On November 19th, PPOA received the devastating news that Custody Assistant Anthony Thompson Jr. was killed in a traffic collision early that morning. Thompson, son of LASD Sergeant Ottawa Cureton, was driving southbound on the 605 freeway in Irwindale at approximately 12:30AM when a woman believed to have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs drove up the southbound off-ramp and entered the freeway in the wrong direction. Read More
Public Safety News
PPOA Monitoring Three Pension Cases Before California Supreme Court
PPOA legislative representatives are keeping close watch on three public employee pension cases currently before the California Supreme Court. All three cases are appeals related to the Public Employee Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), which took effect in 2013. Read More
PPOA Director Joins Push for New Initiative to Counter Prop 47
PPOA's new Executive Director Wayne Quint joined the coalition of cops and prosecutors speaking on the steps of the state capitol on October 30th to advocate for a proposed initiative that would reverse specific elements of Prop 47 while adding 15 crimes to the list of violent crimes without possibility of early release. Read More
PPOA President Appointed to LA County Public Safety Commission
PPOA President Brian Moriguchi has been appointed to the newly-formed Los Angeles County Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Safety. The establishment of this commission was prompted by the murder of Whittier Police Department Officer Keith Boyer at the hands of a recently paroled gang member. Read More
PPOA Members Help Convince County Supervisors to Form Commission
We have good news to report from the LA County Board of Supervisors meeting on August 17, 2017. The motion to create a Blue Ribbon Commission to address the impact of Props 47, 57 and AB109 was officially APPROVED. Read More
PPOA fights department’s attempt to remove supervisory “skill” pay
On Tuesday, July 18, 2017, the Sheriff's Department notified PPOA that it was their intention to remove the Supervisory Skill Pay Bonus for sergeants who supervise Bonus II deputies. Read More
Support LASD Sergeant Battling Cancer
PPOA recently learned that one of our members has been diagnosed with leukemia. Sergeant Jorge Chavez has served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for 17 years. He is […] Read More
Sergeant Al Lopez Dies in Line of Duty 10/24/16
On October 24th, this association was extremely heartbroken to learn that another PPOA member has died in the line of duty. Sergeant Alfonso “Al” Lopez, assigned to Compton Station, had […] Read More