For years, the LAPD has been understaffed for the huge population and geographic sprawl of the city. The LAPD has the lowest ratio of officers to residents of the six largest police forces in the country, with fewer than one-third the number of officers in the New York Police Department. ...
I want folks to look at some of what I mentioned and really think about this..I know many who dislike the police would like to believe that one man had one of the most militarized and largest police forces in the world, was spooked over threats and subsequent actions from one man..Some...
a 5-month-old, multi-agency law enforcement unit whose initial purpose was to concentrate on riot-related crimes and gang involvement in the Los Angeles riots. The remaining $1 million will go to the Los Angeles Police Department to pay officers’ overtime,...