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Content PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
MEMORANDUM
SUSAN SPIVAK, ESQ.
KEN HEITZ, ESQ.
JANET I. LEVINE, ESQ.
JUNE 29, 1992
INGLEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT -- DOCUMENTS RELATING
TO INTERVIEW OF JUNE 17, 1992
On June 17, 1992, at 3:30 p.m. at the Inglewood Police
Department Laurie Levenson and I interviewed Inglewood Chief of
Police Oliver Thompson.
Pursuant to paragraph II of our Memorandum dated June 18,
1992, (Inglewood Police Department Interview) enclosed are the
documents Chief Thompson indicated that he would provide.
Accompaning these documents is a cover letter from Sgt. John W.
Hough explaining these documents.
The originals of the documents mentioned above have been
forwarded with this Memorandum. No copies have been kept.
OLIVER M. THOMPSON
CHIEF OF POLICE
CITY OF INGLE\NOOD CALIFORNIA
ONE MANCHESTER BOULEVARD / INGLEWOOD. CALIFORNIA 90301-1750
FAX (310) 412-8798
POLICE DEPARTMENT
TELEPHONE (310) 412-5200
JON A. OLIVER
CAPTAIN
LARRY CARTER
DEPUTY CHIEF
JAMES E. SEYMOUR
CAPTAIN
June 22, 1992
Ms. Janet I. Levine
Attorney at Law
Michaelson and Levine
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1708
Los Angeles, CA 90067 .
Dear Ms. Levine:
Chief Thompson has asked me, as his Adjutant, to research the
background information you have requested on the Inglewood Police
Department's actions and responses during the civil disturbances of
late April. I was provided with a list of the . information
necessary for your committee study. Based upon that list, I have
submitted a package of information and enclosures for your review.
The major incident plan utilized by the Department was expanded
both dramatically and rapidly from an outline of a contingency plan
submitted to the Chief of Police on April 22, 1992. Quite simply,
the scope and magnitude of the disturbances overwhelmed the
contingency plan. That initial plan became th~ genesis for a much
larger deployment plan that evolved from a succession of both field
and command decisions. A copy of the initial contingency plan is
enclosed.
Copies of the organizational chart of the Department and maps of
the city, reflecting reporting districts (RD' s) , are enclosed.
There has been one organizational change within the office of the
Chief of Police, but that change was subsequent to the
disturbances.
The chronology of the events of the civil disturbances in Inglewood
from inception to Sunday, May 3, 1992 are best summarized in an
enclosed copy of a memorandum from the Chief of Police to the City
Administrator on May 4, 1992.
The statistical total of arrests for the time period generally
assigned to the civil disturbances in Inglewood has been
established by the commanding officer of the custody division as
three hundred twenty-five {325) subjects. These arrest statistics
are based on a Wednesday, April 29, 1992 through Monday, May 4,
1992 period. For a comparable Wednesday through Sunday period, in
this case June 10, 1992 through June 1 · , 1992, the number of
subjects arrested by the Department totalled one hundred {100). In
a "normal" month {March 1992), the Department generates between
four hundred seventy-five {475) and five hundred twenty-five {525)
arrests.
A copy of a short form arrest report, commonly used during the
disturbances for 459/496/463 PC arrests, and an identifying tag for
recovered/booked property are included in this package. The short
form arrest report has undergone minor modifications, based upon
input from investigating officers; however, the "new" form was not
utilized during the disturbances. A copy of an abbreviated crime
report, specifically targeting burglaries reported after the
disturbances subsided, is also enclosed.
When the necessity for mutual aid became apparent, the command
staff contacted the Watch Commander at Lennox Station of the Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Department. That individual, in turn,
referred the mutual aid request to the LASO Emergency Operations
Center {EOC). Although this Department is within Area "G" of the
mutual aid contingency plan, the scope of the problems forced the
EOC to solicit assistance from outside the immediate area normally
associated with Area "G".
Copies of the damage assessment reports, compiled by Fire
Department personnel, are also enclosed for your review. Finally,
a copy of the advertisement run by the City of Inglewood as a full
page spread in a Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times, is
enclosed.
If you need any further information or assistance, please feel free
to contact either Lt. Jack Frazier, who developed the initial
contingency plan and compiled a great deal of the resultant
statistics, at {310) 412-5525, or me at {310) 412-5196. The
Department would appreciate a copy of any conclusions your
committee develops from this study, and particularly any maJor
incident plans submitted for review by any police agencies of a
comparable size.
} er/d;lf
John W. Hough
Sergeant
·•.
April 22, 1992
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
INTELLIGENCE
CITY OF INGLEWOOD
INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION
CHIEF OF POLICE
ACTING C.O., OFFICE OF SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES ARISING
FROM A POSSIBLE UNPOPULAR VERDICT IN THE RODNEY
KING CASE.
A verdict in the criminal case involving four Los Angeles Police Officers ( commonly referred
to as the Rodney King case) is expected within the next few weeks. There is some speculation
that should there be some acquittals or a mis-trial in the case, members of the Black Community
might voice their displeasure by conducting various demonstrations.
As of this date, the Department has no knowledge of any planned demonstrations within the city
of Inglewood. The Intelligence Section is staying on top of the situation and will advise of any
information that they receive.
