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LA police union files lawsuit against website owner after publication of officers' information
By Unknown Writer(s)
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The
union that represents Los Angeles Police Department officers was
expected on Wednesday to ask a judge to intervene against a website that
published photos, names and work locations of thousands of officers.
The
Los Angeles Police Protective League filed a lawsuit against the owner
of watchthewatchers.net, demanding that it be taken down immediately.
"Late
last week, the LAPD mistakenly released the pictures, names and work
locations of 9,000 officers through California Public Records Act
requests, including those who work in sensitive assigned and undercover
operations," the union said in a statement Friday.
Craig
Lally, president of the union, said that as a result of the Police
Department's "negligence" in releasing the photos and information, "the
owner of the 'killer cops' website was able to download this sensitive
information, post it online and place a bounty to be paid to anyone who
kills a Los Angeles police officer.
"This
dangerous and abhorrent threat has further endangered every police
officer, as well as their families, and we will be asking a judge to
immediately intervene to protect our members," Lally said.
In
a statement, the Police Protective League's general counsel, Robert
Rico, said the union hopes Twitter and Google "act with a sense of
urgency to remove this threatening domestic terrorism site."
"The
colossal blunder perpetuated by the LAPD in releasing this sensitive
information must be met with a zero-tolerance approach by these two
social media companies, which should include a lifetime ban of the owner
of this site," Rico said.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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