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The television series The Shield is based on the Los Angeles Rampart scandal, and the show's main character, Officer Vic Mackey, is based loosely on Rafael Pérez. [26] [27] The TV series Mugshots , a crime documentary show from Court TV (now TruTV) released Rafael Perez - LAPD's Notorious Cop that showcased Pérez's criminal actions. [28] [29 ...
Training Day is a 2001 American crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer.It stars Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, two LAPD narcotics officers followed over a 24-hour period in the gang-ridden neighborhoods of Westlake, Echo Park, and South Central Los Angeles.
The New Rampart Police Station. The Rampart scandal was a police corruption scandal which unfolded in Los Angeles, California during the late 1990s and early 2000s.The scandal concerned widespread criminal activity within the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart Division.
This misconduct involved several officers and detectives, most notably Rafael Perez. Perez was suspected of being involved in a bank robbery committed by another Rampart Division officer, David Mack; he also stole 6 lbs. of cocaine from an LAPD evidence locker, which eventually led to his arrest. [25]
San Rafael police say it was the officer's idea to take the homeless man to San Francisco and the man accepted the offer. A supervisor on duty gave the police officer approval to do so as well.
A veteran Opa-locka police sergeant was fired Monday for the second time in his 14-year career with the department for tasing a fellow officer and showing no remorse, a probe reveals.
The candidate running to unseat Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León faced sharp criticism Monday for saying "F— the police" at a recent meet-and-greet with college students.
As of May 2001, the Rampart investigation had brought fifty-eight officers before an internal administrative board. Of these, twelve were suspended, seven resigned, and five were terminated. [9] Perez confessed to framing Javier Ovando, an 18th Street Gang member, who was shot by Nino Durden and Perez on October 12, 1996. [10]