Top News
Feds Consider Racial Probe of LASD for Housing Checks
August 22, 2011
|
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department may face a federal civil rights probe that will look into claims that Antelope Valley deputies harassed black residents living in government-subsidized housing.
Assistant Atty. Gen. Thomas E. Perez said investigators would examine data to determine whether minorities accounted for a disproportionate share of misdemeanor and obstruction arrests. Arrests solely related to obstruction charges are seen as potential indicators of racial bias.
A county monitor last year issued a report showing that 64% of obstruction-related arrests in Lancaster involved blacks, while only 42% of all arrests involved blacks, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Tags: Racial Discrimination Claims, L.A. County Sheriff
Loading...
Be the first to comment on this story
Other Recent News
A grand jury has cleared a Coshocton County (Ohio) Sheriff's deputy who used deadly force...
The Nassau County (N.Y.) Police Department's patrol union defended the officer who...
The FBI agent, two Massachusetts troopers, and other law enforcement personnel were...
Horry County (S.C.) Police officers discovered $1 million worth of cocaine, after pulling...
Norfolk (Va.) Police shot and killed the driver of a cream-colored Mercedes who struck an...