NEW LAPD BEATING VIDEOS SURFACE.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer Four new videos surfaced online Thursday, showing 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. police clubbing two young people as they videotaped the arrest of a third during a demonstration in Hollywood. The footage, taken in July, comes within days of two other videos that have refocused the spotlight on police brutality Police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of physical force, assault, verbal attacks, and threats by police officers and other law enforcement officers. The term may also be used to apply to such behavior when used by prison officers. in a department that has struggled to improve its reputation. Police said the incident, from a counterprotest to a July 8 Minutemen rally, is under investigation. ``We are aware of it and are investigating it from the outset, and we can't comment on it any more,'' said Lt. Paul Vernon, Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . spokesman.
On the tape, Christen chris·ten tr.v. chris·tened, chris·ten·ing, chris·tens 1. a. To baptize into a Christian church. b. To give a name to at baptism. 2. a. Westberry and Jose Villa are seen standing above an officer handcuffing a man when they're pushed away by another officer on a bicycle. Police in riot gear riot gear n → uniforme m antidisturbios inv riot gear n in riot gear → casqué et portant un bouclier riot gear n then surround them, some striking them with nightsticks. Westberry and Villa were arrested on suspicion of interfering with a police officer, said Jim Lafferty, executive director of the National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles, which is representing them in court. Lafferty said the two were hospitalized with minor injuries. Last week, video taken by a bystander by·stand·er n. A person who is present at an event without participating in it. bystander Noun a person present but not involved; onlooker; spectator Noun 1. surfaced online and showed a police officer punching a suspect in the face during an arrest three months ago in Hollywood. The Aug. 11 struggle with William Cardenas, who was wanted on a felony warrant for receiving stolen property, has prompted LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. and FBI investigations. A second video appeared Tuesday of an arrest in Venice in February 2005 in which officers used pepper spray on a handcuffed transient who spat on them. Police Chief William Bratton has said the the tape shows they did not use excessive force and is expected to make an administrative ruling on the officers' conduct. The National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles filed a lawsuit in 2000 on behalf of local organizations that alleged unnecessary force used by LAPD during the Democratic National Convention. sue.doyle@dailynews.com (818) 713-3746 |
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