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Los Angeles Police Department timeline
October 4, 2000 -- