LOS ANGELES - At least six former officers have requested a reopening of their termination cases since the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) started investigating allegations by a former officer [Chris Dorner] who left a trail of violence to avenge his firing.
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| LAPD Chief Charles Beck (dailybreeze.com) |
Police Protective League President Tyler Izen said he will ask the chief to review the new requests. He called the decision in Dorner's case unprecedented and said it "has left many of our members in absolute limbo."
"Because, if the department does investigations and they're satisfied with those investigations, then what do they hope to learn from this review?" Izen asked. "And if they are not satisfied with those investigations, why are they doing them without being satisfied in the first place?"
The department has conducted "biopsies" on cases in the past, but the officers involved were usually unaware of the action, he said. More
Police to be Fired for Gang Membership
Police to be Fired for Gang Membership
Tami Abdollah (AP/Seattle Times)
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| "Police gang" tattoo (latimes.com) |
Seven Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies
from an anti-gang unit have been notified that the department intends to
fire them for being members of a secret law enforcement clique [criminal gang] that
allegedly encouraged unethical [criminal activity under color of law] conduct.
LOS ANGELES - ...Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Wednesday the deputies were
sent the letters this week after an internal investigation of their
activities as members of a group called the Jump Out Boys. The deputies were members of the Sheriff's Gang Enforcement Team. Law enforcement officials say the concern was that the group, with
its matching tattoos and a creed seemingly promoting shootings... More
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