By Libor Jany | LA Times
Dominic Choi took over last month as LAPD’s 58th chief, and since then he has managed to keep a relatively low profile, so far avoiding the kinds of headline-grabbing controversies that plagued the department in recent years.
Choi worked for Moore at several points in his career, first as an aide and later as his chief of staff. And for some observers, their closeness is cause for concern as the department faces a range of issues that Moore left when he stepped down.
Officer morale is sagging, violent crime has started to climb again in certain neighborhoods, and the number of shootings by LAPD officers is higher than it was at this time in 2023. Recruitment efforts continue to fall short, leaving the department down hundreds of officers and still struggling to fill its ranks with the Olympics and the World Cup looming as security challenges in coming years.
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