Interim Chief Dominic Choi said the department is working to establish relationships and build trust with “civilian security forces” and leaders within the Jewish community.
Dominic Choi speaks to the crowd after he was sworn in as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday, March 1, 2024. Choi becomes the 58th LAPD chief and the first Asian-American to fill the post. Choi will serve as the interim police chief until a permanent replacement is found to fill the position vacated by Michel Moore.
Choi’s comments came two days after a violent Sunday morning clash between Palestinian and Israeli supporters outside the Adas Torah synagogue at 9040 W. Pico Blvd., one block east of Doheny Drive. One person was arrested for carrying a “spiked flag,” a prohibited item at a public demonstration, LAPD Officer Tony Im told City News Service.
“I will tell you that tactically, what we found is that if we try to interject ourselves during an active skirmish line, or active protests where violence is occurring, we’ve found that it actually exacerbates the situation and makes them worse because to try and take one person out of a group is very challenging,” Choi said.
She said the city is working with state leaders to ensure the provision of $40 million in grant funding to support security measures locally, and Yaroslavsky is expected to introduce a motion during Tuesday’s City Council meeting seeking immediate local funding to boost security while the state money is pending.
“The demonstration in front of the Adas Torah synagogue over the weekend was in response to the blatant violations of both international law and human rights from agencies that seek to make a profit selling brutally stolen Palestinian land as the Israeli government continues its eight-month-long genocidal campaign and ethnic cleansing in Gaza,” Ayloush said in a statement.
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