As a silver Toyota Prius barreled down Balboa Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley, Karla Hanley aimed a radar gun at the car.
“We see this as a benefit,” said Deputy Chief Jorge Rodriguez, commanding officer of the Valley Bureau. “They’re our partners. They get to see what police do. It’s a win-win situation. It is a force multiplier.” Not every person can be a volunteer and get access to police stations, vehicles and computers. People with felony convictions and certain misdemeanors are not eligible. The department conducts an extensive background check and requires volunteers to complete eight weeks of training to learn LAPD procedures, driving skills, surveillance techniques and more.
“A lot of them are civic-minded and want to serve the community,” said Palka, who was promoted last week to commander in the West Bureau.
Reassign the thousands of police officers writing speeding tickets all day and have them patrol the streets for real crime.
You can start with concealed gun licenses. My Texas neighborhood is safe, we don’t need volunteers.
wow
Good idea, until the first volunteer gets shot. Win-win for the city. Doesn’t cost a thing and you can’t sue because you volunteered and know the risk.
El Segundo. And clean up poop 💩
Neighborhood watches are one of the most effective deterrents to residential crime. I support the effort to ramp up and expand this programs nationwide, including here in Tucson.
Or LA could start issuing ccw licenses to people.
Call them 'Blockwart' and soon you can use them in your Border Concentration Camps, too.
Volunteers you say
Perhaps our YellowFeather Friends who grew up with BigBird & his friends on sesamestreet should join the LAPD. ThisIsMyStreet
VIMBYs (Vigilantes in my back yard).
Shit...get shot for free and no benefits? Funny?
How about the people in those neighborhoods? my2cents
FuckdUpNxtdoor now it's your time to shine
Lmao what kind of simpering weirdo would be a cop without even the pay or legal authority granted by the state? Anyone who does this is a rube, get paid for your labor, especially if it's wholly unethical.
Volunteers? You mean they can’t get a bloated city pension?
While brass is making millions of dollars in salaries and pensions?
Hmm. But as someone gets injured, or killed - there will be lawsuits. In the meantime, the left will call them ugly vigilantes.
Good idea
That is going to lead to a bad end. Are the 'Volunteers' supposed to contact LA Times to sign up? 'Acme Cast: For all of the roles you need to play.' 'Acme Cast: That's a Wrap!'
*We can't say no Blacks* but you know ... It's LA ... so ...
😂😂😂
TrumpCamps Trump cuts the expenses...:)
“LAPD looking for 5,000 people willing to get shot. For FREE!”
NLVPD Good idea.
snitch town!
Smart dust that keeps tabs on folks would cut down on crime.
Lmao fuck no
Citizens on patrol, Police Academy style!
i thought that was why i paid taxes