OFFICER WENT `OUT OF POLICY' TO SHOOT, COMMISSION RULES.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer A divided 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 Commission on Tuesday ruled that the shooting in May of a homeless woman in Hollywood was out of policy. In its 3-2 vote, the commission upheld its Inspector General's Office's determination that the shooting of Margaret Mitchell Noun 1. Margaret Mitchell - United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the American Civil War (1900-1949) Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell, Mitchell could have been avoided if better tactics had been employed by officers at the scene. ``This incident is a tragedy for all concerned,'' the report said. ``It is obviously a tragedy for Ms. Mitchell and her family and it is a tragedy for the officer who must live with the fact that . . . he has taken a human life. ``Moreover, the shooting has refocused the community's and government attention on the problem of the homeless and the unfortunate reality that the Police Department is often the service provider of last resort.'' During the course of its investigation, members of the commission went to the scene where Mitchell was said to have become erratic and raised a screwdriver to officers when they attempted to take away her shopping cart. ``The board believes that Officer (Edward) Larrigan's tactics were significantly deficient and may well have contributed to the officers finding themselves in a position where they believed deadly force An amount of force that is likely to cause either serious bodily injury or death to another person. Police officers may use deadly force in specific circumstances when they are trying to enforce the law. was necessary,'' the majority report said. Those voting to rule the shooting was out of policy included Commission President Gerald Chaleff, Commissioner Dean Hansell and Commissioner Warren Jackson. Voting to say the shooting was in policy were commissioners Bert Boeckmann and Raquelle de la Rocha. LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Cmdr. David Kalish said the matter will now return to Chief Bernard C. Parks Bernard Parks (born December 7, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Parks attended Los Angeles City College, received his B.S. to consider discipline against Larrigan lar·ri·gan also Lar·ri·gan n. A moccasin with knee-high leggings made of oiled leather. [Origin unknown.] and his partner, Officer Kathleen Clark. The commission recommended that both receive additional training on tactics. |
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