LSPD Media Relations

The Los Santos Police Department (LSPD) manages public communications and media interactions through its Media Relations Division. This 55-person unit oversees press releases, press conferences, crisis communications and relationship-building between the LSPD and news outlets.

Media Relations personnel monitor breaking incidents, issue statements, confirm details, and arrange interviews between LSPD leadership and reporters. The division writes over 500 press releases annually on events, announcements and messages from the Chief. The LSPD press team proactively distributes video footage, audio clips and photos to newsrooms. Officers are trained in on-camera crisis communications during major incidents.

Press Conferences

The LSPD holds scheduled briefings and breaking news conferences led by the police chief or media relations director. These on-camera events relay critical public safety updates but also place the department in a PR spotlight. Reporters often grill officials over controversies and probe for transparency. Antagonistic exchanges make headlines themselves. The LSPD works to ensure professional decorum, but tensions inevitably arise around hard news.