Los Angeles police face 'troubling' spike in assaults against them, chief says
Assaults on Los Angeles police officers have skyrocketed this year, fueled by ongoing protests against alleged police misconduct, officials said Tuesday.
Assaults on Los Angeles police officers have skyrocketed this year, fueled by ongoing protests against alleged police misconduct, officials said Tuesday.
During a meeting with the city's civilian-led Police Commission, Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore said there were 282 felony assaults against his officers this year, compared with 110 in the same period last year, figures he called "troubling."
The increase represents a 156% surge in a year when police departments are under increasing pressure to institute reforms. Most of the incidents occurred during protests against police brutality and racial injustice that swept the country over the summer, Moore said.
"I'm also calling out to our community leaders and elected officials to voice their support of our people, and that there's not a tolerance for violence against police officers," Moore said, according to City News Service. "I hear the need for many changes about our society, including policing, but these numbers are troubling, and these trends are serious."
"I'm also calling out to our community leaders and elected officials to voice their support of our people, and that there's not a tolerance for violence against police officers," Moore said, according to City News Service. "I hear the need for many changes about our society, including policing, but these numbers are troubling, and these trends are serious."
Assaults against LAPD officers basically remained unchanged from 2018 to 2019, Moore said, without citing figures.
He mentioned two incidents last weekend that included an attack on one officer inside the Harbor Station in the city's San Pedro neighborhood. The 29-year-old suspect walked into the station, took the officer's gun and pistol-whipped him, Moore said shortly after the incident.
Another off-duty officer, who was driving, was shot at by another motorist Saturday, the department said. The officer was not hit, but his car was damaged. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
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Another off-duty officer, who was driving, was shot at by another motorist Saturday, the department said. The officer was not hit, but his car was damaged. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
In other developments:
- Chicago violence: Girl, 5, stabbed to death in another bloody weekend
- Charlotte, N.C., officers linked to Black man's in-custody death resign ahead of video release: reports
- Shooting breaks out at Amazon fulfillment center in Florida, killing 1
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