LOS ANGELES — Michel Moore was spending his final day as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday, preparing to move into retirement and hand control of the agency to an interim chief while the city searches for his replacement.
“Today is my last day as chief of police of the finest police department in America,” Moore said in a statement Thursday morning. “It has been an honor and privilege to have served Los Angeles for more than four decades. As I look forward to my next adventure with my family, I am proud of the dedication of our people and know the future for Los Angeles and the LAPD is bright.”
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LAPD officers and civilian employees will pay tribute to Moore Thursday afternoon when he walks out of the building for the final time as chief. Participants will form an Honor Cordon, cheering on Moore as he exits the facility in a ceremony considered one of the department’s highest tributes.
Moore said he is retiring and plans to move away from Los Angeles to be closer to his daughter, though he will retain a consultant role with the city. The Board of Police Commissioners selected Assistant Chief Dominic Choi as the interim chief of police, and he is to take on the role starting Friday.
On Wednesday, Moore was honored by Mayor Karen Bass and the Los Angeles City Council, recognizing his four decades of service with the department, including serving as the agency’s 57th chief.
“We’ve been through many crises related to weather or other various situations where you had to call everybody together and we work together collaboratively, and I really appreciate that and honor your 40 years,” Bass said during the ceremony in the Council Chamber.
In regard to the pandemic, she noted that Moore had to go through the experience of losing many officers, and yet while grieving, he continued to lead.
“I know that Cindy and your…
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