LAPD Counter-Terrorism Academy Opening

What:
Chief Bratton will announce the start of classes for the LAPD’s
National Counter-Terrorism Academy (NCTA) initiative

When:
Monday, March 10, 2008
10:10 a.m. Chief Bratton will address the class for 20 minutes (media are invited to film)
10:45 a.m. News conference

Where:
LAPD Ahmanson Recruit Training Center
5651 West Manchester Avenue
2nd Floor Rotunda
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Who:
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Police Chief William Bratton
Deputy Mayor Arif Alikhan
Deputy Chief Michael Downing
Frank Quiambao, Special Assistant, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security
Howard Husock, Vice President for Policy Research, Manhattan Institute
Ralph Morten, Senior Advisor, Lockheed Martin

Topics: The proceedings will focus on two main topics:

Overview of National Counter-Terrorism Academy (NCTA) pilot program for state and local law enforcement – a public-private partnership that will bring world-class training to mid-level public safety professionals

Discussion of Hydra, a high-tech training tool designed in the UK that the LAPD is in the process of acquiring; the LAPD will be the first law enforcement agency in the U.S. to have Hydra and will join 32 other installations throughout the world

For further information, contact Media Relations Section at 213-485-3586.