Volume XLIX No. 6 www.lapdonline.org June 2003 “Tea with the Women of the LAPD” Raises $25,000 for the Police Foundation Chief’s Message On October 28, 2002…I took an oath…the same oath all of you have taken, “To Protect and To Serve.” Now, seven months later I am proud of the work that has been done, proud Left to right - Rikki Klieman, attorney and Court TV anchor; Lisa Specht, Honorary Chair; Karen Wagener, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Police Foundation and Assistant Chief of the changes that have been made Sharon Papa, at the “Tea with the Women of the LAPD” fundraiser. and looking forward to more. It’s Assistant Chief Sharon Papa and Rikki Klieman, a distinguished attorney, been a great time for me personally Court TV anchor, and wife of Chief Bratton, were honored by the because I’m back into policing, Los Angeles Police Foundation at an event titled “Tea with the Women of doing what I love — running a the LAPD” at the Beverly Hills Hotel on March 31. The event, designed to police department. I hope that it highlight women in law enforcement, raised approximately $25,000 for the has also been a good seven months Foundation. for all of you. I have tried to set a More than 200 people attended the tea which featured a silent auction new tone and direction in our that included restaurant packages, sporting event tickets, and weekend reorganization efforts — one that getaway packages. Lisa Specht, a senior partner at Manatt, Phelps & values innovation, transparency, a Phillips, served as Honorary Chair for the event. sense of urgency, creativity and productive change. As I have said INSIDE Page before, this Department is an must have a greater sense of assemblage of high-performing urgency and a desire to work individuals held back by a low- harder to reduce crime, fear and Police Commission Actions 3 disorder in the City’s performing organization. The Police Commission 3 people of the LAPD have been neighborhoods. Quite simply, we Executive Director Selected stifled for far too long by an are still losing too many lives to organization that did not encourage mindless violence. Visualizing Career Success 4 The pace of change is risk taking and creativity. I want to Detective celebrates 6 find ways to help you do your best accelerating in our Department and 50 years on the job work in the coming years. the momentum is building. I We have done well against crime recently made some major moves LAPD Swing-A-Thon 6 in the past seven months but we Continued on page 2 Commendations 7 Volume XLIX No. 6 June 2003 Chief’s Message Continued from page 1 the change and help propel it William J. Bratton among Commanders and forward. Working together we can Chief of Police Captains… promoting some, re- achieve the goal that Mayor Hahn Mary E. Grady assigning others to new commands, and the Police Commission have set Public Information Director thirty-seven in all. That’s just the for us to make Los Angeles the Commanding Officer beginning. There are more to safest large city in the country. Public Information Office come. It’s important that I have my Besides reducing crime, disorder, Steven E. Reifel new leadership team in place before and fear, which remains our highest Managing Editor the summer months and the usual priority, there are a number of mid- L.V. Sturges peak crime period. I don’t make range objectives we will be Writer/Designer changes just for the sake of change, focusing on: Pedro M. Muñiz but to support a very specific set of • Establishing a state-of-the-art Editorial Support goals and objectives. I want to Counter-Terrorism Bureau that is Cornel Panov work with managers who share my not only able to detect and prevent Photographer sense of urgency about reducing terrorist acts but can also manage Tanya Thomas crime throughout our city. I want the consequences of terrorist Graphic Design Assistance the best people in the most critical attacks should preventive measures Jim Ungari assignments. I have challenged Technical Support fail. these new leaders to be creative, to • Continuing to implement the The monthly news publication serving think outside the box, and to always Consent Decree, which will be one sworn and civilian employees, and those interested in the activities of the Los be asking: “How can we do things of the major measures of our Angeles Police Department, is published better and more effectively?” In success as an organization over the by the Office of Public Information, Public dealing with crime I want them to next few years. The Consent Communications Section, Public always be asking, “Who did the Relations Unit. The Los Angeles Police Decree can and will make this a Department does not endorse or warrant crime?” “Where are they?” and better Department. We will comply any products, services or