In 2017, I decided to pull the plug on my more than 20 years as an LAPD reserve officer; besides, the commute from Texas was getting a little tiresome over the last three years. After retiring, I received several phone calls from fellow officers asking about the procedure and what they should expect.
Read MoreIf you haven’t personally purchased any ammunition since July 1, 2019, you may want to try during your next visit to the Academy/LAPRAAC. On that date, a new law (part of California Proposition 63) became effective, requiring vendors to run a background check when anyone, including peace officers, purchases ammunition.
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July 8, 2019, was a historic day for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Reserve Corps: It was the first time the Department presented a Patrol Rifle School exclusively for reserve officers. The school was taught by two full-time instructors, Police Officers II Jackie Chavez and Dan Soria, and four reserve officer instructors, Reserve Officers Jeff Weiherer, Steve Showler, Greg Yacoubian and Nick MacArthur.
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