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Officer cleared in shooting releases transcripts (LAPD, Steven Garcia, Devin Brown)
Los Angeles Times ^ | January 13, 2007 | Matt Lait

Posted on 01/14/2007 4:24:38 PM PST by EveningStar

The Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Devin Brown publicly released transcripts Friday from a meeting in which a disciplinary panel cleared him of wrongdoing.

The panel's decision, reached earlier this week, outraged some city leaders because it was made in secret and rejected the civilian Police Commission's finding that the shooting by Officer Steven Garcia was unjustified...

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: devinbrown; lapd; leo; police; stevengarcia

1 posted on 01/14/2007 4:24:40 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: abigail2; al baby; Bella_Bru; BenLurkin; Blue Champagne; Bob J; boris; Brad's Gramma; ...

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2 posted on 01/14/2007 4:25:49 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Somebody trying to run you down, you shoot-period- Let that urban league fool step out of the way of somebody running his butt down.

I grew up on 83rd and Chrenshaw (the next major north south street) 83rd and Western is in the Lennox Sheriff's patrol area that I worked in 1970-1971. It is the home of the original crips gang. Near there is a vacant field that the crips routinely used to execute people. I don't think in the 35 years since I worked there the neighborhood improved.


3 posted on 01/14/2007 4:36:30 PM PST by stumpy
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To: stumpy

The cowardly police commission did not back the officer, and the cowardly city of LA paid the family of the kid 1.5 million bucks. Also, police policy for shooting at vehicles was subsequently altered, thus putting offices in increased danger. But in the real disciplinary hearing, he was cleared.


4 posted on 01/14/2007 4:48:14 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

City Council can't wait to give our money to people who don't deserve it.


5 posted on 01/14/2007 5:04:30 PM PST by Cinnamon Girl (OMGIIHIHOIIC ping list)
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To: EveningStar

"Doctor Lewinski"???? HMMMMMM.


6 posted on 01/14/2007 5:41:02 PM PST by ArmstedFragg
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To: ArmstedFragg

Monica's father is a doctor, I believe in Beverly Hills.


7 posted on 01/14/2007 8:15:31 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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Yeah, that was the eye-opener. Apparently, this gentleman is a different guy, Dr. William Lewinski, a stress expert from Minnesota State. There was another familiar name who was the same guy, though: Michael Stone, who represented Garcia, was Laurence Powell's attorney during the first Rodney King trial. He's built up quite a practice for himself representing police officers.


8 posted on 01/14/2007 8:59:41 PM PST by ArmstedFragg
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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-rationale13jan13,1,2572369.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true


9 posted on 01/15/2007 7:28:38 PM PST by muawiyah
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