In assessing the likelihood spontaneous demonstrations occurring it has been determined that the
most probable places for those demonstrations arising is at one or both of the senior high schools
within the city. The reasoning for this deduction is that is where we would find already existing
groups with a high social consciousness. Inglewood High would be of more concern than
Morningside High School because of its proximity to the downtown area. Of course an unusual
occurrences could happen at any location within the city.
MISSION
The mission of the Inglewood Police Department, should there be any unusual occurrence due
to an unpopular verdict in the Rodney King case, is to prevent personal injury and property
damage, preserve the peace, protect peoples' rights, effect arrests for violations of the law, and
to manage crowds as necessary. It will not be the Department's intent to interfere with anyone's
Constitutional Rights to demonstrate in a lawful and peaceful manner.
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PLAN OF ACTION
The Special Operations Division and the Traffic Division will have primary response obligation
during working hours. Should an unusual occurrence of a significant magnitude happen during
hours when those Division's are not on duty, Patrol will maintain the situation and those two
Divisions will be immediately activated. It is the intent of this plan to do everything possible not
to draw on the resources of the Patrol Division.
During the next two weeks, or until a verdict is handed down both the Special Operations
Division and the Traffic Division will increase their monitoring of those two schools. The
intelligence Sergeant will maintain a liaison with Officials of the Inglewood Unified School
District.
Any unusual occurrence of a significant magnitude will cause a command post to be established
and the following personnel to be deployed:
PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN
Lieutenants 03
Sergeants 07
Officers 39
Cadets 01
Sr. S.E.O. 01
S.E.O. 10
Total Personnel 63
DEPLOYMENT
I. Command Post
Incident Commander
Assistant Incident Cmdr
Booking Officer
Booking Officer
Video Technicians
Lieutenant J. Frazier
Sergeant W. Siddall
Officer K. Lawrence
Cadet
Identification Unit
II. Initial Response
Tactical Commander
Team Leader
(Tactical Teams)
Team Leader
Team Leader
Lieutenant T. Johnson
Sergeant P. Roberts
Sergeant J. Knapp
Sergeant T. Rowson
CONTINGENCY PLAN
Team 1
Ofer. R. Myers
Ofer. A. Brown
Ofer. J. Canatsey
Ofer. W. Jaramillo
Ofer. J. Jordan
Ofer. D. Young
Ofer. S. Cohen
Ofer. R. Gaunt
Intelligence Officers
Sgt. H. Moret
Mobil Perimeter
Team 2
Ofer. P. Mitchell
Ofer. M. Hart
Ofer. R. Ausmus
Ofer. T. Chumley
Of er. S. Gentry
Ofer. H. Aguirre
Ofer. S. Overly
Ofer. D. Seymour
Inv. B. Vargas
Team 3
Ofer. R. Regan
Ofer. D. Brown
Ofer. J. Pesquera
Ofer. D. Robinson
Ofer. Y. Garcia
Ofer. B. Mylar
Ofer. W. Cross
Ofer. M. Marshall
Inv. T. Baxter
Mobil Unit Commander
Mobil Unit Supervisor
Mobil Unit Supervisor
Lieutenant G. Joseph
Sergeant R. Jackson
Sergeant F. Pearlstein
Ofer. B. Boyd
Ofer. J. Maggio
Ofer. E. Ridens
1 Sr. S.E.O.
UNIFORM OF THE DAY
Ofer. R. Richmond Ofer. S. Guillen
Of er. S. Chezek Of er. L. Salit
Ofer. R. Pesquiria Ofer. J. Winters
10 S.E.O.'s
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The uniform of the day for all assigned officers and S.E.O. 's shall be regulation uniform (short
sleeve or long sleeve), Sam Browne gear, helmets and batons. Intelligence officers shall wear
plain clothes.
OPERATIONS
The Incident Commander, Tactical Commander, or Mobil Unit Commanders will determine
when arrests will be made. Team leaders will have radios and Polaroid cameras. All arrests
will be video taped by video technicians.
If necessary tactical teams will maintain the integrity of any police lines which may have been
established. They will enforce any violations of law against any person in a fair and impartial
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manner. K-9 officers assigned to the Tactical Teams shall not deploy K-9's except with the
expressed consent of the Incident and/ or Tactical Commanders.
The Mobil Unit Commander shall deploy and direct motor officers around the perimeter of the
occurrence to minimize traffic congestion, cite violators if necessary, and assist the Tactical
Teams and S.E.O. 's when needed.
S.E.O. 's shall direct traffic where needed, impound and store vehicles, facilitate transportation
vans running shuttles between the incident scene and field booking location. Sworn officers will
provide security for S.E.O. 's.
Prisoner Transportation
If necessary, A field jail will be set up in the area of the Command Post. The Jail Van and two
Community Service Vans will be utilized for transportation. Appropriate personnel will be
assigned at that time to handle that function.
Communications
All communications for the operation will be conducted on channel 4 which will be restricted
during the operation.
Press Relations
All requests for press information shall be referred to the PIO or his designee and/or the Incident
Commander:
Sergeant Alex Perez
Officer Calvin Smith
Additional Personnel
If additional personnel is needed during business hours, the Office of Criminal Investigation and
the Narcotics Division will be activated. Every effort will be extended not to draw resources
from the Patrol Divisions.
