For the First Time Ever, LAPD Probe Finds Officer Guilty of Racial Profiling

by Jorge Rivas on March 27 2012, 11:47AM

A white Los Angeles Police Department officer stopped Latino drivers because of their ethnicity, an internal Los Angeles Police Department investigation has found.

Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog

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L.A. Mom Deported After Protesting Foreclosure of Former Home

by Jorge Rivas on March 2 2012, 12:35PM

A 37-year-old mother of a 19-month-old girl, was arrested by LAPD officers for trespassing during a foreclosure protest at the home she used to live in.

Topics: Economy, Immigration, /NOW Blog

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LAPD Eases Impound Rules for Unlicensed Drivers

by Jorge Rivas on March 1 2012, 10:44AM

The commission called the decision an act of “humanity” and “compassion” toward the city’s undocumented immigrants who are not eligible to apply for a license in the state of California.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

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LAPD Chief Supports Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

by Jorge Rivas on February 23 2012, 9:24AM

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Wednesday that California should issue driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Punches Mentally Ill Woman [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on January 11 2012, 3:20PM

A woman, who witnesses say was not being combative, was punched in the face by a Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy.

Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog

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LAPD: Cop Who Killed Manuel Jamines Acted Within the Law

by Julianne Hing on March 15 2011, 6:11PM

The September 2010 shooting sparked days of protest in L.A.’s Central American community.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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LAPD Officer: I Can’t Do My Job Without Racially Profiling

by Julianne Hing on November 18 2010, 5:57PM

Justice Department Warns LAPD to take racial profiling seriously.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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Family of Slain Guatemalan Immigrant Sues LAPD

by Julianne Hing on November 2 2010, 5:38PM

The family of Manuel Jamines allege that officers violated the man’s civil rights before the infamous shooting.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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LAPD Cop Who Killed Immigrant is Repeat Shooter, Known as Bully

by Julianne Hing on September 13 2010, 4:28PM

The department watchdog said the officer used improper tactics in a 2008 shooting.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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Man L.A. Cops Shot in Head Was Unarmed, Witness Says

by Julianne Hing on September 9 2010, 6:31PM

The L.A. Weekly reports that a witness saw no knife on the Guatemalan immigrant.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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Protests, Outrage After LAPD Kills Guatemalan Father of Three

by Julianne Hing on September 9 2010, 9:57AM

Man was reportedly shot twice in the head by an officer.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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Daryl Gates: The Thin Blue Line Between Personal and Structural Racism

by Channing Kennedy on April 16 2010, 3:31PM

From the LA Times today: Daryl F. Gates, the rookie cop who rose from driver for a legendary chief to become chief himself, leading the Los Angeles Police Department during a turbulent 14-year period that found him struggling to keep…

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