Brief

The Board of Police Commissioners is requesting authorization to pay a reward offer in connection with a hit-and-run investigation (DR No. 25-182721). The file was submitted to Council on July 16, 2026, and is currently pending review by the Public Safety Committee. Reward payments in criminal investigations require City Council approval before they can be issued.

Full summary

The Board of Police Commissioners has submitted a request for the City of Los Angeles to pay a reward offer in a hit-and-run case. The specific investigation is identified as DR No. 25-182721. Hit-and-run investigations can be difficult to solve, and reward offers are a standard investigative tool used to incentivize witnesses or others with information to come forward to law enforcement. The file was initiated by the Board of Police Commissioners on July 1, 2026, and formally referred to the City Council on July 16, 2026. The matter is now pending in the Public Safety Committee, which will review the request before it can proceed to the full Council for a vote. Under City Charter and municipal code provisions, reward payments from the City treasury must receive City Council authorization. As of the last update on July 16, 2026, the file has not yet moved beyond the Public Safety Committee referral stage. The file remains open and is not set to expire until July 16, 2028.

Activity (2)

• 2026-07-16 Board of Police Commissioners document(s) referred to Public Safety Committee.
• 2026-07-16 Document submitted by Board of Police Commissioners, dated July 1, 2026.

Documents (1)

• 2026-07-01 Report from Board of Police Commissioners · report