If additional personnel is needed after regular business hours a Department wide call-out will
be made. The procedures for a Department wide call-out shall be as follows:
Who To Call
All Sworn officers from the Chief of Police to the last officer hired.
. ...
CONTINGENCY PLAN PAGES
All Identification Technicians
All Jailors
The Records Manager and supervisors
All Police Cadets
All Property Officers
What To Say
Advise the personnel you contact that we are having a Department wide call-out
due to a major strike. Ask for an E.T.A.
Uniform-of-the-day for all officers other than narcotic officers and intelligence
officers shall be regulation police uniforms, full leather, helmets, and batons.
Narcotic officers and intelligence officers shall have available batons, helmets,
Sam Browne or utility belts
Personnel not assigned to the initial response teams shall report to the police
station and await further instructions.
What To Do
Mutual Aid
Record on the Department Call-Out Log the name of the person called, the time
of the call, their E.T.A., and their comments, i.e., (no answer ... message left on
machine, etc.) Use personal pagers if they are available.
Mutual Aid will be requested by the Incident Commander only after all available resources have
been exhausted by the Inglewood Police Department.
J .R. FRAZIER
LIEUTENANT
,,,
CITY OF INGLEWOOD
INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION
May 4, 1992
TO: CI'IY ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: CHIEF OF POLICE
SUBJECT: CML DISTURBANCE IN INGLEWOOD
On April 29, 1992, at approximately 3:00 PM, the verdicts in the Simi Valley trial of the four
Los Angeles Police Department officers in the Rodney King incident were made public.
Within hours violence erupted in the vicinity of Florence Avenue and Normandie Avenue.
As the crowds swelled and swept through the streets in the area, sporadic looting and fires
occurred to the businesses. Drivers and pedestrians travelling through the affected area
were assaulted as hovering helicopter news crews broadcast live coverage of the events.
Due to the rapidly escalating violence in Los Angeles and the underlying tensions and
hostilities surrounding the verdicts, AM Watch personnel and I.P.D. Reserve Officers were
called into the station at approximately 6:20 PM to augment PM Watch patrol personnel
already on the street. By 8:30 PM, patrol officers had already sustained broken windows on
a patrol vehicle and been targeted by gunfire in the area of 101st Street and Prairie Avenue.
At 8:45 PM, Lt. Frazier, who coordinates the Department's response to civil disobedience,
was notified of the rising level of violence in the City. He activated his team of officers and
supervisors initially developed as a response to the pending Hollywood Park race track labor
dispute.
At about 10:00 PM, two officers from the Anti-Crime Team observed a masked subject
armed with a handgun stalking a motorist in a vehicle in the vicinity of Century Boulevard
and Van Ness Avenue. An officer involved shooting ensued, with two subjects sustaining
gunshot wounds from the officers' gunfire. One subject sustained a serious gunshot wound
and the second subject sustained a minor wound. Neither officer was injured in this incident.
This incident was later determined to be a dispute over looted alcohol between the target
of the O.1.S. and another vehicle.
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Looting was reported at the "Big House of Chrome" at Manchester and 11th Avenue at
about 10: 15 PM. Responding officers observed hordes of looters fleeing from the location
in all directions, resulting in an "officer needs help" call. For the next forty-five minutes, the
number of ''burglary," "shots fired," and "415 group" radio calls spiralled upward at a
tremendous rate.
At about 11:00 PM, another officer involved shooting occurred at the "Gold Exchange" at
Manchester Boulevard and 3rd Avenue as officers encountered looters within the building
and immediately came under fire from within the structure. After the gunfire subsided, four
suspects had sustained gunshot wounds from the officers' gunfire. None of the suspects
sustained life-threatening injuries. None of the officers were injured in this incident. At
least twenty-five subjects were arrested at the location for burglary/looting. The structure
was totally gutted as a result of the ensuing arson fire set by the looters prior to the officers
arrival.
By shortly after 11:00 PM, all available sworn personnel within the Department were being
notified to respond for deployment on the streets as the Department initiated a tactical alert.
In an attempt to insulate the City from the wild fire of violence sweeping South-Central Los
Angeles, officers were assigned in multi-officer teams to twelve strategic, fixed positions
within the City. Some teams were concentrated along the major thoroughfares on the
eastern side of the City to monitor and/or restrict the flow of traffic from South-Central Los
Angeles into Inglewood. Other teams were established along the northern end of the city
to provide similar surveillance and protection. The remaining teams were deployed in the
areas with major concentrations of businesses and City owned facilities to combat burglaries,
arson, and looting.
At about midnight, another officer involved shooting occurred in the vicinity of LaBrea
Avenue and Centinela Avenue. Uniformed officers observed a burglary in progress and
attempted to stop the suspects' vehicle. Rather than yield to the officers, the suspect vehicle
attempted to strike them, resulting in an officer involved shooting as the officers fired at the
suspects in the vehicle. The suspect managed to escape the area. It is unknown if any of
the suspects in the vehicle were struck by the officers' gunfire; however, none of the officers
was injured.
Uniformed officers observed possible looting suspects in the vicinity of Crenshaw Boulevard
and Manchester Boulevard at about 2:35 AM on April 30, 1992. A short vehicular pursuit
ensued, with the suspect vehicle careening out of control northbound Crenshaw Boulevard
at 81st Street, striking a curb, and overturning. Despite the overturned vehicle, the suspects,
two males and a female, sustained only minor injuries. No officers were injured during the
pursuit and no police vehicles were damaged.
