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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A group of Los Angeles police officers joined together today to file a lawsuit against a website owner who alleges to offer a bounty for killing law enforcement officers, police said.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) requested that a judge immediately intervene and order the website owner to take down the 'killer cops' website out of concerns for officers and members of their family.
The Los Angeles Police Department mistakenly released the location of about 9,000 officers through California Public Records Act requests, including those who work high-profile assignments and undercover operations, LAPPL said in a statement.
With the release of the information, the owner of the ''killer cops'' website was able to download the sensitive material and post it online, placing bounties on the officers whose information were shared, according to LAPPL President Craig Lally.
Attorneys representing the LAPPL has served a cease-and-desist notice on Twitter and Goggle to request the immediate removal of the 'killer cops'' website from their platform.
Robert Rico, general counsel of the LAPPL, says that ''the colossal blunder perpetuated by the LAPD'' needs to be addressed with a zero-tolerance approach by the two social media companies, including a lifetime ban of the owner of the 'killer cops' website.''
Members from the Los Angeles Police Commission met on Tuesday to express concerns and frustration over how the information of LAPD officers got leaked to the public.
''This dangerous and abhorrent threat has further endangered every police officer, as well as their families, and we will be asking a judge to immediately intervene to protect our members,'' Lally said.