Transparency of (a) police departments internal operations starts with an effective citizen complaint process, the report found. WebCurrent Announcements for Positions. The impound yard agreed to pay the owner $2,750 for the damage, although there was no evidence the business was at fault, said the affidavit. Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated). 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Torrance police sustained 35 out of 43 internally generated complaints of officer misconduct from 2016 to 2020, Ponegalek said. The other cities have reached agreements with the government, offering payments to a few African Americans and Asian Americans who were denied jobs. Los Angeles, Randall Emmett, Ambyr Childers settle domestic violence restraining order dispute, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. Protein powder and dry cereal were scattered throughout the car. John L. Fellows III calling the Justice Departments allegations totally groundless. Although a current racial breakdown of officers was not available, the government said that in 1992 only three of the departments 233 sworn officers (1.2%) were black, 15 (6.4%) were Latino and six (2.5%) were Asian. 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 city prevailed. A report to the city council estimated the potential cost being anywhere from $233,000 to $711,000. In the Mitchell case, that could be especially concerning. If you would like to file a formal complaint for an officer that is not yet listed, please contact us and we will add that individual immediately. The two officers responded to a report of mail theft in the South Bay city and directed a car linked to the crime to be towed from the scene, authorities said. district attorneys office memo that determined the fatal shooting was justified. In total, Torrance police have confirmed 15 officers were placed on administrative leave as a result of the scandal. The city has doled out millions of dollars in recent years to settle lawsuits charging officers with everything from using excessive force to orchestrating massive cover-ups. . The Records Division public counter is located in the main lobby of the Police Department. Daniels said the officer approached him three days later at a local mall. Mark Ponegalek, a Torrance police spokesman, could not confirm or deny the identities of the officers involved, but said 15 have been placed on administrative leave in relation to the scandal. 4. Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code 6250), I hereby request the following records: We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. Atty. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you. 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 The invisible line arcs southeast across the top of Torrance, a theoretical border separating the crime-addled heart of Los Angeles County from the relative peace of its coastal suburbs. Atty. 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. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. The purpose of that board, according to the bill text, is to make recommendations regarding police officer decertification and to protect the public and all constitutional and statutory rights.. Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient. A city of 137,000, Torrance had 12 homicides while nearby Inglewood, with 112,000 residents, had 45. He eventually went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. Weldin and Tomsic got the call and rushed to the scene. Two former Torrance police officers were charged with spray-painting a swastika inside of a residents car, and prosecutors are now reviewing hundreds of cases involving the ex-cops, officials said. Dunn then placed a monitored call to Tomsic, who tried to blame Weldin, saying, Weldin is the instigator of all this. The first spate of costly lawsuits began in the late 1980s. From what I can tell . For example, some departments do not count misses while others count all discharges; some include shots at animals. The officers were responding to calls from a mall employee who said Ross was walking through the building with a knife, muttering to himself. He said, You little ----, you went to my watch commander and made a complaint against me. . He graduated from California State University, Fullerton, in 1981 with a bachelor of arts in communication. 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. The grand jury also said that only three police departments in the county have any sort of civilian oversight. . Sincerely,Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer. 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. Gascn has already publicly identified two of the men involved in the scandal as former Officers Cody Weldin and Christopher Tomsic, who were charged in August with conspiracy and vandalism for allegedly spray-painting a swastika inside a vehicle. 