The level of activity and resultant arrests created a burgeoning jail inmate population,
straining the capacity of the Department's facility. Twenty-six (26) suspects were booked for
various offenses from 5:00 PM April 29, 1992 to 11:59 PM April 29, 1992. Santa Monica
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Police Department accepted inmates for temporary housing at their jail facility in an attempt
to ease the overcrowded conditions.
A summary of the CADS history for the Department for the period 6:00 PM April 29, 1992
to 6:00 AM April 30, 1992 revealed two hundred and seventy-seven (277) calls for police
assistance received by Communications Division. In addition, seventy-seven (77) calls for
response by the Fire Department were received during the same period. All sworn
Department personnel were placed on twelve hour shifts for an indefinite period of time.
Shift rosters were developed assigning all available personnel to one of the two shifts, with
all days off, vacation, and comp time off canceled.
As dawn broke on April 30, 1992, the Department began to solidify a deployment plan for
the augmented patrol forces. The City was divided into six patrol beats, to be covered by
a minimum of four units, or eight officers and two sergeants, per beat. Fixed positions were
established to safeguard strategic commercial and City centers from further violence and/or
property destruction. Specific areas of concern were libraries, parks, City Hall and major
commercial establishments not yet seriously impacted by burglary or fire.
From the total pool of available personnel, approximately eighty (80) officers and seventeen
(17) supervisors were assigned to a "day watch" shift of 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight, while
approximately fifty-eight (58) officers and thirteen (13) supervisors were assigned to an
"evening watch" shift of 12:00 midnight to 12:00 noon. Staff and support personnel were not
included in this deployment schedule.
Both the command van and the SW AT van were mobilized and deployed at a command
post established in the parking lot, of the abandoned Sears building at Manchester Boulevard
and Hillcrest Blvd. All available Departmental resources were utilized, including providing
Inglewood Fire Department personnel with SWAT vests. The vast expanse of the Sears
building parking lot allowed sufficient space for parking all available Departmental vehicles,
both plain and marked, and providing a staging area for officers and supervisory personnel.
As police personnel began to arrive from outside agencies providing mutual assistance, the
Sears building parking lot allowed the necessary space for their similar functions and
responsibilities.
The activity level began to swell at about 1:30 PM on April 30, when Hawthorne Police
Department requested assistance to quell a major disturbance at the Hawthorne Mall.
Within twenty minutes, at about 1:50 PM, an officer involved shooting occurred at the Big
Five Sporting Goods store at 301 S. Market Street as officers interrupted a burglary/looting
in progress. Neither the suspects nor the officers sustained any injuries during this incident.
Mutual assistance from local South Bay agencies began arriving in the City during the
afternoon hours of April 30, 1992, as officers from Culver City, El Segundo, Palos Verdes
Estates, and Redondo Beach Police Departments were deployed throughout the City.
Burglaries and looting plagued virtually every commercial area throughout the city at an
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unabated pace. Reports of "shots fired" and fires continued at a parallel rate.
At about 7:15 PM, Kelley Cleaners at West Boulevard and Hyde Park Boulevard reported
that over two hundred fifty (250) police uniforms had been stolen from the business during
a burglary/looting. The United States Secret Service and the Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms Bureau were advised of the loss of the uniforms, in the event that it might present
a problem for future presidential security details.
A television news crew and cameraman, accompanied by an officer from the Community
Affairs Division, ventured out into the City with a Department supervisor at about 8:00 PM
to record the events unfolding around them.
The second day of the civil disturbances witnessed the arrival of a full complement of mutual
aid assistance from diverse agencies throughout Southern California. Officers/deputies
arrived at the command post from Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Fontana, San Luis Obispo
County Sheriff, San Bernardino County Sheriff, Beaumont, Ontario, Chino, Redlands,
Upland, Barstow, Montclair, and Colton. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
provided a mobile command and communications center for its personnel, equipped in a
semi-truck and trailer.
On May 1, 1992, at approximately 8:00 PM, eighty-two (82) National Guard personnel
arrived in the City to be deployed at fixed check points to monitor and restrict both
pedestrian and vehicular traffic during the curfew hours.
The total mutual aid personnel deployed throughout the City, at the height of the
disturbances, totalled one hundred thirty-eight (138). Arrangements were made with both
the Tradewinds Motel and the Days Inn Hotel for overnight accommodations for both
Department personnel and mutual aid personnel.
Two San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department deputies and a sergeant sustained minor
to moderate injuries at Manchester Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue at about 1:44 AM on
May 1 when a speeding vehicle travelling westbound on Manchester Boulevard struck one
of the marked patrol vehicles in the intersection being utilized as a roadblock. Although the
patrol vehicles had their overhead emergency lights fully activated, the suspect vehicle
attempted, unsuccessfully, to negotiate a path between the patrol vehicles.
The suspect vehicle struck the rear of one of the patrol vehicles at a high rate of speed,
pushing it approximately fifty (50) feet westbound from the intersection. As the patrol
vehicle was slammed backward, it struck a deputy and a sergeant standing adjacent to the
driver side. The second deputy was injured as he sat in the right rear seat of the patrol
vehicle.
