State attorney general opens civil rights probe into LA County Sheriff s Department
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LOS ANGELES - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced on Friday that he is launching a civil rights investigation that will seek to determine whether the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing.
The California Department of Justice investigation of the largest sheriff s department in the country comes on the heels of allegations of excessive force, retaliation and other misconduct, as well as a number of recent reported incidents involving LASD management and personnel.
The action also comes in response to the absence of sustained and comprehensive oversight of LASD s operations, according to Becerra, who said there was no tipping point in prompting the probe. He did not say how far back the investigation would go.
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