LAPD After Action Report 2020
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SAFE LA AFTER ACTION REPORT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Los Angeles Police Department would like to thank the many contributors to this Report. Sworn and civilian personnel from all ranks of the Department contributed through interviews and research. They provided candid input regarding their experiences and recommendations for improvements. Specifically, the Department would like to thank Sergeant Eric Lee, Sergeant Rachel Rodriguez, Detective Nicholas Sinclair, Police Officer Arrin Harty, and Police Officer Michael Putrah, the authors of this Report. The Department believes that the recommendations for reform developed as a result of this process will help the LAPD to implement meaningful and lasting change, and the Department is in debt to the contributors and authors of this Report. i SAFE LA AFTER ACTION REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………….………………………………2 CHAPTER 1: NARRATIVE…………………………………………………………………....4 January 20, 2020 – May 24, 2020 ............................................................................................5 Monday, May 25, 2020 – Tuesday, May 26, 2020 ...................................................................7 Wednesday, May 27, 2020 .......................................................................................................9 Thursday, May 28, 2020 .........................................................................................................15 Friday, May 29, 2020 .............................................................................................................18 Saturday, May 30, 2020 ..........................................................................................................26 Sunday, May 31, 2020 ............................................................................................................37 Monday, June 1, 2020.............................................................................................................41 Tuesday, June 2, 2020 ............................................................................................................45 Wednesday, June 3, 2020 .......................................................................................................48 Thursday, June 4, 2020 ...........................................................................................................50 Friday June 5, 2020 – Sunday June 7, 2020 ...........................................................................52 CHAPTER 2: COSTS-INJURIES, PROPERTY DAMAGE & OTHER COSTS…………56 Injuries ...........................................................................................................................................57 Property Damage ...........................................................................................................................58 Private Property ......................................................................................................................58 City Property...........................................................................................................................59 Clean Up and Removal of Debris ...........................................................................................61 Vehicle Impounds ...................................................................................................................61 CHAPTER 3: CRIMES, ARRESTS AND FIELD JAILS .......................................................62 Crimes ............................................................................................................................................63 Arrests ............................................................................................................................................64 Felony Arrests.........................................................................................................................65 Misdemeanor/Infraction Arrests .............................................................................................67 Field Jails .......................................................................................................................................68 CHAPTER 4: USE OF FORCE AND LESS-LETHAL OPTIONS FOR CROWD CONTROL ...................................................................................................................................70 ii SAFE LA AFTER ACTION REPORT Use of Force ...................................................................................................................................71 Deadly Force ...........................................................................................................................71 Non-Deadly Force ..................................................................................................................72 Less-Lethal Munitions ..................................................................................................................72 Types of Less-Lethal Munitions Used ...........................................................................................72 Distribution and Use of Less-Lethal Rounds During the Civil Unrest .........................................74 CHAPTER 5: LAPD REFORMS ...............................................................................................76 CHAPTER 6: DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL & MUTUAL AID .........................................90 Personnel ........................................................................................................................................91 Mutual Aid Received .....................................................................................................................95 CHAPTER 7: LOGISITICS .......................................................................................................98 Incident Command Post Information .............................................................................................99 Logistics .......................................................................................................................................100 CHAPTER 8: CRITIQUE & RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................102 CHAPTER 9: DETAILED CHRONOLOGY .........................................................................122 Wednesday, May 27, 2020...........................................................................................................123 Thursday, May 28, 2020 ..............................................................................................................125 Friday, May 29, 2020 ...................................................................................................................127 Department Operations Center (DOC) .................................................................................127 Operations-Central Bureau (OCB) .......................................................................................127 Operations-South Bureau (OSB) ..........................................................................................133 Operations-West Bureau (OWB) ..........................................................................................133 Saturday, May 30, 2020 ...............................................................................................................133 Department Operations Center (DOC) .................................................................................133 Operations-Central Bureau (OCB) .......................................................................................133 Operations-South Bureau (OSB) ..........................................................................................137 Operations-West Bureau (OWB) ..........................................................................................137 Sunday, May 31, 2020 .................................................................................................................152 Operations-Central Bureau (OCB) .......................................................................................152 Operations-South Bureau (OSB) ..........................................................................................155 Operations-West Bureau (OWB) ..........................................................................................155 iii SAFE LA AFTER ACTION REPORT Operations-Valley Bureau (OVB) ........................................................................................157 Monday, June 1, 2020 ..................................................................................................................158 Department Operations Center (DOC) .................................................................................158 Operations-Central Bureau (OCB) .......................................................................................159 Operations-South Bureau (OSB) ..........................................................................................162 Operations-West Bureau (OWB) ..........................................................................................163 Operations-Valley Bureau (OVB) ........................................................................................165 Tuesday, June 2, 2020 ..................................................................................................................166 Department Operations Center (DOC) .................................................................................166 Operations-Central Bureau (OCB) .......................................................................................168