The suspect, who was not injured after the traffic collision, was determined to be under the
influence of an alcoholic beverage. Subsequent tests showed that his blood alcohol level was
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more than three times the legal limit. Although he was travelling out of the darkened,
ravaged area of Los Angeles just east of Inglewood, there was no evidence that he had been
involved in any burglary or looting.
From midnight, April 30, 1992 to 11:59 PM April 30, 1992, the Custody Division accepted
sixty-three (63) new bookings, which, coupled with the subjects already in custody,
overwhelmed the twenty-nine (29) person capacity of the jail facility. Santa Monica Police
Department accepted twenty-nine (29) arrestees, while El Segundo Police Department
accepted two (2) prisoners.
Of significance was the continued increase in the number of bookings for burglary, as the
augmented patrol forces seemed more capable of effectively combating the waves of
burglaries and looting throughout the City. Rather than simply racing from one report of
burglary or looting to another, the officers were now able to effect more arrests and impact
the problems.
A review of the CADS history for the Department for the period from 6:00 AM April 30,
1992 to 6:00 AM May 1, 1992 revealed six hundred and sixty-one (661) calls for service
generated. The Inglewood Fire Department responded to one hundred sixty-four (164) calls
· for assistance during the same period.
In addition, the military personnel were deployed to augment Department personnel at fixed
positions maintained at those major commercial establishments not completely devastated
by either looting or fires. The downtown business district was patrolled by National
Guardsmen. All National Guardsmen details were accompanied by a member of the
Department to facilitate both communications and enforcement of applicable laws and the
emergency curfew order. The military personnel were housed at Rogers Park.
As the City began to slowly return to some semblance of normalcy, emphasis was shifted to
more mundane tasks. Although calls for police assistance on both burglaries and looting
continued, the volume of calls lessened dramatically. Attention was slowly shifted to
monitoring normal activities at open businesses and regulating traffic at open gasoline
stations.
Offers of further mutual assistance from outside agencies were declined, with sufficient
mutual aid personnel already in the city and deployed. Some personnel from surrounding
agencies who had responded to the initial call for mutual aid assistance were dismissed and
returned to their respective cities.
To relieve the severe overcrowding situation in the jail, two busloads of prisoners, totalling
one hundred two (102) males and fifteen (15) females, were transferred to the custody of
the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department at their jail facilities. From midnight, May 1,
1992 to 11:59 PM May 1, 1992, the Custody Division accepted sixty-four (64) additional
bookings, the majority of which were arrested for either burglary/looting or curfew violations.
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A summary of the CADS history for the period 6:00 AM May 1, 1992 to 6:00 AM May 2,
1992 reveals four hundred ten ( 410) calls for police assistance, coupled with forty-seven ( 47)
calls for service for the Inglewood Fire Department.
On May 2, 1992 the level of activity continued a sustained reduction, with the CADS history
indicating three hundred forty-seven (347) calls for police assistance and fifty (50) calls for
Inglewood Fire Department assistance during the period from 6:00 AM May 2, 1992 to 6:00
AM May 3, 1992.
In the early morning hours of May 3, 1992 the contingent of mutual aid deputies from San
Bernardino County Sheriffs Department was removed from field deployment. Between 3:30
AM and 4:00 AM both the deployed Inglewood Police Department reserve officers,
numbering approximately ten (10), and the Beaumont Police Department mutual assistance
officers, numbering three (3), were dismissed. By dawn on May 3, all mutual assistance
officers had been removed from field deployment and were in the process of returning to
their agencies.
Due to the curfew, and the highly visible police and National Guard presence at both fixed
positions and moving throughout the City, the level of criminal activity was severely
suppressed. Some burglaries and looting continued, but primarily at those businesses already
gutted by fire or previously looted. The overall level of criminal activity seemed to be far
less than normal for a comparable period before the massive deployment of personnel.
From midnight, May 2, 1992 to 11:59 PM May 2, 1992, seventy-five (75) prisoners were
booked at the Inglewood Jail. This reflected a dramatic increase in curfew violations and
a concomitant significant decrease in burglary/looting arrests. One hundred fifty-eight (158)
prisoners had been transported to Los Angeles County Jail facilities since the beginning of
this incident.
From 6:00 AM May 3, 1992 to midnight, May 3, 1992, only two hundred twenty-four (224)
calls for police assistance were received by Communications Division. Thirty-one (31) calls
for Fire Department assistance were answered in this same time period. This reflects the
continued decline in criminal activity since its peak on April 30, 1992.
One incident of significance occurred on May 3, 1992. At approximately 4:50 PM, in the
vicinity of Manchester Boulevard and Crenshaw Boulevard two I.P.D. officers manning a
fixed position reported numerous shots fired at them. After the arrival of several assisting
officers, a suspect and handgun were taken into custody without incident. No shots were
fired by the officers and neither officers, nor suspect, were injured during the confrontation.
A tour of the commercial areas of the city at about 11:00 PM on May 3, 1992, on a street
by street basis, revealed the following totals for burned, damaged, or looted buildings.
Twenty-eight (28) buildings and/or businesses were either gutted by fire or sustained
significant major structural damage. In developing this total, each separate business within
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one building was considered as a separate entity. One hundred forty-one (141) buildings
exhibited visible evidence of either a burglary or looting. Once again, each separate business
within one building was considered a separate entity in the total.
