article_snippet: In all, 38 LAPD employees worked about 320 hours to prepare for the January event at a downtown building and protect Rene 'The Boxer' Enriquez, 52, while he was there, the inspector general of the city's police commission wrote.
article_snippet: According to a report released Friday, a commanding officer at LAPD characterized the January event in December as a law-enforcement training session in asking Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Michael Downing to approve the use of department resources, which a commanding officer at LAPD did.
article_snippet: department resources, which he did would eventually include officers making three visits to Enriquez before Enriquez spoke, a police helicopter to scout Enriquez route to the building, and SWAT officers who secured the area.
article_snippet: Four LAPD officers attended, as did ten other 'high-ranking law-enforcement executives' from other agencies.
article_snippet: The LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles (pictured).
article_snippet: Los Angeles Police Commission is an independent civilian board that oversees the department.
highlights_snippet: LAPD employees worked about 320 hours to prepare for the January event .
  
highlights_snippet: The department  characterized the January event in December as a law-enforcement training session in order to get department   approved .
  