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Los Angeles police said late
Monday that they are investigating
al1egations of misconduct by their
officers in connection with an arrest
that was videotaped by a Lake
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vard, officials said.
The officers responded to a radio
call at ;about 1 a.m. from California
Highway Patrol officers requesting
assistance, McBride said. :
"We started our inv_estigation
(Monday)," said McBride, com­
View Terrace resident. · mander of the Foothill station.
The incident in question oc- "The fact that someone videotaped:
curred Sunday morning in Lake it (the incident) provides us with
View Terrace when Los Angeles additional evidence for investigapolice
from the Foothill Division tion," he said. ·
usefl batons to subdue a man, who '.'Anybody who would look at the ~
was arrested on suspicion of evad- (video tape) ... would be con- ,
ing arrest, said Los Angeles police cerned and would want to do an in-
Capt. Tim McBride. vestigation," McBride said. \
The investigation was prompted "It was initially a CHP attempt 1
by the videotape of the incident in to stop someone and a p"ursqit after 1
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he failed to stop," McBride saiC[l
! He said the suspect had apparently I
, driven past CHP· officers at speeds
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in excess of 100 mph.
McBride said the investigation is
being conducted by the Los Angeles
Poljct( Department's Internal Affairs
Division at the request of Po- :
lice Chief Daryl Gates. 1
Police Captain John. Mutz said!
the investigation concerns the con-~
duct of several officers. · 1
"Every use of force and every 1
pursuit, we investigate," McBride\
said. "We saw a tape where a monadnock
(baton) was utilized on a
suspect."
Police said the suspect was treat-
·at a local hospital after the arrest.
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DAILY NEWS
~~~~~n: TUES. IY"lARCH 5 , 19 91
Front Section, Page 5
Title:
VIDEOTAPE OF ARREST
PROMPTS LAPD PROBE OF
MISCONDUCT
Character: CIVIL RIGHTS
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Classification: 4 4-LA-119 9 54
Submitting Office:
LOS ANGELES
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