Comments on: List of 3 for Chief of Police to be Announced Today – UPDATED X2

By: WBC

WBC — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:14:33 +0000

Celeste, thanks, just know what I read, and the person blamed for the latest (rolling 40s) raid was Diaz – but i didn’t double-check the source, so just shows how reliable supposedly “authoritative” sources can be. Anyway, the issue is now moot with the selection having been made. I must say I was surprised to hear that Michel Moore is “Hispanic” based on his father being from Spain (which to my mind is W. European and not a “minority” in any way), but as always in this race, I hope that individual qualifications trump race, ethnicity and gender. Any of them will make a fine Chief.

By: Celeste Fremon

Celeste Fremon — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:42:21 +0000

WBC,

After reading your comment, I went over and read Dunphy’s column.

To my knowledge, all the commanders for the Rolling 40s raid—which is the one he’s talking about— all came out of South Bureau.

They are Dep. Chief Kurt Albonese and Commander Andy Smith.

http://www.lapdonline.org/south_bureau

Dep. Chief Sergio Diaz oversaw the Avenues raid, which was the one that Dunphy praised as being staged out of Dodger Stadium.

Diaz and Mike Moore are both Hispanic, but neither would have overseen the most recent raid, which isn’t to say that they might not have been there at some point, for some reason or other. But the raid took place in South Bureau thus would have been overseen by South Bureau, together with other agencies like the FBI et al.

Don’t know if that helps.

By: A concerned citizen

A concerned citizen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:18:41 +0000

Three finalists are James McDonnell, James Beck, and Michel Moore. This is the order in which they were presented in preference from the Police Commission to the Mayor.

By: A concerned citizen

A concerned citizen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:59:33 +0000

To Unconcerned Citizen- Still concerned enough to read and post. LOL

By: Unconcerned Citizen

Unconcerned Citizen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:35:49 +0000

Whoever it is, he’d better know how to keep a straight face while explaining brutality incidents. It’s the most important aspect of a LAPD Chief’s job.

By: WBC

WBC — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:21:01 +0000

I’d been reading this name on blogs. makes sense to have an interim chief who’s not in the running because otherwise, it would unfairly influence the decision by giving a candidate the edge (or possibly, the disadvantage if something negative happens meanwhile).

The PPL in its e-blast yesterday linked to the pseudonymous “Jack Dunphy’s” blog, very critical of the commander who was in charge of the last gang sweep for setting up too close and too publicly to the scene and allegedly, tipping off the intended targets who unsurprisingly, took the hint and “absented themselves from home” preventing a shootout that might have ended badly, in “Dunphy’s” opinion. (That individual has since been ID’d as the Hispanic name on the list.) Since this was among the handful of stories Weber chose to highlight for the day’s news, sounds like he’s trying to send the mayor a message?

By: A concerned citizen

A concerned citizen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:44:37 +0000

Posted: Tuesday, 27 October 2009 2:23PM

KNX EXCLUSIVE: Michael Downing Named Interim Chief of LAPD

KNX has learned that the new interim chief of the LAPD is Deputy Chief Michael Downing. Downing, however did not put his name into contention as a possible replacement for Bill Bratton, who will officialy turn in his badge on Saturday.

The official announement will come in a news conference on this afternoon.