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PPOA News
PPOA Forms Own Recruitment and Retention Task Force to Address LASD Hiring Concerns
For many years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has struggled with hiring sufficient sworn personnel. Last year, the department created a recruitment and retention task force; however, this task force has been ineffective. The department still struggles with hiring issues including: recruitment, department image, background process, polygraphs, medical exams, CA/SO disqualifications and many more. […] Read More
LASD Custody Assignment Policy Revision
Today, PPOA received word that the department has officially reduced the five-year commitment for patrol certified supervisors in Custody Division to three years. This is a welcome policy revision and has been a priority for PPOA representatives working with department management and the Sheriff to iron out details of the revision. “The five-year commitment […] Read More
Important Information re: Flores v. City of San Gabriel Litigation
Attention PPOA Members: For the past several weeks, PPOA and our legal team have been reviewing and analyzing our options regarding the county’s August 10, 2018 notification of retroactive payments for the revised calculation of the regular rate of pay for overtime hours. This notification was based on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ […] Read More
PPOA Helps Defeat Dangerous Police Use-of-Force Bill
Assembly Bill 931 sought to strike decades-old settled law regarding the use of force by peace officers and, put simply, was one of the most anti-police, anti-public safety bills in the history of the California Legislature. Given the current sentiment in the California Legislature, its prospects for passage bordered on the inevitable. Last night, however, the […] Read More
PPOA Leads Effort to Address Workers Comp Concerns with York
On August 31, 2018, PPOA President Brian Moriguchi and Executive Director Wayne Quint met with York executives and managers as well as representatives from County CEO’s office. The purpose of the meeting was to address complaints received by PPOA from injured workers primarily concerning denials of claims and medical treatments, cancellations of prescriptions and unresponsive […] Read More
PPOA Secures Freeway Sign to Honor Fallen Deputy
DEPUTY DIDIER HURDLE / END OF WATCH: 11/25/77 Deputy Didier “Dee” Hurdle was shot and killed on November 25, 1977 in the Willowbrook area of Los Angeles. Deputy Hurdle was fatally wounded when he and a cadet trainee stopped a car containing suspected gang members. As one of the suspects exited the vehicle and […] Read More
LA County Sheriff Candidate Interviews
Click here to watch candidate interview (part 1) with Sheriff Jim McDonnell Topics include: accomplishments, recruitment task force, CA/SSO promotions, department executives, Brady list, CCW Click here to watch candidate interview (part 2) with Sheriff Jim McDonnell Topics include: experience, discipline, body cameras, civilian oversight, budget, recruitment, morale, AB 931 Click here to watch candidate interview (part […] Read More
LASD Debate
Click here to watch debate video via ABC7 Click here to watch debate video via PPOA/YouTube Read article on debate from LA Times Read More
Violent Attack on Custody Assistant at Lakewood Station
Today, an inmate at the Lakewood Station jail punched a female custody assistant in the face during fingerprinting, took her taser and pulled her into a locked cell. Despite suffering a broken nose and a concussion, the C.A. managed to active her emergency alarm while the inmate held her hair in one hand and the […] Read More