DEPUTIES' CONDUCT UNDER REVIEW : RIVERSIDE SHERIFF CALLS CLUBBINGS `EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE'.Byline: Jeannette DeSantis, Terri Hardy and David Bloom David Bloom (May 22, 1963 – April 6, 2003) was an NBC journalist (co-anchor of Weekend Today and reporter) until his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 39. Early life Daily News Staff Writers As debate flared on problems of immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and police abuse of minorities, Riverside County Sheriff Larry Smith
``I was shocked and deeply disappointed,'' Smith told reporters. ``We have to uphold the highest standards of conduct in this department. Sadly, I didn't see these standards on the tape. It was clearly an excessive use of force.'' The FBI and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. are conducting criminal investigations into the clubbings that followed a high-speed pursuit of a pickup truck containing about 20 suspected illegal immigrants. The deputies, Kurtis Franklin and Tracy Watson, are on paid leave as an internal review proceeds. Late Wednesday, the Immigration and Naturalization Service Noun 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States INS released 18 of the undocumented immigrants into the custody of Mexican government officials in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Among them was Enrique Funez, 30, who was one of the two people seen being hit by batons as they were arrested by deputies on the side of a freeway in South El Monte South El Monte, city (1990 pop. 20,850), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel Valley; inc. 1958. Manufactures include transportation equipment, electrical and plastic products, clothing, textiles, machinery, and furniture. There is poultry processing. . The second person, Alicia Soltero Vasquez, 32, from Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi , had bruises to nine areas of her body, a split lip and a possible concussion, her attorney, David Ross David Ross refers to:
Rosemary Melville, deputy director for the INS's Los Angeles district, said the woman was released Tuesday after it was discovered that she suffers from a serious pre-existing medical problem. The woman initially had identified herself as Leticia Gonzalez because of concerns that her family might suffer repercussions repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl , Ross aid. The Mexican nationals will be given ``voluntary departure'' status, which allows them to remain in the U.S. for six months. The Mexican consulate will keep track of them, and they can apply for work permits, said Melville. Ross said the Mexican consul general guaranteed the immigrants would be available if needed for the criminal investigation. He said the 18 ``are doing fine, though they're a little shaken up. They've had a very trying experience in the United States.'' Riverside County prosecutors, meanwhile, say they are reviewing the possibility of filing criminal charges against the immigrants in the pickup for throwing debris onto the freeway during the 80-mile pursuit. Pieces of the pickup truck's camper shell were thrown at officers and other motorists, said Laurie Marquette, a spokeswoman for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department The Riverside County Sheriff's Department serves the unincorporated areas of Riverside County, California; as well as several incorporated contract cities. History Unincorporated Areas Served
``It's a felony to throw things at another car, a rock, a brick, anything capable of doing a lot of damage,'' said Randy Tagami, assistant district attorney in Riverside. Authorities chased the pickup at speeds up to 100 mph from Temecula in Riverside County to South El Monte in Los Angeles County. At his news conference in Riverside, Smith told reporters that his department will assist with the investigation into the actions of Franklin, a 20-year veteran, and Watson, who has been with the department for five years. ``There will be no cover-up,'' Smith told reporters. ``No one is above the law, particularly police who exercise the power of arrest.'' Watson was investigated last year after shooting and seriously wounding a suspected car thief after the man ignored commands to show his hands, said Sgt. Jim Raavelo of the Corona Police Department. After examining reports completed in an internal investigation by the Riverside Sheriff's Department, prosecutors found no criminal liability. ``There was not enough evidence to proceed with a criminal case,'' Tagami said. In 1993, a lawsuit was filed against Watson alleging the officer hit and kicked a Latino youth as the boy lay on the ground during an arrest in the Lake Elsinore area. ``There were . . . bruises everywhere,'' said Francisco A. Suarez, a Pomona attorney and board member of Police Watch. ``He had done nothing wrong; it was a racial thing.'' Riverside Sheriff's spokesman Mark Lohman said he has no information about the case. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: David Ross, lawyer for beating victim Alicia Soltero Vasquez, speaks to the media about his client's condition Wednesday. David Sprague/Daily News |
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