3 LAPD officers charged with falsifying records to claim people were gang members, associates

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Three Los Angeles police officers were charged Friday with falsifying records by falsely claiming people they stopped were gang members or associates, Los Angeles prosecutors announced Friday.

The charges come several months after the LAPD was rocked by allegations that officers falsely portrayed people as gang members or associates on field interview cards.

The 59-count complaint charged officers Braxton Shaw, Michael Coblentz and Nicolas Martinez with conspiracy to obstruct justice and multiple counts of filing a false police report and preparing false documentary evidence.

They are members of the elite Metro LAPD unit, which has repeatedly come under scrutiny for its tactics. More than 20 officers were under scrutiny.



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[TeamPooka]

1. Burn the LAPD to the ground, figuratively

[captain queeg]

2. What constitutes an "elite" unit?

They get to carry automatic weapons, drive around in unmarked cars, and don’t have to obey rules?

[MarcA]

3. Life imitating the Art of Rogue Cops out to get the "bad guys"

movies and shows with the propaganda that so many Americans just loved.

[howardmappel]

7. Any time the news refers to an LAPD unit it is always an elite unit.

That way it gives the impression, when talking about any particular unit, that it is comprised of the best of the best of the best.

[lapfog_1]

10. yup

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. I swear, I am beginning to think there are more crooked cops than good ones

[jb5150]

5. There are two kinds of cops ....

the bad ones, and the ones that look the other way .... there are NO good cops.

[dalton99a]

8. +1

[JI7]

9. someone said the good ones are the ones that get fired immediately

[soothsayer]

6. I bet they get "anti terrorism" credit for gang activity

... which lets them score military gear.