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Above & Beyond Awards Ceremony Thursday, May 10, 2012 This year, the Los Angeles Police Foundation is proud to honor 15 LAPD heroes with one of the Department’s most prestigious honors – the Medal of Valor or the Purple Heart – in a joint medal ceremony, “Above & Beyond.” Mistress of ceremonies, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, will guide attendees through the harrowing stories of bravery and heroism that deserve the Department’s highest recognition. This year, four LAPD officers will be presented with the Medal of Valor, the Los Angeles Police Department’s most prestigious award, given to an officer who has distinguished themselves by conspicuous bravery or heroism above and beyond the normal demands of police service. The Department will also award seven LAPD officers with the Purple Heart, awarded to officers who have sustained traumatic physical injury during an on-duty tactical situation. Join the Los Angeles Police Foundation in honoring our LAPD heroes who go above and beyond every single day to keep our city safe. Thank you to our top event sponsors!![]() *2012 Above & Beyond top event sponsors as of 5/2 LAPD Celebrates Closer Ties with the African-American Community ![]() Chief Beck presents retired minister of First AME Church Reverend Cecil Murray with an award for helping to bridge relationships between the African-American community and the LAPD. On Saturday, January 14, LAPD celebrated the life, legacy and vision of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at the 3rd Annual MLK Breakfast held on the campus of USC. The LAPF is proud to fund this annual event that marks the celebration of renewed partnership, trust and confidence between the LAPD and the African-American community. "I truly believe this evolving relationship is built on trust and respect as opposed to a history of mistrust, discord and strained relationships," said Chief Beck as he addressed the audience. "As the New Year commences, my goal is that we will continue to work together to make our City a better place for all people and especially future generations." Police Foundation Elects Lloyd Greif as New Board Chair
Lloyd Greif, President and CEO of Greif & Co., a leading Los Angeles-based investment banking firm, was elected as the new chair of the Los Angeles Police Foundation's Board of Directors. He succeeds Cindy Miscikowski who has served as chair of the Board for the past two years. "Citizens of Los Angeles are fortunate to be served by the leading police force in the nation," stated Chair Greif. "With the City facing a dire fiscal crisis, and 96% of the City's funding of the Police Department going to payroll, that leaves precious little left over to maintain LAPD's state-of-the-art capabilities. That's where the Police Foundation comes in and that's the challenge we will meet and exceed over the ensuing months and years as we step-up our fundraising efforts for the Department." Greif joined the Board of the Police Foundation and its Program Committee in January 2005. In 2007, he became a member of the Finance Committee and, in 2008, was appointed chair of the Program Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. The Program Committee is responsible for reviewing all grant proposals submitted by the LAPD for funding consideration. "Given the profound budget cuts the Department has experienced and the impact it will have on our communities, the need for the Police Foundation as the major source of private financial support for the LAPD has never been greater," said Chief of Police Charlie Beck. "Lloyd's capable leadership will be an essential part of ensuring the Police Foundation remains an integral stronghold in the successes of the Department." Lloyd Greif, a native of Los Angeles, is a widely respected investment banker who, in 1992, founded Greif & Co., an investment banking firm that serves the corporate finance needs of entrepreneurially owned and operated, middle market growth companies. Greif has built the firm into one of the leading purveyors of merger & acquisition and corporate finance advisory services to companies based in the western United States. |
True Blue Gala Raises a
Record Amount for LAPD ![]() (L-R) True Blue Co-Chairs Richard Kagan and Jim Wiatt, Ryan Seacrest, Tim Leiweke, Bernadette Leiweke and Chief Charlie Beck pose for a photo with the True Blue Award The Los Angeles Police Foundation honored well-known Angelenos Bernadette and Tim Leiweke for their outstanding commitment to public safety and community development in Los Angeles at the 12th annual True Blue Gala on Saturday, November 5, 2011, atop L.A. LIVE’s Event Deck. The event marked the Police Foundation’s most successful True Blue gala to-date raising nearly $2 million to help fund essential equipment and programs for LAPD not provided for in the city’s budget. Master of Ceremonies, host of Access Hollywood Billy Bush, entertained guests along with live entertainment from singer-songwriter Emma-Jane Thommen and special guest Ryan Seacrest, who presented the True Blue Award to the Leiwekes. Click here to see more True Blue photos on our Facebook page.82 LAPD officers are presented with first-ever LAPD Purple Heart Award ![]() Eighty-two Los Angeles police officers were honored on Thursday, September 15 with LAPD’s first-ever Purple Heart ceremony held to pay tribute to their acts of heroism and bravery that resulted in injury or death. Nearly 1,000 guests filled the Platinum Ballroom of the JW Marriott at LA Live for this somber ceremony including LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles City Council members. The medals for the 40 officers killed on duty since 1921 were accepted mostly by their sons, daughters, widows and parents. Approximately 40 officers who had been seriously injured were on hand to receive the award themselves. During his address, Beck admitted that as a young cop, he couldn't relate to a civilian and the trauma they undergo when losing a police department relative. Now, with two children of his own on the force, he said he could fully appreciate what they endure. The creation of a LAPD Purple Heart Award, Beck said, is an effort to symbolize not just the force's appreciation for the sacrifice of the injured or killed, but a gesture of love for the family members. Among the 82 honorees were 72 incidents of bravery that occurred over a 90-year period dating back to 1921. Included in those incidences were the:
A highlight of the ceremony was when Chief Beck presented the Purple Heart medal to brothers Brandon and Landon Dorris, Jr., (pictured above) the two young sons of Officer Landon Dorris. Officer Dorris was killed on October 22, 2006, while he and his partner were investigating a traffic collision. The brothers received a standing ovation by the audience while accepting the medal on behalf of their father. |
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