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. Lacey cleared the officers of wrongdoing in all three deaths, but Gascn has reopened the investigation into Mitchells killing . Providing the complainant a copy of their own statement at the time a complaint is filed. Whenever it appears that somebodys chipping away at that crust, were going to rise to the occasion.. I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 8/25/17. The Records Division is a service support unit within the Services Bureau. Want the latest investigative and FOIA news? Please explain to us how your department classifies the OIS included in the numbers you sent to us. We dont have the money to do it at the level they (California) do, Ashcraft said. Any police department mirrors the community, said Wally Murker, head of the departments detective division. City officials report an exceptionally high level of public support for the departments practices, saying that politically conservative Torrance expects and even demands a hard-line approach to law enforcement. Without that officer, you couldnt prove that case.. A survey of records at Police Watch, a nonprofit Los Angeles group that monitors Southern California police agencies, revealed numerous complaints by minorities alleging that they were pulled over by Torrance police for no reason. 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. This is a prime example of running away from local control and accountability and trying to delegate to some people far away who arent a part of the community.. The officers described the weapon, later determined to be a break barrel air rifle, as pinched between Mitchells legs, though neither alleged he grabbed it or pointed it at them before they opened fire. That number did not include Tomsic, Weldin, or Schroeder, he said. Robert Cramer, an assistant city attorney with the city of Los Angeles and the father of Nicholas Cramer, a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits, said the three boys involved were not chipping away at anything the night of May 26--they were returning home from a movie. 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. Two years later, the city agreed to pay $1.9 million to a construction worker shot in the neck by an officer during a 1988 traffic stop, and $1.1 million to a Carson man who claimed that officers broke his neck with a billy club. The complaints against Torrance allege a more intense racism. Before they start complaining too loudly about how much it The California Attorney Generals ongoing investigation into 13 officers who have been placed on leave for their participating in the exchange of racist text messages that joked about lynching Black men, among other things will provide a check to see where we can optimize performance and increase accountability, Police Chief Jeremiah Hart said during Tuesdays meeting. Jeremy White and Eugene Pesikov sued Torrance and several individual police officers last year. We expect that as police officers, our members should be treated like any other citizen considered innocent until proven guilty, the union said in a statement. Morgan Ricketts, the attorney for Pesikov and White, said the councils vote was deeply disappointing., The city of Torrance doesnt even want to know what its own residents think about this issue, she said, and I think that was a fair compromise between the parties.. Gen. Public records in theCalifornia Public Records Actare defined as any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the publics business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics. There is a separate category of purely personal information that, although it may be in the custody of a government agency, does not fall under the act. So we totally racially profiled his ass, haha Shopping at 7/11 while Black, he didnt know the rules lol, Tomsic wrote, according to the records. City officials say they are highly skeptical of both stories. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. However, the investigation has already produced statements by several former officers claiming that the department not only tolerates racism, but teaches it. The database is always in development and more organizations, POST Departments, and officers are being added daily. 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. In Torrances 2021 Strategic Plan a report that gathers data from city departments, local businesses and residents via randomized surveys and focus groups to determine what issues to prioritize found that creating an independent oversight commission was listed as a key concern for residents. But the severity of the misconduct amongst TPD officers, Armour says, speaks to a festering problem in the culture of the department, despite the citys countless admonitions that those officers do not represent the city, the police department, or its values. Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed. WebThe Torrance Police Department has made vigorous efforts to achieve this status, and it is our desire to provide the means whereby it might be sustained. Torrance is no stranger to allegations of racist conduct by its police officers. 3. We are located at: 3300 Civic Center Dr. Torrance, CA 90503, 3031 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 | P: (310) 328-5310 | Contact | Login. The pair allegedly spray-painted a swastika and a happy face inside the vehicle, according to a criminal complaint. And new officers, according to claims in the court papers, are often instructed by their training supervisors to stop and question black motorists without cause. 2. Some critics say the citys most recent vote against a survey is a show of the councils unwillingness to address the concerns of the Torrance community. In total, the officers were listed as potential witnesses in nearly 1,400 cases in the last decade, according to district attorneys records The Times obtained through a public records request. What those text messages revealed was an extraordinarily hostile attitude toward people of color, people who are nonbinary, people who have different sexual orientations, said Walter Katz, a former independent police auditor in California who now serves as a vice president of criminal justice for research firm Arnold Ventures. 