IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SHE SAID TIGHT LIKE
COOL. I WANT TO SHIFT GEARS
TO AN IMPORTANT GUEST. WE ARE JOINED BY THE
CHIEF OF THE THIRD LARGEST POLICE DEPARTMENT
IN THE COUNTRY AND ONE OF THE FIRST MAJ CITIES IN
THE U.S. TO BE HIT HARD BY THE CORONA PANDEMI
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM, LOS ANGELES POLICE
DEPARTMENT CHIEF MICHAEL MOORE.
APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME HERE.
YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY THE VIRUS,
BUT YOU ARE AT A POINT NOW WHERE SOME WHO WERE
INFECTED ARE NOW ACTUALLY BACK WORKING.
TELL US ABOUT IT. THAT'S CORRECT.
WE HAVE 59 OF OUR PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19. AT THIS POINT, 14 HAVE
RECOVERED AND A BACON THE STREET, ON THE FRONT
LINES SVING THE TIZENS OF LOS ANGELES.
OF THE 59 STRUCK, TWO OF THEM ACTUALLY WERE NOT
JUST HOSPITALIZED, BUT WERE PLACED IN GRAVE
CONDITION. JUST A WEEK AGO ONE OF
THOSE WAS A DETECTIVE AND WAS NOT EXPECTED TO
SURVIVE. I AM BLESSED TO SAY THIS
AFTERNOON I WELCOMED HIS EXIT OUT OF THE ST.
JOHN'S HOSPITAL HERE IN SANTA MONICA.
I THINK I SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE "LIVE PD
NATION" WHEN I SAY THAT IS A HUGE RELIEF AND WE
ARE GRATEFUL TO HEAR THAT ND OF NEWS.
NOW, YOU HAVE SEEN A REAL CRIME PLUNGE IN LOS
ANGELES. WHAT TYPES OF CALLS ARE
YOUR OFFICERS SEEING? WELL, WE HAVE SEEN
ABOUT A 10% REDUCTION IN OVERALL CALLS FOR
SERVICE. WE HAVE SEEN MORE THAN
20% REDUCTION IN ALL CRIME CATEGORIES WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF AUTO THEFT. THAT'S AN AREA WE ARE
LOOKING AT CLOSELY RIGHT NOW TO UNDERSTAND HOW HAS
THE ROLE OF THE PANDEMIC SET THE SCENARIO TO SEE
AN ACTUAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE
BEING STOLEN. WE BELIEVE IN THE EARLY
LOOK INTO THAT IS THAT THERE IS A CERTAIN NUMBER
OF OFFENDERS THAT ARE BEING ARRESTED AND
BECAUSE THE JAILS ARE -- WE ARE THINNING THE JAILS
OUT IN AN EFFORTO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM
PICKING UP THE CORONAVIRUS WHILE
INCARCERATED AND TO KEEP OTHERS INCARCERATED NOT
BEING JEOPARDIZED WITH THIS VIRUS, THEY ARE
GOING T AND RE-OFFENDING AGAIN.
OVERALL, IT'S MUCH SAFER IN LOS ANGELES TODAY AS A
RESULT OF REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CME AND
PROPERTY CRIME THAN IT WAS JUST A SHORT SIX
WEEKS AGO. LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT
THE NEW RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE WITH REGARD TO
BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE CONGREGATING.
HOW ARE YOU ENFORCING THE NEW RULES?
THE VAST MAJORITY OF NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES,
THOSE OPERATORS HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE, SHUT DOWN
THEIR BUSINESSES. IT'S COMING TO A
TREMENDOUS COST. THIS PANDEMIC HAS HAD
SUCH A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY.
FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT, I AM THANKFUL
THAT MOST NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES HAVE HONORED
THE DIRECTIVE, RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THEM
SHUTTING DOWN IN AN EFFORT TO SHORTEN THE
DURATION OF THIS AND ALSO FLATTEN THE CURVE.
THERE ARE INSTANCES ON A SUNNY DAY HERE IN L.A. IN
WHICH SOMEONE WANTS TO GO TO VENICE BEACH, GO
BIKING OR STROLLING ALONG A TRAIL.
WE ARE DOING A LOT OF MESSAGING AND REINFORCING
THAT WE NEED PEOPLE TO STAY HOME.
IT'S SAFER AT HOME. WE NEED TO EXERCISE GOOD
SOCIAL DISTANCING. LET US WEATHER THIS
STORM, GET OUT OF IT AND GET BACK TO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA LIVING. FINALLY, LET ME TAP
INTO THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE HAD.
L.A. WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BIG CITIES TO BE HIT HARD
BY THE VIRUS. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU
GIVE TO OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE NOW
JUST SEEING THAT RISE IN THE NUMBER OF COVID
CASES? WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING
CLOSELY WITH STRATEGIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY AND THE WORLD, WHAT PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY. FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT
STANDPOINT, WE HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS IN UNIFORM
ATTIRE, THE WAY WE HANDLE RADIO CALLS, DESK
OPERATIONS AND OTHER NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
WE ARE SHUTTERED AND DOWNSIZED.
WE HAVE MOVED A LOT OF OFFICERS TO THE FRONT
LINES, IF YOU WILL, PUTTING THEM IN THE
STREETS SO THEY CAN BE SEEN IN A COMMUNITY WHO
IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE FUTURE AND RECOGNIZE THAT
THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HERE FOR THEM.
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AND ENSURE THEIR SAFETY
AND WE ARE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.
IT'S A CHALLENGING TIME IN PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LOOK TO US FOR A STEADY
HAND, AND I COULDN'T BE PROUDER OF THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF LAPD. THE FINEST LAW
ENFORCEMEN AGENCY IN THE WORLD.
CHIEF, THANK YOUERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME.
I KNOW HOW BUSY YOU MUST BE.
THANK YOU R WHAT YOU DO EVERDAY.