CITY ASKS RENO FOR TASK FORCE.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. urged the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to take over the Rampart Division police corruption Police corruption is a specific form of police misconduct sometimes involving political corruption, and generally designed to gain a financial or political benefit for a police officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest. probe to end the ``backbiting back·bite v. back·bit , back·bit·ten , back·bit·ing, back·bites v.tr. To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another). v.intr. and finger-pointing'' among local officials. On a 10-1 vote, the council asked Attorney General Janet Reno Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the first and to date only female Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001). She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11. to set up a task force of local, state and federal officials to carry out the criminal investigation at Rampart. ``We can continue to allow the investigation and the prosecution arising from Rampart to be undermined by the finger-pointing by (District Attorney Gil) Garcetti and (Police Chief Bernard C.) Parks or adopt a different approach,'' said Councilman Mike Feuer, who introduced the proposal. ``I think the Department of Justice is the one agency with the stature to ensure a single, fair, thorough, coordinated prosecution. That's what everybody in this city is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. - teamwork.'' Councilman Nate Holden Nathaniel "Nate" R. Holden (1929-) served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1987 to 2002. He previously served a term on the California State Senate and was Assistant Chief Deputy to then Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn. defended the local investigation of officers who allegedly planted evidence and framed dozens of suspects. ``When you use language like backbiting and finger-pointing, it just adds to the problem.,'' Holden said. ``In fact, the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. is doing its investigation. The D.A. is doing his job. We should let them alone.'' The Daily News reported Wednesday that the LAPD and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles have agreed to set up a joint task force - but the District Attorney's Office has indicated it does not intend to participate. Councilman Joel Wachs, a mayoral candidate who has sharply criticized the LAPD, said he still wants to see a separate independent inquiry. ``We still have a golden opportunity to look at the LAPD and deal with the issues that have not been resolved for decades,'' Wachs said. Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas said the complexity of the case required a more coordinated effort. ``When you have the district attorney, the LAPD and all the others who are involved with this, it calls out for one agency to provide coordination,'' Ridley-Thomas said. ``It seems to me the Department of Justice is the agency to provide that coordination.'' |
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