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. It is not unusual for minorities to complain that police harass them with pointless stops in an attempt to discourage them from driving through certain white neighborhoods. Usually, conversations always seemed to circle back to vile insults or depictions of violence against Black people. WebUtilize judgment in screening and maintaining the confidentiality of concerns or complaints presented by students, faculty, staff, applicants, vendors or the general public. WebTorrance Police Department Internal Affairs. Web47 6 [email protected] 042-532028 , 042-532027 That department is infected with the disease of denial . The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Torrance--as well as others against El Monte, Alhambra and Pomona--claiming that the police and fire departments discriminated against minorities during hiring. The officers either declined to comment through their attorneys or did not respond to messages left by The Times at their homes or through their union, the Torrance Police Officers Assn., which represents rank-and-file officers. The sum was upped to $9 million by a judge and the case finally was settled for $6.5 million. One year later, Tomsic was one of several officers involved in a deadly altercation with Deautry Ross in the Del Amo Fashion Center, according to district attorneys records. Some include all discharges and some exclude missed shots. 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. Torrance was one of four cities surveyed that were not in compliance with that policy, which the state penal code requires. We had to [expletive] her up because we knew he wouldnt, one officer wrote in one exchange about an altercation with a female suspect. . Dunn said he was frustrated that he was getting blamed for the vandalism. One of the suspects arrested there owned a Silver Hyundai Elantra parked on Maricopa. Attorneys for the former officers contend the phones were obtained through a search warrant that was overly broad and violates Californias digital privacy law. A Long Beach police spokesman said Schroeder was assigned to desk duty pending the outcome of an internal investigation, but would not say why. The most controversial incident involving officers linked to the racist text scandal is the 2018 shooting death of Christopher DeAndre Mitchell. The City Council only considered surveying the community about an oversight commission on March 15 to fulfill the terms of a lawsuit settlement. During an interview with investigators, tow driver Dunn initially said he didnt know anything about the damage, but later broke down and said he saw Tomsic spray painting the outside of the car. California Atty. The department has refused to identify them. The council and Hart appear to have full faith in the oversight power of the state oversight board, though. Statute 6255 states a catch all exemption, The agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this chapter or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.. When Gascn charged Officer David Chandler with assault in late August for allegedly shooting an armed man in the back, sources told The Times that Chandler was also under investigation as part of the scandal. Tomsic answered, Yeah it was Weldin, dude, I know.. Long Beach City Prosecutor Doug Haubert did not respond to repeated calls and e-mails seeking information about the criminal case against the homeless man. If you submit your complaint on paper, we recommend that you staple a copy of Additionally, they say, investigators allegedly reviewed confidential attorney-client messages on the phones as well as the officers medical information. TheCalifornia Public Records Actis a series of laws meant to guarantee that the public has access to public records of governmental bodies in California. According to their attorney, they were not cited. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon V. Padila- Desk Officer in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by personal service. 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. During the struggle, Tomsic said, Ross tried to gain control of his gun, according to a district attorneys office memo clearing the officers of criminal liability. This isnt just a lone wolf, this is a huge group.. Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of 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. Review comes amidst allegations of excessive force, racist text messages, and other discriminatory misconduct. The City Council, in a 6-1 vote on March 15, voted against the proposed city survey, arguing that existing oversight measures will be enough to eradicate any misconduct systemic or otherwise in the police department. 