Reserve Academy Class 9-83R celebrated its 40th anniversary in September. The classmates include longtime Reserve Officers Charles Nicgorski and Candice Weber.

More than 20 LAPD reserve police officers transformed into waitstaff heroes for a Special Olympics Tip-A-Cop fundraising event at the California Pizza Kitchen on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Los Angeles on October 4. The unexpected charm of officers donning aprons over their full uniforms delighted diners, who had the opportunity to tip officers to benefit the Special Olympics fundraiser.

As reserve officers, we are often reminded in this publication or at the Twice a Citizen dinner that the Reserve Corps was born out of a need for officers during World War II.