An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer was arrested Tuesday morning for alleged assault with a deadly weapon in a residential neighborhood outside Los Angeles International Airport.
Six-year veteran Richard Podkowski, 28, was arrested at 5:20 a.m. near the 8600 block of Belford Avenue, according to booking records. Los Angeles police were responding to a call from a community member when they detained Podkowski after investigators completed an initial investigation.
For the record:
13:46 May 23, 2024An earlier version of this story said Richard Podkowski was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. He was arrested on suspicion of having committed that crime. He has not yet been charged.
An LAPD spokesperson said no one was hospitalized for the incident and declined to discuss the type of weapon used or the circumstances of the assault.
The department's internal affairs division began its own investigation that day and Podkowski was placed on paid administrative leave, according to the spokesperson.
Podkowski had been assigned to the Western Office, which covers the Hollywood and West Los Angeles communities and the Pacific, Wilshire and Olympic areas.
He is free after posting $30,000 bail, according to booking records.
Podkowski is due in court on June 11.
