Robert Port attends a screening of “Twin Towers: Legacy,” a film he directed, in New York City last year. Last year, LAPD leaders quietly brought on a temporary consultant to advise on how to give the department’s battered public image a spit shine. Nor did it come up Feb 3. when, after a heated debate, the City Council approved the creation of a new LAPD communications strategist role with an annual salary of $191,000. AdvertisementA biography attached to his consulting proposal says he has been a reserve Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy for the last decade. He also suggested that he could advise a public relations firm previously hired by the LAPD to overhaul its marketing strategy.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 12, 2026 16:50 UTC