This total of one hundred forty-one (141) buildings/businesses does not include those
buildings/businesses either gutted by fire or having sustained significant structural damage.
It might logically be assumed that those businesses gutted or significantly damaged by fire
were also victimized by burglary and/or looting.
As of 8:00 AM on May 4, 1992, the National Guard troops deployed throughout the City will
be withdrawn and returned to their headquarters in Van N uys.
In summation, as of 7:00 AM on May 4, 1992, no officers had been injured during this civil
disturbance. Three officer involved shooting incidents had occurred, with five subjects
sustaining gunshot wounds, one of which resulted in the death of a suspect.
No citizens were killed during the days and nights of this disturbance. The level of activity
rose dramatically during the evening hours of April 29, . 1992, finally peaking throughout
April 30, 1992.
With some modifications to allow our officers relief, the Department will continue the 12/12
deployment until the surrounding jurisdictions return to normal operational modes. Staffing
and tactics will be continually evaluated to ensure our ability to quickly respond to any
policing need that arises in the days ahead.
OLIVER M. THOMPSON
Chief of Police
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STATISTICAL TOTALS
For the period 6:00 PM April 29, 1992 until 11:59 PM May 3, 1992 a total of one thousand
nine hundred and nineteen (1,919) calls for police assistance were answered. For the same
period three hundred sixty-nine (369) calls for assistance for the Inglewood Fire Department
were answered.
For the period 5:00 PM April 29, 1992 until 4:00 AM May 4, 1992, the Custody Division of
the Department accepted three hundred twelve (312) arrestees into the jail facility.
Three (3) reported officer involved shooting incidents occurred from 6:00 PM April 29, 1992
until 8:00 AM May 4, 1992, resulting in injuries to five (5) suspects. No officers were
injured during the shooting incidents, nor were there any resultant deaths of suspects.
One hundred thirty-eight (138) I.P.D. officers and thirty (30) supervisors were deployed in
a uniform capacity throughout the City during this incident. Eighty (80) officers and
seventeen (17) supervisors were deployed during the "day" shift, while fifty-eight (58) officers
and thirteen ( 13) supervisors were deployed during the "night" shift. The hours of the "day"
shift were predominantly 1000 to 2200, while "night" shift was from 2200 to 1000 hours. The
totals do not include command staff personnel, nor support personnel at the station.
Eigty-two (82) military personnel from the National Guard were deployed throughout the
city. One hundred thirty-eight (138) officers and/or deputies from mutual aid agencies
throughout Southern California responded to the City. The mutual aid agencies included
Culver City, El Segundo, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach,
Fontana, San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Department, San Bernardino County Sheriffs
Department, Beaumont, Chino, Ontario, Redlands, Upland, Barstow, Montclair, and Colton.
Seventeen (17) agencies were represented in the mutual aid contingency. The number of
officers fluctuated slightly as agencies contributed manpower at different times during the
incident.
No Inglewood officers sustained any injuries during the incident. One ( 1) black and white
police vehicle was involved in a T /C resulting in moderate damage, while one (1) plain unit
was involved in a T/C resulting in minor damage. One (1) marked San Bernardino County
Sheriff's Department vehicle was struck in a T/C by a 23152 (A) VC driver and sustained
major damage. Two deputies and a sergeant from San Bernardino County Sheriff's
Department sustained minor injuries during this T /C.
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NAME ____________________ ALIAS _____________ ___;, ____ _
ADDRESS ___________________ CITY _____________ STATE ___ _
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PL ACE OF BIRTH DATE OF B IRTH OPER . OR CHAUF . LIC . NO .
SCAR OR .._..ARKS . ':> CCU P AT ION AND PL AC E O F E MP LO Y MEN T
CAR MAKE YEAR MODEL L I C. NO . COLOR STORED AT :
CLOTHING DE.SC . AWWS CHECK
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On ________________ at approximately,. _____ hours,
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were at the business , located at
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While at this business, the Officers observed defendant
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inside/exiting the business with the below listed property. This location was closed for
business at the time of this observation, due to a State of Emergency having been declared in
. Los Angeles County, and the defendant was looting the premises.
Pursuant to this. observation, the defendant was arrested for the indicated charge(s) and
brought to the Inglewood Police Department Jail for booking, on approval of the on-duty
Watch Commander. The property in possession of the defendant was seized by the Officers
and stored at Inglewood Police Department pending return to the business owner.
