alan Skobin attended the National Night Out event in the West Valley Area and was impressed with the participation. He also attended a meeting with the Los Angeles Police Emerald Society. At a Foothill Area roll call, he spoke about the Police Commission and its role in the Department, and was pleased to see the Autism Awareness Training. He thanked Commissioner Pacheco for his role in providing this training. He and Commissioner Ordin also participated in a meeting regarding the CREW program.
• Police Commissioner John Mack attended the National Night Out event in the Wilshire area and thought the event was well organized and had a good turnout.
• Police Chief William Bratton announced that all four Department bureaus have experienced crime reduction. Since 2002, Central Bureau has seen a 38.5% drop, South Bureau a 35.1% drop, Valley Bureau a 27.5% drop and West Bureau a 36.4% drop in overall crime. Chief Bratton also said that the Departments recruiting efforts are continuing.
• The verbal presentation and update from Devonshire Area Captain Sean Kane and Community Police Advisory Board (C-PAB) representative Larry Stearn regarding community initiated problem solving, crime strategies, and other programs and goals within the Devonshire Area was received. They stated that there was a high concentration of group homes in the area where a majority of the crimes were reported. Their remedy was to put controls on the group homes. One of the challenges facing the program was re-establishing a more youthful and diverse membership.
• The verbal presentation and update relative to the status of Personnel Complaint Investigations arising from the May 1, 2025 MacArthur Park Incident, was given by Deputy Chief Mark Perez. Deputy Chief Perez stated the investigations were completed, as well as the recommended dispositions. He added that the findings were presented to the accused officers and that they were given the opportunity to respond. Deputy Chief Perez stated that the cases are going to be presented to the Chief of Police on August 25 for final disposition and expects a final decision to be made sometime in September.
• The Department’s report, dated August 2, 2008, relative to the Gang Enforcement Detail quarterly Status Report – Second Quarter 2008, was accepted.
• The Department’s report, dated August 4, 2008, relative to the Explorer Post Donations – Fiscal Year 2007/08, was received and filed. The report lays out all donations to the Explorer program and the purpose for use. The Explorer Post program received a total of $242,000 in donations for the fiscal year 07/08.
Comments