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John Caprarelli was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after working a cross section of assignments, his involvement in the infamous 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America robbery and shootout was the pinnacle of a 27 year police career. Between hobbies, he continues to speak at various venues regarding his career, the 1997 shootout and life lessons learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact John via email at john [@] uniformdecisions.com<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Los Angeles Police Department Bio:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Lead Officer, North Hollywood Division January, 1993 \u2014 July, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Assigned to Community Relations <\/li>
  • Assigned to Studio City & Sun Valley<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Training Officer, North Hollywood Division May, 1986 \u2014 January, 1993<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Assigned to Patrol <\/li>
    • Assigned to Special Problems Unit<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Police Officer, Hollywood Division July, 1984 \u2014 May, 1986<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Assigned to Prostitution Enforcement Detail <\/li>
      • Assigned to Undercover Narcotics<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Police Officer, Devonshire Division December, 1982 \u2014 July, 1984<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Assigned to Special Problems Unit <\/li>
        • Assigned to Patrol<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Los Angeles Police Academy June, 1982 \u2014 December, 1982 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Recruit Officer, graduating second in class <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Awards & Recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          LAPD Medal of Valor, 1998 (Link) \u2022 NAPO 1998 “National Top Cop Award\u201d (Link) \u2022 Numerous Department, City & Citizen Commendations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          John Caprarelli was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after working a cross section of assignments, his involvement in the infamous 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America robbery and shootout was the pinnacle of a 27 year police career. Between hobbies, he continues to speak at various venues regarding his career, the 1997 shootout and life lessons learned. Contact John via email at john [@] uniformdecisions.com Los Angeles Police Department Bio: Senior Lead Officer, North Hollywood Division January, 1993 \u2014 July, 2009 Assigned to Community Relations Assigned to Studio City & Sun Valley Training Officer, North Hollywood Division May, 1986 \u2014 January, 1993 Assigned to Patrol Assigned to Special Problems Unit Police Officer, Hollywood Division July, 1984 \u2014 May, 1986 Assigned to Prostitution Enforcement Detail Assigned to Undercover Narcotics Police Officer, Devonshire Division December, 1982 \u2014 July, 1984 Assigned to Special Problems Unit Assigned to Patrol Los Angeles Police Academy June, 1982 \u2014 December, 1982 Recruit Officer, graduating second in class Awards & Recognition LAPD Medal of Valor, 1998 (Link) \u2022 NAPO 1998 “National Top Cop Award\u201d (Link) \u2022 Numerous Department, City & Citizen Commendations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-549","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAbout the Author ⋆ Uniform Decisions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uniformdecisions.com\/site\/about-the-author\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About the Author ⋆ Uniform Decisions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"John Caprarelli was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. 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