The accused officers have been removed from their posts with “no police powers,” the LAPD chief said. In light of a whistleblower’s complaint that alleged racism and discrimination by officers within the Los Angeles Police Department,

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has placed a group of officers assigned to its recruitment office on administrative leave,

The involved officers have been “assigned to home” without police powers, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said during a Tuesday Board of Police Commissioners meeting.