| (Oct. 30, 2020, 12:12 p.m.) -- Do recent shootings in Central LB and parts of NLB (LBREPORT.com coverage here, here, here, here, here and here in October with shooting dashboard since June 1 here) indicate that Long Beach is having a gang war?
No, says LBPD Commander of its Special Investigations Division, Don Mauk. In a roughly nine minute telephone conversation with LBREPORT.com publisher Bill Pearl, Commander Mauk fielded questions on recent shootings, gangs. and related matters (on-demand audio linked below.) Commander Mauk said the recent shootings have multiple motives that include gangs but also include narcotics and domestic violence. He said the shootings don't indicate a war between one specific gang and another gang. LBREPORT.com raised the issue of LBPD's Council-defunded (2013-2014) field anti-gang unit [20 officers + 2 sergeants.] Commander Mauk acknowledged that policing and resources had changed over the years and said [paraphrase] LBPD today has new resources that allow it to work more smartly, including using social networks, high tech and other means. Commander Mauk's LBPD online bio indicates he began his LBPD career in 1994 as a police officer, was promoted to Sergeant in 2008, to Lieutenant in 2015 and Commander in 2019. He's worked a variety of assignments including Patrol, Field Training Officer, Directed Enforcement, Hostage Negotiation Team, Support Bureau Office, Interim Jail Administrator. As a Lieutenant, he worked Patrol, Gang and Violent Crimes, and most recently in Robbery/Homicide. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from CSU Fullerton and is a graduate of the Sherman Block Leadership Institute. Commander Mauk serves on the Long Beach Police Historical Society and is a board member for the California Police Officers Association, Region X. To hear our conversation (Oct. 30) unedited on-demand, click here. |
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