Hawthorne Police Department

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The Hawthone Police Department of Hawthorne, California in Los Angeles County, was established in 1922. The Hawthone Police Department serves a community of 84,293 people[1] and employs 100 officers and 60 support staff. The Department has its "own Helicopter, Tactical Medicine Program, Armored Rescue Vehicle, and state of the art Police Facility.".[2]

Service and innovations[]

The Department has its "own Helicopter, Tactical Medicine Program, Armored Rescue Vehicle, and state of the art Police Facility."[2] The department introduced programs such as Coffee with a Cop, Ride to Live, Tactical First Aid, and 'Scottie'.[3]

Background[]

The Hawthone Police Department was founded in 1922.[2]

Chiefs[]

Chief of the Hawthone Police Department, Michael Ishii, was selected in January 2019. Ishii served as Interim Chief in 2018.[2] After serving as a Reserve Officer with the Hawthone PD for two years, Ishii became a full-time officer in 1992.[2]

Chief Robert Fager was Hawthorne PD Chief from 2010 to 2018.[2] Former Chiefs include Harry Severns, Coleman E Young, Kenneth R. Stonebraker, and Mike Heffner

Incidents[]

In 2016, a Hawthorne police officer with six years service was shot in the leg during a gunfight.[4]

On April 7, 2019 A Hawthorne police officer, with 15 years of service was shot in the leg near a shopping center in Manhattan Beach. Police arrived at the scene in response to reports of a man chasing a woman in a "domestic dispute at a Marriott hotel" on Sunday morning. Police exchanged gunfire with the shooter who dressed in military fatigues and used a "high-capacity weapon to shoot at officers." There were approximately "60 SWAT officers in full gear" responding to the incident.[5]

In early April 2019, 30-year-old Jacob Ryan Munn allegedly fatally shot his ex-girlfriend, 28-year-old Brenda Renteria, during a custody exchange. As Renteria stepped outside the Hawthorne police station where she had dropped off their 17-month-old son, Munn shot Renteria with his shotgun.[6]

According to a Hawthorne PD June 9, 2019 press release, two of the three suspects in an alleged assault and robbery at a gas station on June 7 were arrested and booked.[7] A video of the arrest of one of the men, a 24-year old, was widely shared on social media.[8] The woman who uploaded the video of the arrest identified herself as the girlfriend of a man killed by police in 2015.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hawthorne (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "About". Hawthorne police. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "About Fager". Hawthorne police. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Kim, Victoria. "Hawthorne police officer wounded in gunfight, authorities say". latimes.com. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Netburn, Deborah. "Police officer wounded in wild shootout in Manhattan Beach". latimes.com. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Fry, Hannah. "Man charged with murder after ex-girlfriend killed outside Hawthorne police station". latimes.com. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Assault - Arrest". Hawthorne police. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "A witness defends an unarmed black man from alleged excessive police force in viral video". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Marantos, Jeanette. "Leroy Browning, 30 - The Homicide Report". homicide.latimes.com. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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