Steve Ballmer, Owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, Honored at the Los Angeles Police Foundation’s True Blue Gala NA15096SF

WHAT: The Los Angeles Police Foundation (LAPF) will honor Steve Ballmer at the celebrated True Blue Gala. During the event, guests will interact with more than twenty Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) specialized units that offer informative displays and demonstrations with the latest state-of-the-art police technology, vehicles, weapons and crime-prevention equipment rarely seen up close.

WHEN: Saturday, May 16, 2015 5:30 p.m. – Media Check-In 6:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. – Photo & Video Opportunity Honoree Steve Ballmer Tours LAPD Interactive Exhibits with Chief Charlie Beck 7:30 p.m. – LAPF True Blue Award Program Begins

WHERE: The Event Deck at L.A. LIVE 1005 Chick Hearn Court Los Angeles, California 90015

WHO: LAPF True Blue Honoree Steve Ballmer Los Angeles Elected Officials Los Angeles Police Commissioners LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck True Blue Event Co-Chairs Jim Wiatt & Jeffrey Glassman

VISUALS: LAPD personnel representing the specialized units will showcase the latest state-of-the-art police technology, vehicles and crime-prevention equipment.

Advanced Police Vehicle Black & White Airship Body Worn Video Equipment Bomb Squad Hazardous Materials Unit Incident Command Post Vehicle K-9 Units Mounted Platoon Off-road Motorcycle Detail Robbery-Homicide Division’s Cold Case Unit Scientific Investigation Division Forensics and Serology Unit Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Training Division Tactics Unit’s Force Options Simulator Underwater Dive Unit

About the Los Angeles Police Foundation

The mission of the Los Angeles Police Foundation is to create partnerships to provide resources and programs that help the LAPD perform at their highest level and to enhance LAPD-community relations. Since its founding in 1998, the LAPF has invested more than $23 million in grants to the LAPD in the areas of equipment and technology upgrades, specialized training, community outreach, and youth programs.

Projects funded by the Los Angeles Police Foundation include: Counter-Terrorism; Trauma Shooting Kits; Body Worn Video Equipment; Staff Morale & Wellness; Juvenile Impact Program; DNA Backlog; Community Relations; Traffic Safety and Professional Standards/Internal Affairs.

For more information on the Los Angeles Police Foundation, visit: www.lapolicefoundation.org.

Media Information and Event Coverage Contacts:

Pat Berni Los Angeles Police Foundation (213) 489-4636 / pat@lapolicefoundation.org

Police Officer Sara Faden LAPD Media Relations Section (213) 841-2064 / 30761@lapd.lacity.org