Operation Protect the Innocent  NA22075rc

WHAT:
News Conference

WHEN:
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
8:30 a.m.

WHERE:
Los Angeles Police Headquarters Facility
Plaza Area
100 West 1st Street
Los Angeles 90012

WHO:
Chief of Police Michel Moore, Los Angeles Police Department
Assistant Chief, Alfred Labrada, Los Angeles Police Department
Assistant Chief Eddie Elizade, Alhambra Police Department
Chief of Police Jorge Cisneros, Anaheim Police Department
Chief of Police Roy Nakamura, Arcadia Police Department
Chief of Police Rocky Wenrick, Azusa Police Department
Chief of Police Robert A. Lopez, Baldwin Park Police Department
Chief of Police Scott B. Fairfield, Bell Gardens Police Department
Chief of Police Mark G. Stainbrook, Beverly Hills Police Department
Chief of Police Adam Hawley, Brea Police Department
Chief of Police Frank E. Nunes, Buena Park Police Department
Chief of Police Michael Albanese, Burbank Police Department
Chief Deputy Regional Administrator Jason Johnson, California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
Director Guillermo Viera Rosa, CDCR
Special Agent- in-Charge Sean Lozano, CDCR – Southern Region
Chief of Police Wes Simmons, Chino Police Department
Chief of Police Aaron Fate, Claremont Police Department
Chief of Police Henry Dominguez, Colton Police Department
Chief of Police David Povero, Covina Police Department
Chief of Police Manuel Cid, Culver City Police Department
Chief of Police Leslie R. Murray, Downey Police Department
Acting Chief Ben Lowry, El Monte Police Department
Chief of Police Jaime Bermudez, El Segundo Police Department
Chief of Police William Green, Fontana Police Department
Chief of Police Robert (Bob) Dunn, Fullerton Police Department
Chief of Police Tom DaRe, Garden Grove Police Department
Chief of Police Mike Saffell, Gardena Police Department
Chief of Police Carl Povilaitis, Glendale PD
Chief of Police Michael Cash, Guadalupe PD
Chief of Police Michael Ishii, Hawthorne PD
Chief of Police Paul LeBaron, Hermosa Beach PD
Assistant Special Agent Malachy Dillon, Homeland Security Investigations, Orange County
Supervisor Javier Soiza, Homeland Security Investigations, San Bernardino
Chief of Police Eric Parra, Huntington Beach Police Department
Chief of Police Mark Fronterotta, Inglewood Police Department
Chief of Police Michael Kent, Irvine Police Department
Chief of Police Adam Foster, La Habra Police Department
Chief of Police Colleen Flores, LA Verne Police Department
Chief of Police Jeff Calvert, Laguna Beach Police Department
Chief of Police Joseph Mariani, Lompoc Police Department
Chief of Police Wally Hebeish, Long Beach Police Department
Head Deputy Shanon Presby, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office
Acting Chief Joe Mendoza, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Chief of Police Rachel Johnson, Manhattan Police Department
Chief of Police Alan Sanvictores, Monrovia Police Department
Chief of Police Robert Avels, Montclair Police Department
Chief of Police Paul M. Espinosa, Montebello Police Department
Chief of Police Kelly Gordon, Monterey Park Police Department
Chief of Police Jon T. Lewis, Newport Beach Police Department
Chief of Police Mike Lorenz, Ontario Police Department
Assistant Sheriff Andy Stephens, Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Chief of Police Dan Adams, Orange Police Department
Chief of Police Jason Benites, Oxnard Police Department
Interim Chief Jason Clawson, Pasadena Police Department
Chief of Police Michael Ellis, Pomona Police Department
Chief of Police Andrew Salinas, Port Hueneme Police Department
Chief of Police Christopher Catren, Redlands Police Department
Chief of Police Joe Hoffman, Redondo Police Department
Chief of Police Mark Kling, Rialto Police Department
Deputy Chief Jennifer Villa, San Bernardino County Probation
Chief of Police Darren L. Goodman, San Bernardino Police Department
Captain Robert Trostle, San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department
Chief of Police Fabian Valdez, San Fernando Police Department
Chief of Police Eugene Harris, San Gabriel Police Department
Chief of Police David Valentin, Santa Ana Police Department
Chief of Police Sergio Mancilla, Santa Ana School Police Department
Chief Criminal Inv. Kristina Perkins Santa Barbara District Attorney Investigator
Chief of Police Marc Schneider, Santa Maria Police Department
Chief of Police Ramon Batista, Santa Monica Police Department
Chief of Police Travis Walker, Santa Paula Police Department
Chief of Police Philip L. Gonshak, Seal Beach Police Department
Acting Chief of Police Henry Amos, Sierra Madre Police Department
Chief of Police Carl Charles, Signal Hill Police Department
Chief of Police David M. Livingstone, Simi Valley Police Department
Chief of Police Darren Arakawa, South Gate Police Department
Chief of Police Brian Solinsky, South Pasadena Police Department
Chief of Police Jay Hart, Torrance Police Department
Inspector in Charge Caroll Harris III, United States Postal Inspector
Chief Alexander-Mingo, U.S Probation & Pretrial Services
Chief of Police, Tony Lee, University of California, Los Angeles Police
Acting Chief Marcelo Blanco, Upland Police Department
Deputy Chief Cloyce Conway, Ventura County District Attorney’s Office
Commander Jeff Miller, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department
Commander Joey DeLosReyes, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department
Chief of Police Darin Schindler, Ventura Police Department
Chief of Police Richard Bell, West Covina Police Department
Deputy Chief Cameron Knauerhaze, Westminster Police Department
Chief of Police Aviv Bar, Whittier Police Department

WHY:
During the week of September 6th through September 12th, 2022, the Los Angeles Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted Operation Protect the Innocent. The operation spanned five counties and involved over 64 affiliate law enforcement agencies. The purpose of the news conference is to highlight the results of the operation, educate the public on the dangers of internet activities involving children, and to provide educational resources for parents and caregivers.

VISUALS:
Educational flyers
Overview Map of arrests

CONTACT:
For inquiries, please contact Media Relations Division at (213) 486-5910