Officer Profile

Ralph Campos

Agency: LAPD
Rank: Police Officer III (police union director)
Division: Personnel 
Serial: 33975
Badge: —-
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Total Pay & Benefits (2023): $170,074

Misconduct

LAPD policy strictly prohibits officers from owning or engaging in private investigative companies or activities.

“employees shall discontinue their secondary employment as private investigators and divest themselves of all financial interests in any private investigative business.”

–LAPD Policy Volume 1, 270.35

 

Despite this clear directive, LAPD Officer Ralph Campos is identified as a co-owner of a company that conducts private investigative work. The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services has registered Green Knight Security as a licensed private investigator, which constitutes a violation of LAPD policy.

A public complaint was filed against Officer Campos on June 9, 2023 for violating LAPD policy 270.35. On October 10, 2024, the complaint against Officer Campos was sustained

Sustained complaint against LAPD Officer Ralph Campos for violating ban on working as private investigator

Additional LAPD Violations

Not only did Officer Campos violate LAPD policy by operating a private investigative business, but his partner in the company and listed principal is Stephen Michael O’Neill, a former LAPD officer and felon. O’Neill was dismissed from the LAPD after he and several other officers were involved in a drunken shooting spree while off-duty in July 1999.

O’Neill faced multiple charges, including one count of permitting a passenger to shoot from a vehicle and two misdemeanor counts related to driving under the influence. Ultimately, he pleaded guilty to a felony in connection with the incident.

By partnering with a convicted felon, Officer Ralph Campos not only undermines the integrity expected of LAPD officers but also violates LAPD policy.

Documents showing Ralph Campos’s ties Stephan O’Neal as well as his private investigative company Green Knight Security

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