Los Angeles Police Department Honors Officers for Bravery and Heroism

Authorities gathered to honor 14 Los Angeles Police Department officers, one of them posthumously, for acts of heroism and sacrifice at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2022. Carol Cassis/The Epoch Times

Showcasing raw body-cam footage of its officers successfully saving the lives of numerous victims—including the narrow save of a pilot by police seconds before a train slammed into the wreckage of his crashed plane—the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) honored officers at its annual ceremony on Oct. 20.

“There’s no harder job in America today than being a police officer,” LAPD Chief Michel Moore said while opening the “Above and Beyond Awards” event. “It’s a tireless and thankless job.”