The Los Angeles Police Protective League is taking legal action against the owner of the “killer cop” website, alleging that he placed a bounty on them after releasing their headshots and other personal information. Â
The League filed the lawsuit late last week on behalf of Officers Adam Gross, Adrian Rodriguez and Douglas Panameno, according to the Los Angeles Times, requesting that their information be removed from killercop.com.Â
The lawsuit comes after the Los Angeles Police Department released pictures and names of thousands of officers, including those who work undercover, in response to a public records request.Â
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LAPD detective Jamie McBride joined “Fox & Friends First” to discuss his concern surrounding the move and why he believes the “reckless behavior” will “incite violence” against police officers.Â
“This has never happened before my 32-year career… this is uncharted territory for all of us,” McBride told Ashley Strohmier. “These officers are very dedicated to what they’re doing in their investigations. They’re going to take precautions now and constantly look over their back on their way home from work.
“When they’re out with their families, if somebody… yells your name, they got to realize, is this a friend or is this a foe? They don’t know,” he continued. “This is something we’ve never seen before.”
The lawsuit mentions tweets from the owner of the “cop killer” website, Steven Sutcliffe, who allegedly suggested there would be a monetary reward for the killing of LAPD officers and detectives.Â
He posted under the Twitter handle, @KillerCop1984, which has since been deleted.Â
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The LA Times reported that Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, an anti-police group, posted the information of the officers in an online database coined “Watch the Watchers.”
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