REVIEW BACKS USE OF FORCE IN 1997 SHOOTOUT; N. HOLLYWOOD ACTIONS `IN POLICY'.Byline: Patrick McGreevy Daily News Staff Writer An LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. board has ruled that 29 police officers who engaged in a gunbattle with two heavily armed bank robbers in North Hollywood last year acted ``in policy'' in using their firearms, officials said Tuesday. The finding, which comes three weeks before the one-year anniversary of the shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. , was sent Monday by the four-person board to Police 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. , who will make his own determination before sending the report to the Police Commission for final consideration. Officers were pleased. ``It feels good,'' said North Hollywood Officer Mike Eck, one of the officers whose use of a gun was reviewed in the 800-page investigative report An investigative report is a document that is meant to provide information on a certain topic that is not easily obtained. It is meant to present the reader with a wealth of easily understood information and usually contains an interview or two on the subject. . ``I think everyone out there acted in policy. Everyone out there did a good job.'' Despite wearing heavy body armor Noun 1. body armor - armor that protects the wearer's whole body body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard and firing automatic weapons, bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. suspects Eugene Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu were shot and killed by officers on Feb. 28 after a botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. bank robbery. The report found that more than 1,500 rounds of ammunition were fired by both sides during the gunbattle, in which the two gunmen wounded 11 police officers and six civilians. Two of the most seriously wounded officers are still off duty because of their injuries but are expected to return soon. Parks declined comment Tuesday on the recommendation by the use-of-force board, but the chief told reporters last week that he expected many of the police officers to win commendations for their brave actions. ``I don't think anyone in their lifetime has seen, in a domestic situation, that kind of firepower and that kind of blatant disregard for the law,'' Parks said about the two suspects. Steven Yagman, an attorney who sued the city for wrongful death The taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent's heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death action on behalf of the sons of Matasareanu, said he would not be surprised if the investigation cleared officers in the shooting. ``The LAPD always validates what its officers do,'' Yagman said. ``Finding it in-policy begs the question because the policy is wrong.'' The LAPD is planning a series of events to mark the one-year anniversary of the shootout and to honor officers involved. LAPD officers found themselves badly outgunned during the shootout and had to borrow rifles from a sporting goods store to match the long-distance range of the suspects' automatic weapons. ``It brought an overwhelming amount of support for field officers,'' Parks said. ``I think citizens saw for the first time what they (officers) may be confronted with.'' |
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