PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Robert Thomson, upon Defendant Torrance Police Department served on 8/2/2011, answer due 8/23/2011. Simpson case, the downfall of Orange County Sheriff-turned felon Michael S. Carona and the use of unauthorized drugs by Olympian Carl Lewis. Plaintiff. He declined to offer a timetable on that review and would not say whether the officers involvement in the text scandal would affect that probe. As an expression of that Right to Know, we have coordinated valuable information from a number of resources into a single, public-facing, searchable database. In the course of my work I regularly defend police officers and police policy, Cramer wrote. district attorneys office memo that determined the fatal shooting was justified. NIT stands for Nigger in Torrance, they said; NITAD stands for a black person spotted in Torrance after dark.. Rollo Green--who, according to testimony, had a history of alcohol abuse--caused the death of Kelly Rastello, 19, of Long Beach, by making an illegal left-hand turn in front of the motorcyclist, jurors said. Weldin did not deny painting the car even after the tow driver asked him to come clean, said the affidavit. George Gascn. The cost for an oversight commission in Torrance varies heavily depending on what type of model the city would opt for. . According to an investigation by The Times, the theft of 44 guns from an L.A. gun store has spurred a cascade of allegations against LAPD officers and a roiling department scandal. WebTorrance, CA 90503-5056 310-618-5529 The Records Division is a service support unit within the Services Bureau. Beverly Hills attorney Howard Price, who represented many of the plaintiffs in the lawsuits, said Friday that the nature of the phone texts made it appear that racism was ingrained in the department. things have not changed, said Tim Rastello, brother of the motorcyclist and a Denver civil rights attorney. Saavedra has covered the Los Angeles riots, the O.J. District attorneys records reviewed by The Times showed Tomsic sent a slew of racist images and messages, including a picture of former President Reagan feeding a monkey with a caption stating Reagan used to babysit [former President] Obama.. The complaint form and process should not in any way intimidate or discourage potential complainants, the report said. According to the affidavit, obtained by the Southern California News Group, the chain of events started at 4:07 a.m. Jan. 27, 2020, on Maricopa Street, where three men allegedly were stealing boxes from an apartment mail room. Every time I turn around, somebody has a complaint against them, said Royce Esters, president of the Compton National Assn. Detectives: 310-618-5570. Torrance removed two warnings on its police complaint form that threatened the complainant with legal action for making a false report after a county grand jury investigation concluded they were intimidating. Prosecutors are reviewing dozens of additional cases linked to the officers, said Diana Teran, a special advisor to Los Angeles County Dist. Which one doesnt belong? the caption asked. Before they start complaining too loudly about how much it would cost to run this commission, Armour said, they need to consider what it costs to not have a commission making their policies better and making them less subject to litigation.. Rob Bonta said Wednesday his office will investigate the department in the wake of the scandal. Rich L.A. homeowners are snapping them up, Left-handed pitchers offer gold-like value for high school teams, Column: How I finally learned to care about Orange Countys crumbling coastline, Shipping firms to pay pipeline company nearly $100 million in O.C. In the Mitchell case, that could be especially concerning. Through interviews with sources with direct knowledge of the investigation, public records requests and a review of district attorneys office records, The Times examined some of the contents of the until-now secret texts and identified a dozen Torrance police officers under investigation for exchanging them. For assistance oil spill, Column: Column: Hydrogen cars should be a bigger part of Californias battle against carbon emissions, Sikh motorcyclist joins a cross-country ride against hate: I have to do this, How to connect formerly incarcerated people with jobs in L.A. County. Jeremy White and Eugene Pesikov sued Torrance and several individual police officers last year. Learn more. About 13 Torrance officers are on paid leave as the city and the state attorney general investigate the offensive texts, which include jokes about lynchings, gassing Jews and shooting Black men. If citizen complaints are not taken seriously, it does increase the sense of impunity that officers who are inclined toward misconduct have, he said. Black Lives Matter activists have attended nearly every City Council meeting since the fatal police shooting of Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in 2018 to demand Torrance establish an oversight commission. The city also pointed towards Harts recently established Chiefs Advisory Board which aims to serve as a forum for discussion to foster understanding between the police department and the community as another means of oversight as the city awaits the investigation results and the official establishment of the state oversight board. Civil rights activists and police watchdog groups claim that the department is among the most racially biased and militaristic in Southern California. Before they start complaining too loudly about how much it The fate of two former Torrance police officers may rest Monday with a Superior Court judge who has been asked to throw out evidence that the officers shared racist and homophobic text messages. (and) until the City Council and the city manager recognize that theres a problem, there wont be a solution.. That number did not include Tomsic, Weldin, or Schroeder, he said. Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient. The complaints against Torrance allege a more intense racism. If you wish to file a formal complaint, it will be necessary for you to complete a personnel complaint form (provided below). . The result: citations for a defective turn signal and a passenger not wearing a seat belt, both of which were later dismissed, the suit said. The grand jury found that Torrance was one of only two police departments among those it reviewed that warned complainants that filing a false claim against a police officer is a misdemeanor. We the Peoplehave aRight to Knowaccording to the Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS], past Presidents (of both major political parties), Congress, and the United States Department of Justice. Truly favorable attitudes cannot prevail when a question of misuse of authority, either real or imagined, arises. Another picture he sent referred to an African American baby as a Pet Niguana, according to the records, and he also sent a message mocking the fact that he was the subject of a racial profiling complaint. Investigators had Dunn phone Weldin while they listened in on the call. Torrance, CA 90503-5056. . Dunn then placed a monitored call to Tomsic, who tried to blame Weldin, saying, Weldin is the instigator of all this. Those people spoke on the condition of anonymity so they could candidly discuss an ongoing investigation. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Torrance settled some suits, lost others and won some, still spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements. Gen. Still, in the span of one week in November, the Los Angeles County public defenders office received about 300 letters from prosecutors disclosing potential misconduct by officers implicated in the scandal, said Judith Green, an office spokeswoman. The ACLU observed the law was the only one of its kind in the nation to give police officers a special right to sue complainants, the jury said. The idea that there is no need for a local commission because theres a state process is patently inadequate, because were talking about a nine-member panel that will only be able to deal with the most egregious, flagrant cases that break through, Armour said. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires. in journalism from the University of Southern California. 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This is a brand new process for the state of California, and I think we have to see how it plays out, Councilmember Heidi Ann Ashcraft said in an interview Wednesday. The council also referenced Senate Bill 2 which will allow the state to decertify police officers who commit serious misconduct, and will establish a statewide oversight board as a reason not to pursue a locally-controlled oversight body. Tony Saavedra is an investigative reporter specializing in legal affairs for the Orange County Register. The results of that investigation, though, likely wont be made public for another two years or so although Hart said he is working on a new collaborative reform model never before done in the state of California, which would allow quarterly or biannual updates on the status of the investigation. However, Jackson rejected the grand jurys request to initiate an appeal process if the complainant is dissatisfied with the disposition of an investigation. SB 2 is very expansive, Hart said, noting that the American Civil Liberties Union of California recently announced its support for the bills expanded approach to police accountability. WebPOLICE DEPARTMENT DAILY CRIME LOG February 2023 Date Incident Reported Complaint # TSU - MPD Location Offense Classification Date/Time Incident Occurred on or Between Item(s) Stolen (Torrance Parking Lot) Destruction-Damage-Vandalism 2/14/23 14:00 2/14/23 13:45 Sentra What is the total number of complaints police officers made against their peer officers (sometimes called internal complaints) in department annually for the last 10 years? Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated). Although the officers actions were found to be justified in each case, experts say those cases should be reexamined in the context of the hateful messages. Part of our responsibilities includes interpreting federal and state laws, as well as departmental policy in determining the release and retrieval of confidential criminal information. From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer, Subject: California Public Records Act Request: Torrance, CA PD Citizen Complaints. Judge Amy Carter will decide whether to suppress evidence from the personal cellphones of ex-officers Corey Weldin and Christopher Tomsic. According to district attorneys records reviewed by The Times, Concannon once sent a troubling text message referring to a deposition he gave in an officer-involved shooting., They believed our lies. A Justice Department official said the agency broadened its inquiry because of complaints such as those in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in September by three teen-agers with no criminal records who are now students at prestigious East Coast universities. The text messages were not on one continuous thread, according to two of the sources. The identities of all 13 officers named in this article were confirmed by three people with direct knowledge of the case and by reviewing district attorneys records that detailed some of the officers comments. The 2017-2018 Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury observed in the course of its investigation that effective community relations and public trust can be earned through an open and accessible complaint process.. Saavedra has worked as a journalist since 1979 and has held positions at several Southern California newspapers before arriving at the Orange County Register in 1990. The officers comments spared no color or creed: They joked about gassing Jewish people, assaulting members of the LGBTQ community, using violence against suspects and lying during an investigation into a police shooting, according to district attorneys office records reviewed by The Times. Please find attached the information requested in your email. 