In a news conference in January, LAPD Chief Michel Moore, Mayor Eric Garcetti and other city and LAPD representatives came together to deliver their annual report on crime statistics. In […] Read More »
The Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association (LAAPOA) is pleased to announce its support and endorsement for Traci Park. Park is running for councilmember of District 11 to succeed Councilmember […] Read More »
By David E. Mastagni and Taylor Davies-Mahaffey In the recent City of Tahlequah v. Bond decision, the United States Supreme Court revisited the protections officers should receive through qualified immunity […] Read More »
By David E. Mastagni, David Demurjian and Taylor Davies-Mahaffey The purpose of the Public Safety Officers’ Procedural Bill of Rights Act is to promote effective law enforcement by maintaining stable […] Read More »
Throughout 2021, LAAPOA was beset with challenges related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, defunding movement, police reform legislation and numerous other issues affecting the law enforcement profession nationwide — and […] Read More »
In the latest episode of The Layover With LAAPOA video podcast, LAAPOA President Marshall McClain sits down with Sheriff Alex Villanueva to chat about the sheriff’s rise to becoming Los […] Read More »
Around midnight on Tuesday, November 30, airport police at Tulsa International Airport returned fire on a shooter located in the airport’s parking garage. The Tulsa Police Department informed the Tulsa […] Read More »
With travel restrictions easing and vaccines and other health precautions in place, many Americans are preparing to reunite with faraway friends and family this Thanksgiving. Experts predict that crowds will […] Read More »
As vaccine mandates roll out for public employees nationwide, police and the unions that represent them have vehemently pushed back. Law enforcement groups in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Baltimore […] Read More »
By David E. Mastagni, David Demurjian and Taylor Davies-Mahaffey On September 30, Governor Newsom signed AB 490 (Gipson) into law, which “prohibit[s] a law enforcement agency from authorizing techniques or […] Read More »
