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Update re: Captain Selection Process

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UPDATE RE: LASD CAPTAIN SELECTION PROCESS — SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED

(May 30, 2023)

As you may recall, PPOA filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge last week regarding the Captain selection process. PPOA also requested an extension of time for our member applicants to provide the information in the profile/questionnaire, which had an original deadline of 6/2/23.

 

This afternoon, PPOA was advised by the Sheriff’s Department they will be extending the deadline by 10 days to 6/12/2023. Additionally, any applications already received by the Department will not be reviewed or shared outside of Human Resources until PPOA and the Department have concluded the meet-and-confer process.

 

 

PPOA will continue to provide members with regular updates on this issue.

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Important Update re: Office of Inspector General

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PPOA, together with our brothers and sisters at ALADS, filed a complaint on May 19, 2023 with the Los Angeles County Employee Relations Commission (ERCOM) against the County of Los Angeles. This complaint seeks to protect our members from any attempts by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and/or the Civilian Oversight Commission to violate our members’ fundamental constitutional rights during their investigation of “Deputy Gangs.” This filing, together with the prior success on the challenge of Measure R (which had the effect of suspending the OIG’s attempts to subpoena our members to testify) confirms PPOA’s ongoing and relentless pursuit to assure our members all the appropriate protections under the law. PPOA will continue to update the membership as this issue develops.

To read a copy of the Unfair Employee Relations Practice charge filed by PPOA and ALADS, please refer to the email sent to PPOA members on 5/19/23. 

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West Hollywood Council Votes to Hire More LASD Positions After High-Profile Crimes

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Click here to watch the ABC7 news video: https://abc7.com/west-hollywood-city-council-safety-crime/13254492/

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — Amid heightened concerns over safety in West Hollywood, the City Council voted Monday to hire four Sheriff’s Department positions.

The vote came in the wake of several incidents in the past month, including an armed robbery that was caught on surveillance video outside a local restaurant. The manager of that restaurant spoke at the City Council meeting Monday evening.

“Seeing my staff crying, coming to work and not being able to feel safe in the city, it makes me responsible to be here in front of you and ask you for help,” he said, addressing members of the council.

“We don’t need block-by-block ambassadors through the streets to solve crime,” he said, referring to the city’s security ambassadors program. “We need more police officers going through our streets.”

LASD Served with Public Records Act Request

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4/18/23 — PPOA has received notification that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was served with a California Public Records Act Request (PRA) from a media outlet. The media requested photos and names of all sworn peace officers (with the exception of those in undercover assignments). PPOA immediately reached out to the Department to ensure that its members’ constitutional rights to privacy were fully protected under the law. We have been in communication with the Department, and our legal counsel, to prevent a LAPD-type of release of legally-protected pictures and information of peace officers. To that end, we are meeting with the Department, in person, this week and will be exercising all options to provide the necessary legal protections to our members.
 
We will keep you updated on the status of the PRA requests and the Department’s plans on the release of any information.

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