1961-2002: A Nostalgic Journey of Love, Grief & Good Ol’ Fashioned War Stories

Imagine being a cop today and making less then $500 a month, no bullet proof vest, no Taser, no SWAT to call out to & only 6 rounds in your gun…

How would you fare?
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On this podcast episode I was joined by fellow officer, Andre Burton, as my co host.

We had the honor and privilege of interviewing a retired Deputy Chief from the LAPD, Maurice Moore, Academy Class of 5-61...

Maurice Moore is originally from Kansas City, Kansas. He grew up during a time when segregation still existed. He embarked on several journeys along the way for love, for his career and to discover his family roots.

Maurice Moore has had an illustrious career to say the least that spanned 4 decades. He joined the department in 1961. He’s been through two major riots, numerous chiefs, high profile cases, several fallen officers, historic police scandals & so many cultural changes over time. He has moved around and worked many of the agency's geographical stations, he’s worked several specialized units and moved up the ranks to Deputy Chief before he retired in 2002.

Although this podcast is almost 2-hours in length, we hardly touched the surface of all the historical events that Maurice has experienced as a police officer. I’m hoping we can podcast with him again so we can focus on key eras in his career. It was a pleasure to hear about his experience, leadership, positivity and sound advice he gives for the modern day cops.

As a side note, some sound edits were made to omit certain officer names, by his request, while still keeping the integrity of his story in place.
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"RAP Sheet"

1961:
Police Academy Class of 5-61
Narcotics Division
Central Station
University Station
Hollywood Station
North Hollywood Station
Juenile Division
Intelligence Division

1968:
Promoted to Sergeant
77th Station
Intelligence Division
Vice

1975:
Promoted to Lieutenant
Team Policing
Personnel Division
Metropolitan Division, C-Platoon
Office of Operat ions
Executive Officer

1980:
Promoted to Captain
Wilshire Captain
Captain-II
South Traffic Division
Captain-III
Southwest Station
West Los Angeles Station
Internal Affairs
Admninistrative VICE

1991:
Promoted to Commander.
Central Bureau
Headquarters Bureau
West Bureau
Chiefs Office

Year TBD
Promotoed to Deputy Chief
Special Assistant

Retired in 2002
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TIMELINE:

00:02:09 - A kid from Kansas
00:03:00 - The road to California and the love story that drove him back
00:06:00 - “The Green Book”
00:11:00 - Segregation, schools & local police
00:14:00 - Class of 5-61: The Police Academy & Jack Webb’s influence
00:26:00 - “Bob” the undercover narcotics rookie
00:35:00 - Probation, then vs now
00:42:00 - Police work before S.W.A.T.
00:49:00 - 1965 Watts Riots & the 1992 LA Riots
00:54:00 - Community Problems Unit
00:57:00 - The “Us Organization” vs militant groups
01:00:00 - Evergreen Cemetery: Families that built Los Angeles
01:02:00 - "The Onion Fields” Ian Campbell and lessons learned
01:07:00 - 10 police chiefs, leadership & the trifecta of LA’s power dynamic
01:15:20 - Personal leadership style
01:28:00 - Career advice & regrets
01:38:00 - Finding his roots in Kaufman, Texas
01:45:00 - "The Brown Derby” & historical gems of Los Angeles
01:47:00 - Dedications
01:52:00 - "I walked away from there, shattered”
01:53:30 - A final dedication