Deputy Chief MichelMoore is named an assistant chief and will assume command of Special Services, according to the department. And Assistant Chief Sharon Papa will become a commander. Less than a week after taking over the Los Angeles Police Department, Chief Charlie Beck announced a shake-up in the department's command staff, including the demotion of two of the LAPD's highest-ranking...
Deputy Chief MichelMoore is named an assistant chief and will assume command of Special Services, according to the department. And Assistant Chief Sharon Papa will become a commander. Less than a week after taking over the Los Angeles Police Department, Chief Charlie Beck announced a shake-up in the department's command staff, including the demotion of two of the LAPD's highest-ranking...
• November 24 2009 9:22 AMColor commentary all around on yesterday's LAPD brass shake-up, Schwarzenegger parks in the red, Sarah Palin and Latinos and Supervisor Ridley-Thomas dodges the media. Those and more after the jump.Also see today's Mark Lacter morning headlines at , and follow and on Twitter.LAPD chief Beck's elevates the Valley's MichelMoore, demotes Jim McDonnell and Sharon...
[Guest post by Jack Dunphy] My column on Charlie Beck’s appointment as LAPD’s next chief is up on Pajamas Media today. I point out the welcome differences between Beck and his predecessor, differences also discussed in today’s Los Angeles Times. I was surprised to read, in Wednesday’s L.A. Times, that Deputy Chief MichelMoore had made [...]
Patterico has posted Jack Dunphy's piece on the LAPD's new chief.I too want to congratulate Chief Beck. Although I never worked for him, I heard good things about him. I worked for Moore when he was a new sergeant at Foothill with what seemed a fraction of the patrol experience that many of us possessed. Back then he struck me as young and diplomatic - attributes that work better for those he...
... be different than Bratton."Jack Dunphy" endorses the Beck selection at , and dumps on finalist MichelMoore at .Plus Bratton on "The Colbert Report:"This is Kevin Roderick with LA Observed for KCRW. The William Bratton era is officially over at the Los Angeles Police Department. And any day now, the Charlie Beck era will begin. By LA standards, the process of choosing a new LAPD chief...
... him. All three finalists fit the bill: Beck, First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell and Deputy Chief MichelMoore. Beck could be expected to continue two of Bratton's priorities: community outreach and a crackdown on gangs. "Chief Beck has been the leader within the LAPD in changing our approach to the way we address gangs and youth violence," Villaraigosa said. "He understands...
Charlie Beck Today is the big day. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will name our new Chief of Police. Per former Chief William Bratton's recommendation, the new LAPD leader is from within the department. The candidates are Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell and Deputy Chief MichelMoore. But if you cannot wait to hear, the Los Angeles Times...
LA Times is reporting that Mayor Villaraigosa has chosen Deputy Police Chief Charlie Beck, a veteran LAPD officer, to serve as the Department's next Chief. Expect SLAP-Happy folks to be disturbed Valley nominee MichelMoore, who touted a controversial claim to Latino heritage, was not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Listen to this segment | the entire program Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be formally announcing his choice of LAPD chief this morning. The three finalists who made it to the last round of interviews included the LAPD Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell, and Deputy Chief Michel [...]
... Police Department Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell and Deputy Chief MichelMoore. The new Chief will face some immediate and persistent challenges as head of the legendary police force. It is hoped--and expected--that the new Chief will "carry on William Bratton's legacy of reform," according to the Daily News , referring to laborious strides made...
• November 4 2009 8:51 AMHow Beck almost didn't get the LAPD job, plus more reaction and politics notes from all over. After the jump.Los Angeles County election results .Departing chief William Bratton's behind-the-scenes lobbying for Charlie Beck almost backfired, and the police commission ranked Beck third among the finalists, the Times' Joel Rubin and Phil Willon report. MichelMoore...
... him. All three finalists fit the bill: Beck, First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell and Deputy Chief MichelMoore.Beck could be expected to continue two of Bratton's priorities: community outreach and a crackdown on gangs."Chief Beck has been the leader within the LAPD in changing our approach to the way we address gangs and youth violence," Villaraigosa said. "He understands that you...
... and all three finalists fit the bill: Beck, First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell and Deputy Chief MichelMoore.Beck also could be expected to continue two of Bratton's priorities: community outreach and a crackdown on gangs. He spent much of his career working to reduce gang violence, according to a biography supplied by the mayor's office.In 2003, Bratton appointed Beck captain of...
