By Staff Reporter / UNE
Los Angeles—Michael Moore, the new chief of Los Angeles Police Department, made his first official trip to Chinatown on Friday, meeting with business and community leaders with an eye to address their safety needs and concerns.
Moore was received in a welcome and appreciation luncheon which was also attended by local elected officials and consular officials from China, Japan, Thailand and other Asian countries.
“It is such a blessing for me to come to Chinatown today,” said Moore. “This is a community that works with law enforcement as an obligation and responsibility.”
Moore spoke highly of the closed-circuit television system and other safety strategies deployed in public places in Chinatown, and the relationship between LAPD and security officers in this area.
“We want to ensure that you feel we are partner with you,” Moore added. “And you feel that you are partner with us in networking and communicating with you concerns we have relative to your community safety.”
Ambassador Zhang Ping, the Consul General of China, commended LAPD for its efforts in safeguarding the premises and staff of the Chinese Consulate, and its support and assistance to Chinese citizens traveling and living in Los Angeles.
Moore was picked by Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti last month to succeed retired Charlie Beck as Chief of LAPD, the third largest police department in the United States.
