3 LAPD officers on trial for perjury, conspiracy
KABC | October 22, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Two current and one former Los Angeles police officers are on trial for perjury. They are accused of lying in a 2008 drug investigation.
What prosecutors saw in a surveillance video won freedom for accused gang member Guillermo Alarcon and instead led to felony charges against three LAPD officers.
It all started in 2006. Officers say they saw Alarcon with something in his hand and they chased him. They say Alarcon tossed the object — a box with cocaine — which they found immediately.
They swore on the police report and in Alarcon’s trial that that they were telling the truth. Then came the stunning disclosure from Alarcon’s public defender: there had been four cameras on the property and one even recorded audio. The tape appeared to reveal multiple inconsistencies with the officers’ account and raised questions about who really dropped the drugs.
In July 2008, public defender Victor Acevedo described to Eyewitness News what statements were heard on the tape.
“One of the officers turns around and just blatantly tells the other officer, ‘Hey, be creative in your writing.’ To top that off, you have other officers actually responding, ‘Hey, don’t worry, we’ve done this before,’” said Acevedo.
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Posted by Lora
on Oct 22 2012. Filed under Good Cop / Bad Cop, Policing.
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When you are an innocent gang member and the LAPD or any police testify against you, an ignorant JURY will believe the police’s lies about 99.99 percent of the time.
Also, the only time cops feel the heat for their crimes is if it is captured on tape. These cops get away with this criminality often.
white people rule!!!!!!