Notes from the April 9, 2025 Weekly Police Commission Meeting

• Police Commission President Andrea Ordin said she attended the Department’s 25 year pin ceremony this morning for sworn and civilian employees with 25-30 years of service. She said it was a wonderful ceremony and thanked the honorees for their dedicated service.

• Police Chief Charlie Beck informed the Board he is traveling to Chicago for a symposium on gun violence solutions hosted by the University of Chicago.  He said he will meet with the heads of the New York, Boston and Chicago police departments to gain a better understanding of what other agencies are doing nationally. 

• The Department’s report, dated March 21, 2013, relative to memorandum of agreement between the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles World Airports Police Department, was approved and transmitted to the Mayor and City Council.

• The Department’s report, dated March 29, 2013, relative to the destruction of obsolete records for Hollenbeck Area, was approved and transmitted to the City Clerk, Records Management Officer.

• The Department’s report, dated March 29, 2013, relative to the destruction of obsolete records for Central Area, was approved and transmitted to the City Clerk, Records Management Officer.

• The Department’s report, dated March 29, 2013, relative to the destruction of obsolete records for Hollenbeck Area, was approved and transmitted to the City Clerk, Records Management Officer.

• The Department’s report, dated March 26, 2013, relative to the destruction of obsolete records for Wilshire Area, was approved and transmitted to the City Clerk, Records Management Officer.

• The Department’s report, dated March 29, 2013, relative to the destruction of obsolete records for Devonshire Area, was approved and transmitted to the City Clerk, Records Management Officer.

• The Department’s report, dated March 26, 2013, relative to the destruction of obsolete records for Commercial Crimes Division, was approved and transmitted to the City Clerk, Records Management Officer.

• The Department’s report, dated March 26, 2013, relative to the destruction of obsolete records for Southwest Area, was approved and transmitted to the City Clerk, Records Management Officer.

• The Department’s report, dated March 29, 2013, relative to DNA monthly report for February 2013, was approved and transmitted to City Council.

• The Department’s report, dated March 29, 2013, relative to the quarterly discipline report, fourth quarter, 2012, was received.  The Board directed the Office of the Inspector General to submit an analysis of this report along with any appropriate recommendations to the Board.

 

Comments

[Bwop]

So, Chief Beck is going to Chicago, the city with the most restrictive gun control laws in the country, and as expected, the highest homicide rate, to learn what Chicago is doing about gun violence????? From academics at a university????

Save the taxpayer the money and stay home. And let's stop using phony terms. There is no such thing as "gun violence." Inanimate objects and tools are not, and are incapable of being, violent. Only people are violent.

[Just a P3.]

I pray to God that It never happens, but the current state of our country and the terrorists ability to evolve, says we will probably be attacked in LA at some point. I'm disgusted that Chiefs Beck and Moore are allowing the LAPD counter terrorism efforts to be so antiquated! With their gross failure, I hope they wear a pair of diapers when they're called before a congressional hearing to explain the pathetic state (non-existent) of the departments proactive posture, after Chief Bratton left them with all the tools required to spot the types of terrorist per-operational activity that undoubtedly took place in Boston, prior to the bombing. But, I think it's been demonstrated that Moore, Downing and most of the brass associated with CTSOB, are far to unqualified to make the right moves post Boston. We'll see, and we'll be watching very attentively to see if they posses the ability to change coarse and keep our City safe. I'm not holding my breath. And that's very unfortunate for the City's safety and on a minor note, Chief Becks legacy. But, I guess he demonstratively doesn't mind defined by the mediocrity of his command staff. If that's the case, he reaps what he's sewn.

[Better morale coming!]

Grape it through the grapevine that more promotions will start soon!

[Just a P3.]

The current Sergeants list has far to many officers on it that are FAR to inexperienced to be effective and responsible leaders. Especially in the current litigious times the department is experiencing. Too mitigate future problems, we need to completely revamp the promotional process, to include mandatory applicable field time and time on the job, before you can be eligible to promote. The status quo isn't cutting it. And our law suits are prima facia evidence of that. Scrap the current list, and start from scratch. Morale will only tank, with inexperienced supervision, and ignorant decision making that would follow suit.

[Curtis Lemanski]

Sergeants need the ability to read and write. Perhaps those on the new list can correctly use the words "to" and "too".

I think Deputy Chief Green has a lot of field time. What's your opinion of him?

[Ed O'Shea]

Sorry, but Just A P3 is correct.You clearly haven't read many commendations, ratings or sergeants logs lately Mr. Lemansky. As for DC Green, why don't you ask the Metro guys that he taught the MFF baton raking technique toooo, then tossed them under the bus in a closed door meeting at EP just after the May Day fiasco when he saw shinier items for his lapels.
As for your spelling/typo correction of the above P3, I had no idea, reading the majority of your posts over the years, that you are and English Literature professor, and we were in the blogosphere presence of literary greatness. Thank you so much for the grace of your presence.
But I digress, I agree with you "Just a P3", we are in need of a complete overhaul of the promotional process. Though I see quite a few tenured officers on the next band, there are an overwhelming amount of officers with no business being considered for the integral position of sergeant, due in large part to thier lack of substantive expirience as police officers.

[Ed O'Shea]

Sorry Professor Lemansky, "and" was a typo, I meant "an".***

[Just a P3.]

That Lemansky is lecturing anyone one anything is pathetic, considering he's using the pseudonym of a corrupt cop from a despicable former tv show. The Shield??? Really dude, that's your bag. Pathetic.

[Ed O'Shea]

Hey guys, if you're not going to post my previous post, which may have been direct, but was certainly measured, and requiring my typo correction? Then why post the correction typed for the benefit of the self appointed resident brainiac?