ARRESTING SERIAL
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2 C Apt/Condo 4� Anicla...t ,oGr.LMf 4� 1td.lfl ....... 3� Rans,cqd 22 � lnflictld llturJ
3� Dupitl/Toantlse S� Bllllrooa 50U,LMI SClalCunlr 4 C Dtftcltld 23 � Forced fldl · mowt
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7 � Starlll/Sllld 7CDllr 7 0 Door KicL',r, 6 C Ate/Drank on Prtfflas 25 � Simulated Wapan 1 � Walllln&1Drrv1n1
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1 � Fast Food
10 � Cull 111/Drlwlr lOCDud/Ylllt l0� Louwt 9 � Kna IDclbllll of Hid Fact Checi Cast11n1
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2 C C Acne 2 C C CasuaA C 2 0 C Accent 2 C C O,sgiused
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At the time this report was taken, there were no known suspects .
connected to this crime. During the civil disturbance, however, several
persons were arrested for looting businesses within the city. These
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LARGE DOLLAR LOSS STRUCT'URE FIRES:
3:30 PM April 29, 1992 - 8:00 AM May 3, 1992
622 N Centinela Mini Liquor Mart $ 80,000
740 N Centinela Mini Market $ 100,000
433 N La Brea Chief Auto
$ 450,000
437 N La Brea 711 Market
$ 400,000
4683 W Century Bl Mini Mall
Radio Shack $ 200;000
George's Restaurant $ 310,000
Judy's Donuts $ 180,000
Vacant $ 120,000
Mall 'l'otal
$ 810,000
10004 s. Hawthorne Bl Mini Mall
Video 101 $ 35,000
1 HR Photo $ 190,000
Century Cleaners $ 165,000
2 Guys Pizza $ 190,000
Hollypark Liquor $ 190,000
H & R Block $ 150,000
Nails Plus $ 150,000
Chinatown Express $ 30,000
Mall 'l'otal $1,100,000
2936 W Manchester Performance Plus
$ 850,000
2200 W Manchester Koo's Car Stereo $ 100,000
2200 W Manchester Happy Plants
$ 130,000
2401 W Manchester Gold Exchange
$ 80,000
8405 s Crenshaw May's Furniture $1,200,000
3240 W Century Mini Mall
Giant 1 HR Photo $ 250,000
U.S. Chinese Food $ 250,000
Giant Video $ 250,000
Mall 'l'otal
$ 750,000
3250 w century Nam's Arco
$ 200,000
2800 w Imperial Shopping Center
Tuxedo Plus
$ 50,000
Rent A Center
$ 925,000
center 'l'otal
$ 975,000
3188 W Imperial Commercial Bldg
Smorgasbord
$ 600,000
s & H Liquor
$ 135,000
Building 'l'otal
$ 735,000
,,OTAL LOSS FOR MAJOR STRUCT'URE FIRES
$7,760,000
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List of properties that have been posted due to fire damage.
2300 West Manchester Blvd
2204 West Manchester Blvd
2908 West Manchester Blvd
2930 West Manchester Blvd
8450 Eighth Avenue
10036 Hawthorne Blvd
4693 West Century Blvd
433 North La Brea
437 North La Brea
622 Centinela Ave
740 Centinela Ave
2802 West Imperial Highway
2810 West Imperial Highway
3188 - 90 West Imperial Highway
3240 West Century Blvd
3250 West Century Blvd
CITY OF INGLEWOOD
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DATE MAY 7, 1992
TO
FROM
SUBJECT
JOSE' G. ALVAREZ, SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING & SAFETY
STEPHEN P. MANN, SENIOR PLAN CHECK ENGINEER
FIELD INSPECTION AT SITES OF MAJOR STRUCTURE FIRES WITH
REGARD TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS
BACKGROUND
On Tuesday, May 5, 1992 a field inspection of all sites of major
structure fires in the City of Inglewood was conducted by the
undersigned with regard to the structural integrity of the
remaining building shells and possible future danger to human life
at these sites. Below is a list of these sites, addresses, brief
descriptions, and recommendations.
1. 622 N. Centinela Avenue Liquor Mart Wood frame
construction with one remaining easterly block wall. Building
is secure, no eminent structural hazard.
RECOMMENDATION - No immediate abatement necessary.
2. 7 40 N. Centinela Avenue - Mini Market - Existing exterior
block walls, building is secure. No eminent structural
hazard.
RECOMMENDATION - No immediate abatement necessary.
3. 3240 w. Century Blvd - Mini Mall, lHR Photo, Chinese Take-out
- Building is a total loss, was of wood frame construction
with some brick pilasters still remaining, building is secured
by a 5' high chain link fence, no eminent structural hazard.
RECOMMENDATION - No immediate abatement necessary, the area is
unsightly but does not present any immediate hazard.
4. 3250 w. Century Blvd - Nam's Arco Gas Station - A sheet metal
building with steel frame, no eminent structural hazard,
building is not secure.
RECOMMENDATION - No immediate abatement necessary. The
building should be secured by fencing or security gates to
prevent unauthorized entry.
5. 4693 W. Century Blvd - Mini Mall, Radio Shack, Restaurant -
Building was of wood frame with some masonry walls still
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standing. This building presents a structural hazard due to
unsupported exterior masonry walls.
RECOMMENDATION - Area should be fenced to prevent unauthorized
entry, building should be demolished or rebuilt immediately
since the unsupported exterior masonry walls constitute a
hazard to the adjacent public right of way.
8450 s. Crenshaw Blvd - May's Furniture - Wood frame structure
with one existing adjacent block wall to the south. This
building is a total loss. The property is not secured, and
existing 2-story unsupported exterior shell wall to the north
represents an extreme structural hazard to the public right of
way along Crenshaw Blvd and 84th Place.
RECOMMENDATION - Fence this area, protect the public right of
way, and demolish this building immediately.
7. 10004 s. Hawthorne Blvd - Mini Mall - Wood frame with block
walls remaining. This building is an L-shaped one story
shopping center with 6 suites burned out. It is unsecured and
the charred wood mansard overhang in adjacent video store
constitutes a structural hazard.
