Notes from the February 15, 2025 Weekly Police Commission Meeting

•    Police Chief Charlie Beck said the Department successfully policed the Grammy Awards over the weekend and is preparing to police the NBA All-Star game this coming weekend.  He added February is a very busy month.

•    The verbal presentation and update from the Commanding Officer and Community Police Advisory Board (CPAB) representative regarding community initiated problem solving, crime strategies, and other programs and goals within the Olympic Area, was given by Captain Matt Blake.  Captain Blake informed the Board crime reduction is the number one goal of the Olympic Area CPAB.  They will accomplish this through various programs including the CPAB Crime Watch Team, Neighborhood Watch, and youth programs such as the Police Cadets.  In order to maintain membership numbers the Olympic CPAB recruits door-to-door.

•    The Inspector General’s report, dated February 9, 2011, relative to the Department’s standards based assessment inspection – Lieutenants and below, was approved.

•    The Inspector General’s report, dated February 9, 2011, relative to the LAPD secret service funds systems audit – narcotics and vice, was approved.

•    The Executive Director’s report, dated February 9, 2011, relative to modification of police commission rules governing official police garages (Rule 13) to require official police garages to hold scofflaw vehicles as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 22651(I), was approved.

•    The Department’s report, dated February 3, 2011, relative to request for supplemental review of biased policing complaint investigations recommendations, was approved.

•    The Department’s report, dated February 2, 2011, relative to biased policing update, as given by Commander Richard Webb, was approved.  Commander Webb stated there were 245 complaints of bias policing in 2010 with 4 involving a racial remark.  One-third of all cases involved issues of constitutional policing. Commander Webb added there are more eyes focused on biased policing cases than any other type of complaint.