INVESTIGATION IN BEATING CASE NEARLY COMPLETE MORE FORCE INCIDENTS INVOLVING FLASHLIGHTS ARISE OVER WEEKEND.Byline: James Nash Staff Writer As police faced questions about two use-of-force incidents involving flashlights over the weekend, Chief William Bratton said Tuesday that the investigation into a televised June 23 flashlight beating is nearly complete. By the end of the week, the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. will submit to the 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. County District Attorney's Office its account of the conduct of eight officers involved in the violent arrest of car-theft suspect Stanley Miller Stanley Lloyd Miller (March 7, 1930 - May 20, 2007) was an American chemist and biologist who was known for his studies into the origin of life, particularly the Miller-Urey experiment which proved that organic compounds may arise from inorganic substances (specifically those , Bratton said at a news conference. Miller was charged Friday with joyriding and evading arrest. Bratton said the LAPD will not recommend whether to file charges against any of the eight officers, four of whom are on administrative duty and four of whom remain on home assignment. ``I don't rule out any possibility at this stage,'' Bratton said. ``There will be an accounting, if you will. As to whether that accounting will be satisfactory to everyone involved, we'll have to wait and see.'' Bratton, meanwhile, faced questions about two incidents Saturday in which police used flashlights against suspects. Bratton did not offer details of the incidents, but rejected comparisons to the Miller beating. Bratton said each incident involved unique circumstances and judgment calls by officers. In the first incident, which occurred about 11 a.m. Saturday in the Mid-City area, a 26-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of spousal abuse, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. police. The second incident was reported about 3:45 p.m. in East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. and resulted in the arrest of a 20-year-old man on suspicion of resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. , a police spokesman said. Police did not offer a narrative of either incident, nor did they elaborate on the circumstances in which officers used flashlights. Bratton has announced plans to replace the LAPD's foot-long, metal flashlights with smaller models that are virtually useless as weapons. LAPD officers use flashlights as weapons every few weeks. Officers used flashlights against suspects 15 times last year, down from 24 in 2002. James Nash, (213) 978-0390 james.nash(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: LAPD Chief William Bratton listens as John W. Mack, president of the L.A. Urban League, makes a point about the Stanley Miller arrest. Michael Owen
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