Re “The Police N-e-v-e-r Come When I Call”
Culver City police always come when we call.
Perhaps the first thing the new LAPD chief, Charlie Beck, might do is pay a visit to our Culver City chief, Don Pedersen.
If I were a fly on the wall, my bet is that the conversation would go something like this:
LAPD’s Beck: “Our residents complain that we never come when they call, but we are trying.”
CCPD’s Pedersen: “Like education, good policing takes a village. Our residents and our rank-and-file officers have mutual respect and goodwill that has been built upon for many years.
LAPD’s Beck: “What do you suggest? I am especially worried because we recruit from the neighborhoods, and nothing seems to work.
CCPD’s Pedersen: “Well, what worked for us was…”
(To be continued)
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