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The wife of the Los Angeles Police Department chief posted Facebook photos of herself vacationing in Arizona despite the LA mayor's stay-at-home order.
Los Angeles police chief Michel Moore's wife, Cindy Moore, and her daughter could be seen sitting at a bar, getting a pedicure, eating at a restaurant, and jet skiing, according to a report by CBS 2 Los Angeles. Moore wrote the following caption on a May 14 post: "OMG!!! Can't believe that...I took a road trip to Arizona just to have a manicure and pedicure...Fun few days hanging out and doing 'normal' stuff. Be back next week. Love you guys." The posts have since been deleted.
Newsweek reached out to the mayor's office and to the LAPD for comments regarding Moore's Facebook posts, and asked if the city encourages other residents to make similar trips to other states while the city's stay-at-home order is in place. A spokesperson for the LAPD told Newsweek, "We will not be commenting on the activities of Chief Moore's family."
Los Angeles County is currently under stay-at-home orders that some find overbearing as Mayor Eric Garcetti attempts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus by keeping people at home as much as possible. The mayor announced May 14 that, with the exception of small children and those with certain disabilities, people are required to wear facemasks while in public.
However, some restrictions imposed by the stay-at-home order have been eased, such as the reopening of beaches. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, announced the new measures on May 13.
"LA County beaches are reopening this afternoon for activities like running, walking, kayaking, swimming and surfing. Group sports and activities like picnicking and sunbathing are not allowed at this time and the parking lots, bike paths, piers and boardwalks remain closed. Chairs, umbrellas, and coolers are also not allowed," Ferrer said at a press conference at the time.
Nearly half of California's confirmed novel coronavirus cases and deaths belong to Los Angeles County, with a reported 37,996 confirmed cases and 1,821 deaths among a population of over 10.2 million people, according to the California COVID-19 tracking website. The county also has 1,549 hospitalized patients with COVID-19. There are 90 hospitals in the county with a combined 21,556 hospital bed capacity.
California has 80,430 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the state and 3,302 deaths attributed to the virus, according to the state's coronavirus tracking website.
