On the night of June 3, 2025 Officer Matthew Charles Panagakis Serial # 44976 Badge # 25617 repeatedly attacked his now ex-girlfriend at his former apartment complex in Marina Del Rey. Neighbors witnessed and overheard the abuse and contacted 911 while one man intervened. Panagakis fled the scene and contacted his fellow co-worker Nazario Ruiz and the two concocted a fake story so that he could claim false innocence. Panagakis went in his home and scratched himself all over his body and claimed that the cuts were from his now ex girlfriend and that he was merely defending himself. He was arrested and an emergency protective order was granted for her. He tried to request his own EPO but the judge saw through his lies and denied his request. Following the incident was a hearing for a permanent restraining order in which Panagakis attempted to bribe witnesses to make up a false narrative of what happened that evening. Despite trying to lie his way through, a restraining order was granted against him but the judge admitted off record to having a bias towards him so he let him off with a one year as opposed to a 5 year restraining order. He was investigated by IA but threatened to sue. He has since tried to file three false police reports on his ex girlfriend out of retaliation but none of them have stuck.