3. There are no results that match your search. Gascn praised Torrance Police Chief Jeremiah Hart for moving quickly to provide information to prosecutors, noting he met resistance from police leaders when investigating similar scandals involving racist text messages among San Francisco officers. The officers were responding to calls from a mall employee who said Ross was walking through the building with a knife, muttering to himself. MuckRock users can file, duplicate, track, and share public records requests We catch em (criminals), and the community likes that.. 3300 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503. The grand jury also said that the Torrance warning regarding the civil suit that could be filed if a false report is submitted was found to be unconstitutional in 1999 because of its chilling effect and the court ruling has been upheld on several occasions since then. Some City Council members said they went outside the department for a chief because of unhappiness at the number of suits against the city. Frequently, hateful comments were targeted at Black people. Without that officer, you couldnt prove that case.. It creates a tremendous amount of concern for me. The Police Departments recent racist text-messagingscandal in which the officers responsible for Mitchells death participated has onlyfurtheredcalls for more robust police accountability. Newly disclosed text messages in which a trio of San Francisco Police Department officers referred to minorities as barbarians, cockroaches and other slurs should trigger an even larger review of past criminal cases for signs of racial bias, according to the citys public defender. I am in receipt of your request and I am attempting to locate the information requested and will attempt to have it to you as soon as possible. Torrance police officials acquired evidence of the text message threads during their investigation of Weldin and Tomsic, according to Ponegalek, though he declined to give a specific timeline of when they obtained the data. Torrance Police Department James Queally writes about crime and policing in Southern California, where he currently covers Los Angeles Countys criminal courts and the district attorneys office. Maybe its a taillight out . Rob Bonta announces an investigation into the Torrance Police Department after a Times report on racist texts between officers. Dunn also received a text message from Weldin apologizing for the damage, the affidavit said. - William O. Douglas, Associate Justice (1939 - 1975), Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS]. The Times did not independently view documentation of racist text messages sent by any of those four officers, though the newspaper did review a document that showed Concannon sent messages that are part of the investigation. . Protein powder and dry cereal were scattered throughout the car. Torrance police vehicles outside the Gable House Bowl after a shooting in 2019. When the motorists asked why they were stopped, they claimed that officers would reply, We do a routine check on new faces in town.. 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The first spate of costly lawsuits began in the late 1980s. According to their attorney, they were not cited. If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead. A goal of the Torrance Police Department is to ensure that the public is served in a most efficient and effective manner by highly trained police officers, bearing in mind that the police officer of today works in an extremely complex society. Armour said its unlikely that misconduct reminiscent of the TPD texting scandal would ever make it to a state oversight board without a more localized oversight commission that is equipped to keep a close watch on the departments policies and procedures. Several of the Torrance officers under investigation as part of the scandal have also used serious or deadly force against Black and Latino men while on duty in recent years, according to district attorneys records. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. Country: United States Address 1: 340 Blount Ave City: Guntersville State: Alabama Zip Code: 35976-1106 County: Marshall County Phone #: 256-571-7571 Fax #: 256-571-7570 Police1 is revolutionizing the way The Rastello familys attorneys, Browne Greene and Brian Panish of Santa Monica, had alleged that fellow officers protected Green by not testing his blood-alcohol level, altering witness statements and using one of the departments few untapped phone lines to report the accident to commanders. And several jurors laid blame for an above-the-law attitude on then-Chief Donald E. Nash, who resigned a year and a half later, six months before his planned retirement. I actually made some comments about how, generally, when someone does this kind of stuff, there are bigger patterns of behavior. 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Investigators concluded that they would probably find evidence on the officers cellphones that a felony hate crime had been committed. Weldin and Tomsic got the call and rushed to the scene. Since 2013, the group of officers identified by The Times has been involved in at least seven serious use-of-force incidents in Torrance and Long Beach, including three that ended in the deaths of Black and Latino men, according to police use-of-force records and court filings. charged Officer David Chandler with assault in late August for allegedly shooting an armed man in the back, Torrance police officer linked to racist text message scandal is charged in 2018 shooting, similar scandals involving racist text messages among San Francisco officers, More racist text messages uncovered among San Francisco police officers. And he wrote De Ladurantey a letter after the incident. The city prevailed. What is the total number of citizen complaints (allegations of misconduct) made against your departments officers annually for the last 10 years? So, I started asking if we had checked for text messages.. they have one of the worst reputations, Lynn said. Medical examiners ruled Ross died of cardiac arrest resulting from methamphetamine use and his struggle with the officers, according to autopsy records. That board wont begin work until early 2023 and the nine-member panel will be tasked with the review of innumerable complaints lodged with police departments across the entire state of California including complaints lodged throughout 2022. Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed. The following services are available at the public counter without an appointment: Additional services available only by appointment, or mail-in / drop-off options: 3031 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 | P: (310) 328-5310 | Contact | Login. Thank you very much for providing the information we requested. Police officials say they were investigating Daniels claim and could not comment. Sgt. You want to have a process that shines a light on whats going on and hold people accountable on a local, more granular level.. When the jury returned with its massive award to the Rastello family, it said the department had a pattern and practice of whitewashing incidents of officer misconduct. They said they were stopped, pulled from their car at gunpoint, berated with racial threats during a 2 1/2-hour search, told to leave town and not come back--and escorted to the San Diego Freeway. Kristy Hutchings covers all things Long Beach including local government, politics, and the environment. California Atty. Your complaint will be quickly, professionally, and objectively investigated in order to arrive at an appropriate conclusion. Three years into De Laduranteys tenure, though, critics question whether much has changed. Please provide a link to any and all publicly available reports containing the data above. While no officers currently face criminal charges in direct relation to the text messages, the racist exchanges have led to the dismissal of at least 85 criminal cases involving the officers implicated in the scandal. in communication and M.S. Sincerely,Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer. The pair allegedly spray-painted a swastika and a happy face inside the vehicle, according to a criminal complaint. Ashcraft also mentioned her concern that Torrance simply doesnt have the money to create and operate an oversight board with investigation power. Its a deep-seated cultural problem, Price said. Schroeder used a carotid restraint hold sometimes referred to as a blood choke to subdue a homeless Black man in a park in November 2018, according to Long Beach police records The Times obtained through a public records request. As such, we do not have access to facts of the underlying investigation, or the alleged inappropriate materials. One (Torrance officer) said, The white people pay us to keep Mexicans out, said Esparza, a night student at Inglewood High School. From what I can tell . 2. Daniels said he was taken into custody, placed in a cell for two hours and cited for driving without a California license and released. Web47 6 thatphanom.techno@gmail.com 042-532028 , 042-532027 A U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit filed against Torrance Police in the 1990s uncovered claims that officers routinely used racial slurs and even had code Torrance police sustained 35 out of 43 internally generated complaints of officer misconduct from 2016 to 2020, Ponegalek said. . Torrance Police Department is notin compliancewith: This information has been curated by journalists andprivate citizens; and, this platform is available as-a-service to allPeace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments,Prosecutors, andLaw Enforcement Organizations [LEOrgs]. Tomsic filled out a California Highway Patrol form attesting that the vehicle had not been vandalized, and had it towed by driver Chris Dunn to the impound yard at Van Lingen Towing. I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 8/25/17. Community Affairs: 310-618-6392. Atty. In another message reviewed by The Times, Alonso complained about the idea of having to work with a gay officer, and said hed straight punch a member of the LGBTQ community, using a common slur for gay men. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. In the mid-1990s, Torrance was hit by a spate of civil rights lawsuits and complaints, including one that contended a Black employee found a hangmans noose dangling above his desk. . In addition to Weldin, Tomsic and Chandler, The Times has reviewed district attorneys records detailing racist texts or images shared by six other police officers: Blake Williams, Brian Kawamoto, Joshua Satterfield, Omar Alonso, Christopher Allen-Young and Long Beach Police Officer Maxwell Schroeder, who is a former Torrance police recruit. The department has refused to identify them. Tomsic answered, Yeah it was Weldin, dude, I know.. Compton, with a population of just 96,000, recorded 62 killings during the same period. Gascn has hired a special prosecutor to review for possible criminal charges. Youll get pulled over.. If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead. Jose Esparza, 19, Luis Ortiz, 20, and Jose Rodriguez, 21, described similar comments by police in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the department last month. The officer has also been implicated in a racist text message scandal involving a dozen other officers. In both cases, plaintiffs alleged that the officers leveled guns at their heads, tore apart their vehicles with no probable cause and without permission, intentionally and painfully yanked their testicles during body searches and made numerous racist threats. The warrant was obtained in March that year with an affidavit that lays out the genesis of the text debacle that has made national headlines. WebServices include abandoned vehicle reporting/removal, adult fingerprinting, adult sexual assault prevention, business security evaluations, crime prevention, crime victim support, We are located at: 3300 Civic Center Dr. Torrance, CA 90503, 3031 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 | P: (310) 328-5310 | Contact | Login. 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