The Los Angeles Police Protective League—the largest Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) union representing over 9,000 sworn officers—filed a formal complaint against the department on March 20 for accidentally releasing the names and photos of several undercover officers to a watchdog group.
In mid-March, the police watchdog group Stop LAPD Spying Coalition—a grassroots anti-police surveilling group—launched “Watch the Waters,” an online database to search any LAPD officer by name or serial number.