companies “How do we arrest them?” with its provisions. mentioned within these pages. I have also challenged them to • Expanding the patrol force, The BEAT deadline for lead, not just manage. To achieve reducing response time, and material submission is the their best, police departments and providing more pervasive police 4th of each month police officers have to be actively presence and service. That’s a tall for the following led and inspired. At this unique order in a city of just over 9,000 month’s publication. time in the history of our cops responsible for policing 470 Submit your materials to: department and our city, we have a square miles, but I think we are up Los Angeles Police Department limited window of opportunity to to the challenge. 150 N. Los Angeles Street make a difference both individually • Returning investigations to a Los Angeles, CA 90012 and collectively and to move our primary crime-fighting role in our Room 731 organization forward on an agenda Department by getting our highly Mail Stop 400 Phone (213) 485-3281 of positive change. As long as I am trained detectives out of the Fax (213) 485-1952 your Chief, the LAPD will be a business of processing arrests and very fluid organization that adapts back into the business of making This publication is available on line continuously to changing conditions them. at www.LAPDOnline.org. and needs. I’m asking all of you, Copyright © 2003 by Los Angeles Police Department commanders and cops, to embrace Continued on page 8 2 Volume XLIX No. 6 June 2003 A message from the Recent Actions by the Police Commission Police Commission • Approved and released the Los Angeles Police Commission By David S. Cunningham, III, Vision Statement and Goals for 2003. The goals are: Vice President 1) to reduce crime, fear and disorder, Over the past four 2) to enhance community policing, months, the Police 3) to improve retention and recruitment, Commission and 4) to achieve timely compliance with the Consent Decree, and the Department 5) to ensure responsive leadership focused on the acquisition have been working and appropriate use of resources, thereby making closely with the Los Angeles the safest large city in the nation, Mayor’s Office ensuring that personal safety is a reality for all. and other City officials to identify several buildings suitable for Parker • Appointed retired Commander Dan Koenig to the position of Center personnel to relocate while a Executive Director of the Police Commission. new police administration building is designed and built. Commander Dan Koenig selected as Our commitment to the men and women of this Department is to Police Commission Executive Director ensure that they are provided a On April 29, 2003, the Los Commission President Rick professional and safe facility for the Angeles Board of Police Caruso said, “Dan has a wealth of five or six years that is estimated to Commissioners announced that knowledge in all facets and build a state of the art police Commander Dan Koenig has been functions in the administration of administrative building at the First selected unanimously as the Police this Department and is cognizant of and Alameda street location. Commission’s Executive Director, many of the issues and concerns We have been successful and this after an extensive nationwide this Commission cares about. He reality will occur soon. However, search and an extremely brings tremendous experience from despite our efforts, progress has not his 32 plus years in the Department been nor will it be as swift as we and working closely with the would have preferred. The Police community.” Commission has been told that the purchase, escrow, tenant improvements, infrastructure Crime upgrades and the actual move will take approximately 16 – 20 months. At each Police Commission meeting, Watch City-wide this matter is calendared and a brief Year to Date - 5/31/03 presentation on the ongoing ò Homicide -20.8% relocation and new facility is òRape -6.8% discussed. We will continue to ò Robbery -0.9% strive to expedite these facility competitive selection process. Assuming the position in May, he ò Aggravated Assault -5.1% projects every possible way. As ñ Burglary 1.0% head of the Department, this reports directly to the Board. ò Larceny -2.0% Commission has made the welfare Commander Koenig retired as ñ Auto Theft 2.7% and relocation of its personnel a Commanding Officer of ò Violent Crimes -3.5% priority, and a goal that we intend to Administrative Group to take the meet. Executive Director’s position. Source ITD, LAPD Volume XLIX No. 6 June 2003 Visualizing Career Success By Sylvia Landis goal. Keep extending your manageable goals that you can Career Development Unit imagination until you feel achieve, your rate of success in With the recent change in uncomfortable.