LAPD Union Leader: ‘Go Somewhere That Respects The Work You Do’

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LAPD Union Leader: ‘Go Somewhere That Respects The Work You Do’

In a now deleted Facebook post, a Los Angeles police union leader advised members to leave the city for a place that values their work and doesn't have city council members who dislike them. The Los Angeles Police Protective League's Vice President Jerretta Sandoz made the comments amid struggles to reach a new salary agreement with the city.

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“Go somewhere that respects the work you do and you don’t have to beg for a great contract,” she wrote, according to the L.A. Times. “Go somewhere that has a city council or city manager that openly acknowledges the great work you do, go somewhere that doesn’t have Two or more City Council members who hate you (no exaggeration).”

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Sandoz spoke to the L.A. Times and said her comments were "part of a larger online thread about officers who stated they already decided to leave the LAPD." She added, “And I stand by every word I wrote to those who decided, or are strongly considering leaving the LAPD for another agency.”

In a follow-up email, she said that she hoped that the “criteria I advise officers to evaluate when they are choosing to work for another agency is, in many respects, the same criteria officers are using to determine if they are going to stay with the LAPD.”

The LAPD has been losing officers, down nearly 1,000 since 2019, and is expected to lose another 500 through 2023 and 2024 due to retirements and resignations. The Blaze also noted, “The L.A. Times reported that on average, the last 10 police academy classes have had just 30 graduating officers.”

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