Mike Downing

Deputy Chief at the Los Angeles Police Department and Commanding Officer of the Counter Terrorism Bureau

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Deputy Chief at the Los Angeles Police Department and Commanding Officer of the Counter Terrorism Bureau

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Michael Downing  is Deputy Chief in charge of the  LAPD’s Counter Terrorism Bureau .  In Washington last month, he told a congressional committee, there is “a vicious, amorphous and…

LAPD On Defensive Over "Muslim Mapping" Project

Michael Downing is Deputy Chief in charge of the LAPD’s Counter Terrorism Bureau .  In Washington last month, he told a congressional committee, there is “a vicious, amorphous and…

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