LAPD Reports ‘Troubling’ Increase in Armed Robberies

A Los Angeles Police Department vehicle in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 6, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore reported Sept. 20 a “troubling” 52 percent increase in robberies with a firearm compared to 2019. Robberies overall are up 17 percent compared to the same time last year, according to the LAPD.

“Robberies are consistently a challenge” for the department, Moore said in a meeting with the Los Angeles Police Commission.