Author: jvkotrla@lasd.org
Doxing Awareness
Information on basic steps to take in order to help protect much of your personal information online.
Metrolink: Responding to Train Collisions
Information from Metrolink on responding to scenes involving a train.
LASD Online Safety for Kids and Teens
Professor Badgey shares information for kids, pre-teens, and teens about basic online safety including: How to choose a password How to keep you passwords safe What to avoid sharing on social media
LA Found: Critical Missing Persons & Project Lifesaver
The LA Found program is a collaboration between the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Service and Project Lifesaver International to provide potentially life-saving resources to individuals with Alzheimer’s or autism, who are at-risk for wandering. This video explains the LA Found program, and the tracking technology used Read More …
Firearm Safe Storage PSAs
These three Public Service Announcements deal with the safe storage of firearms, which is required by Los Angeles and California laws. If they’re not secure, they’re not safe.
Rolling Backup: Suicide Prevention Video
Law Enforcement officers provide backup when their partners need it in the field, and if we feel one of our partners may be a danger to him or herself, we owe it to them to provide the backup they need in that respect, too. Too many officers and deputies have taken their own lives, and Read More …
LASD Profiles: Sergeant Jennifer Knore
Meet Sergeant Jennifer Knore, serving the LASD since 2004. Sergeant Knore is currently a sergeant at Norwalk Sheriff’s Station, having recently promoted from her assignment at Special Victims Bureau, where she investigated child abuse and felony sexual assault allegations. In her off time, Segeant Knore volunteers as a Big Sister with the Boys and Girls Read More …
Smith & Wesson M&P Weapon Overview
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department duty weapon is the Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm handgun. This video provides an overview of the weapon and its accessories, including grips, light, and holster. It also outlines drills that can help improve proficiency. This video is NOT intended as a substitute for official weapons training instruction, but Read More …
LASD Profiles: Christopher Storey, Public Response Dispatcher II
Meet Christopher Storey, Public Response Dispatcher II, serving the LASD since 1996. PRD II Christopher Storey, assigned to the Sheriff’s Communication Center, has routinely demonstrated excellence in his work. He recently became a subject matter expert in a sophisticated communication system used in all of LA County, and brought the LASD’s outdated system up to Read More …