Officer Profile

Eric Watts

Agency: LAPD
Rank: Police Officer II
Division: Hollywood
Serial: 43716
Badge: 24390
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Employee Pay & Benefits (2023): $140,956

Misconduct

On January 21, 2024, at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas Avenue, an incident unfolded during the arrest of a man accused of being involved in a fight.

While the arrest was being recorded, LAPD Officer Watts was captured on video forcefully shoving a demonstrator.

Complaint filed for:

  • Unnecessary use of force

LAPD officer Eric Watts pushes pedestrian (video courtesy of Sean Beckner-Carmitchel)

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