RECOMMENDATION Fence burned out areas to prevent
unauthorized entry and repair charred mansard overhang at
adjacent video store prior to allowing them to re-open for
business.
8. 2800 W. Imperial Hwy - Crenshaw Imperial Shopping Center,
Tuxedo Plus Rental Center - Wood frame structure with some
-brick and masonry block walls, minor smoke and fire damage
only, no immediate hazard.
RECOMMENDATION - No immediate abatement necessary.
O 9 . 318 8 W. Imperial Hwy - Commercial Building, Smogasboard,
Liquor Store - This building is a total loss, wood frame
construction, unsecured. Severe structural hazard to public
right of way on Imperial and adjacent alley to the east due to
unstable exterior walls and mansard overhanging public
sidewalk.
RECOMMENDATION - Secure building immediately, fence off alley
and immediate sidewalk fronting the building. Demolish this
building immediately.
~ 10. 433 & 437 N. La Brea - Chief Auto, 7-11 Store - Wood frame
structure, building is a total loss. Dangerous condition due
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to unsupported exterior stucco walls and charred mansard
overhangs.
RECOMMENDATION - Fence area to secure the building, demolish
and remove remaining walls immediately.
011. 2200 w. Manchester Blvd. - Koo's Stereo, Happy Plants - Wood
frame with some exterior masonry walls remaining, steel truss
roof system (bar-joist) has been severely damaged by the fire.
This building is structurally unstable, rear block wall is
leaning, roof in danger of collapse, mansard overhanging
public sidewalk in danger of collapse.
RECOMMENDATION - Secure building with fencing, close off
public sidewalks on Manchester and Van Ness surrounding the
structure, demolish immediately.
12. 2401 w. Manchester Blvd. - Gold Exchange - Wood frame
building, minor smoke and fire damage, secured.
RECOMMENDATION - No immediate abatement is necessary.
( 13. 2936 W. Manchester Blvd - Performance Plus Auto - Wood frame,
some masonry walls still standing. Not secured, unsupported
free standing exterior block walls are a hazardous condition.
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RECOMMENDATION - Fence structure to secure from entry, close
sidewalk along frontage, demolish immediately.
Respectfully submitted,
Senior Plan Check Engineer
cc: TDeB
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LOeATION BUSINESS CONDmoN PROPERTY OWNER BUSINESS OWNER ESTIMATED COMMENTS
RECOMMENDATION LOSS
622 N. Centinela Ave. Hyde Parle Liquor No Immediate Abatement 622 Centinela Inc. GiJouh Yoo $80,000
One Block Wall Remaining 750 S. Spaulding #350
Building Secure L.A., CA 90036
No Immediate Haz.ard (213) 857-5845
740 N. Centinela Ave. World Oil Mini Mkt. No Immediate Abatement Bernard & Florence Roth Dae KyumKim $100,000
Building Secure 9302 S. Garfield Ave. Teshome Abebe,Agent
No Immediate Haz.ard South Gate, CA 90280 (310)419-9990
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Structural Hu.ard . Moses & Barbara Lerner (310) 539-5935
9879 Santa Monica Bl. (310) 865-2712
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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RECOMMENDATION LOSS
4683 W. Century BI. Radio Shack #3017 Secured by Fencing Gayluck Corp. Tandy Corp. $200,000
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8450 S. Crenshaw BI. May's Furniture Secured by Fencing Edwin N. May Edwin. N. May $1,200,000
Total Loss 179 Barlock Ave ..
Demolish ASAP LA. , CA 90049
(310) 472-1915
I 10004 S. Hawthorne BI. Video 101 Secure by Fencing Century Parle Tri Ctr. Kim-Huat Koo $35,000
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LO.CATION BUSINESS CONDffiON PROPERTY OWNER BUSINESS OWNER ESTIMATED COMMENTS
RECOMMENDATION LOSS
110012 S. Hawthorne Bl. 1 Hr. Photo Secure by Fencing Century Parle Tri Ctr. Sang Sun Kwak $190,000
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RECOMMENDATION LOSS
08 W. Imperial Hwy. Tuxedo Plus No Immediate Abatement Pursche Gillingham Ltd. Orville Cole $50,000
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(213) 321-8471
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Koo's Car Stereo
Happy Plants
Gold Exchange
Performance Plus
Multiple Unit
Structure
CONDmON
RECOMMENDATION
Secured by Fencing
Severely Fire Damaged
Rear Wall Leaning
Demolish ASAP
Secured by Fencing
Severely Fie Damaged
Rear Wall Leaning
Demolish ASAP
No Immediate Abatement
Minor Smoke & Fire Damage
Building Secured
Secured by Fencing
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PROPERTY OWNER BUSINESS OWNER ESTIMATED COMMENTS
LOSS
Arnold M. Cowan Chang Hyun Koo $100,000
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214 Ave D (310) 316-7700
Redondo Beach, CA (310) 316-2348
Matilda Burnett Tires Wheels Etc. Inc. $850,000
10490 Wilshire Bl. #901 P. 0. Box 5719
L.A., CA Gardena, CA 90249
Rosalyn Feldman, Pres.
(310) 578-5207
TOTAL $7,760,000
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