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FD·350 (Rev. 5·8·81)<br />

(Indicate page, name of<br />

newspaper, city and state.)<br />

(Mount Clipping in Space Below)<br />

D! conducting<br />

own Foothill -<br />

police probe<br />

By Beth Barrett<br />

Daily News Staff Writer<br />

<strong>The</strong> District Attorney's Office<br />

,is investigating the LAPD's Foot~<br />

··hill Division to determine whether<br />

its <strong>officers</strong> have engaged in a<br />

pattern of excessive force against<br />

minorities, according to police<br />

and prosecution officials.<br />

. ~he _FBI i~ cond!Jcti~~ its own is found, it will be presented to<br />

C1Vll ~ghts_l~':estJgatwn at the ~he Los Angeles County grand<br />

Foothill D1v~SIC~n, but has sus- jury, the official said.<br />

pended quesho!lmg of at least 65 "<strong>The</strong> real question is the num<strong>officers</strong><br />

who sa1d they were com- ber of arrests in which force was<br />

pelle_d t~ c~perate u~der du~ess used against blacks and Hispana_nd<br />

m VJOlatwn of their ~onstltu- ics," said Lt. David Lara of the<br />

t~onal !1ghts, pohce umon offi- District Attorney's Special Inves-<br />

·Clals said: . ; tigations Division.<br />

<strong>The</strong> p1stnct A_tt~rney s

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