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Transcript: Profile: Los Angeles City Council votes to support civilian oversight committee in probe of police department corruption
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- February 16, 2000
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BOB EDWARDS
Morning Edition (NPR)
02-16-2000
Profile: Los Angeles City Council votes to support civilian oversight committee in probe of police department corruption
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
BOB EDWARDS, host:
This is NPR's MORNING EDITION. I'm Bob Edwards.
Since September Los Angeles has been rocked by a series of allegations of corruption in its police department. Officers in the LAPD Rampart Division are alleged routinely to have beaten, shot and framed innocent people. The division is responsible for combating illegal gang activities. Yesterday, city officials spoke out against the scandal. They voted to make extra resources available to a civilian oversight panel. ...