Commissioner President Matt Johnson opened the meeting and a quorum was established. There were no commissioner comments; so the meeting proceeded to the Consent Agenda Items, all of which (1A through 1J) were approved with no discussion.
The next item of business was the Report of the Chief of Police. Chief Charlie Beck reported on the UCLA incident last week in which the LAPD responded to a murder/suicide investigation. He was pleased with the response and collaboration with the UCLA police, FBI, and other agencies; this could’ve easily resulted in an active shooter situation. He also appreciated the cooperation of Minnesota Police Department on the murder investigation that preceded this event.
Chief Beck participated in the Police Memorial Run over the weekend where over 500 people participated. Future memorial runs will be held in the renovated Elysian Park Academy. The Grim Sleeper is only midway through sentencing, but the Chief is proud of the way Robbery Homicide Division has been handling the case.
Chief Beck would like to report that over the weekend there were no homicides in the City of Los Angeles, no victims shot in either Central or South Bureau. This is the first time in his career that he can remember ever to have been reported. He believes it to be a result of the newly established Community Relationship Division, reorganized Metropolitan Division and other area Units created in the Department implemented over several months to combat crime within the City. Lesser aggravated victims of minor crimes are up, property crime is down, motor vehicle crime is up, Part I crime has increased from 2015. Gang related crime has gone up as well.
There are 9,901 sworn, 120 in retirement, 2,720 civilians, 400 reserve officers, and 861 in the cadet program on the Department.
Commissioner Matt Johnson notes the reduction in crime to the Chief of Police and contributes it to his leadership and hard work of all police personnel. He hopes that the trend will continue with the measures that the Chief has put in place.
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