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. But the blow that many believed would force change in the department came in 1989. The exact number of officers involved in the scandal is unclear. Torrance police vehicles outside the Gable House Bowl after a shooting in 2019. Admonitions/warnings on complaint forms that may intimidate or discourage persons from completing complaints should not be used. SB 2 is far reaching and it is another model towards police accountability that we didnt have before in the state, Hart said. Your complaint will be quickly, professionally, and objectively investigated in order to arrive at an appropriate conclusion. . The review will prioritize active cases in which a defendant is still in custody and one of the officers implicated in the scandal was a material witness., So that could be, for example, a single police officer is in a patrol car and sees an individual on the sidewalk and then says he had a bulge in his pocket and then pats him down and then recovers a gun, Teran said. Torrance did indicate it would comply with most recommendations made by the grand jury though, including: Five of the police departments surveyed Torrance was not one of them did not use complaints to identify potential problems, which the grand jury concluded was the entire point of an effective complaint system. 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. Plaintiff. What they found has resulted in a black eye for the Torrance Police Department. What constitutes an officer-involved shooting in your department? 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. 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. Improving the availability of complaint forms to the public by making them available in multiple locations with clear signage indicating where they specifically can be found. 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. 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. All the while, the city contended officers were innocent and that all the allegations were fabricated, including one that officers had squeezed the testicles of three teenage Latino detainees. The officers repeatedly ordered Mitchell to get out of the car, but he did not comply, according to the report. NIT stands for Nigger in Torrance, they said; NITAD stands for a black person spotted in Torrance after dark.. According to the district attorneys records reviewed by The Times, Schroeder sent one message in the texts reading No Jews, No Blacks, and made racist remarks about a child eating a watermelon. Kawamoto also referred to Black men as savages in the texts, according to district attorneys records reviewed by The Times. WebThe Torrance Police Department (California) Brady List is the definitive public-facing database of information about: police misconduct, public complaints, decertification, do things have not changed, said Tim Rastello, brother of the motorcyclist and a Denver civil rights attorney. for having expired tags, for having a taillight out. Simple traffic stops often result in crimes being solved and wanted criminals apprehended, he added. In December of 2011, a Superior Court judge ruled that the California Assembly must also disclose budget records of individual lawmakers, after some California newspapers filed a lawsuit accusing legislators of flouting the states open records laws. The Police Departments recent racist text-messagingscandal in which the officers responsible for Mitchells death participated has onlyfurtheredcalls for more robust police accountability. The proper administration of law enforcement can be insured only through a highly professional police agency which respects itself and earns the respect of the public. If I were a citizen, youre damned right Id want people stopped . Dan Mason, Lohren Price and Nicholas Cramer had just celebrated their graduation from a pricey Studio City prep school by taking in a screening of Beverly Hills Cop III. On their way back to Inglewood, where two of the youths lived, they were stopped, ordered from the car at gunpoint, patted down and made to sit cross-legged on the sidewalk while two Torrance officers searched the car for nearly an hour. Another officer then sat on Ross legs before others were able to bind Ross arms and legs with a hobble restraint.. From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer, Subject: California Public Records Act Request: Torrance, CA PD Citizen Complaints. 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. While I am understanding of the pressures borne by the police, I do not wish my son to live in a world in which he and his friends are confronted and ordered about by two officers at gunpoint, in which he is intimidated and traumatized by uniformed thugs . Complaints were filed directly with the department because, unlike a number of Southern California cities, including Los Angeles, Torrance has no citizen commission overseeing its Police Department. Maybe its a taillight out . Chavez, Williams, Satterfield and Tomsic all opened fire on Michael Lopez in 2017 after a vehicle pursuit that started in Palos Verdes Estates. 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 Sgt. Mark Ponegalek, a Torrance police spokesman, could not confirm or deny the identities of the officers involved, but said 15 have been placed on administrative leave in relation to the scandal. That number did not include Tomsic, Weldin, or Schroeder, he said. Torrance recorded fewer violent crimes in 1993 than many neighboring cities of comparable size, according to the FBI. Weldin and Tomsic are accused of spray-painting a swastika on a vehicle impounded from a theft suspect in January 2020. I am writing to ask for some clarification regarding the data on officer-involved shootings you provided us with. A Torrance police officer has been charged with assault for his role in a 2018 shooting. 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 department has also hired an 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. Rob Bonta announces an investigation into the Torrance Police Department after a Times report on racist texts between officers. 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