Police struggle to calm an angry crowd outside the meeting. Two days of protests and violent skirmishes had preceded Wednesday night’s meeting over the police slaying Sunday of a day laborer. After two days of protests and violent skirmishes, Los Angeles police officials struggled again Wednesday evening to calm anger in the wake of the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man by an officer.
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Woman files $500,000 sex claim against Rialto police
A server at Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club says officers used department’s offices and police union hall for sex. Rialto police officers had group sex with employees of the Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club at the police narcotics office and the police union headquarters, according to a claim filed against the Inland Empire city.
Santa Monica orders probe into police investigation of school board member
Officials call for an independent review after the police critic accuses the department of a politically motivated probe of his response to a fight between two teens at a youth center he operates. Santa Monica officials have ordered an independent review of the Police Department’s conduct during an investigation of a school board member who witnessed a fight between two youths.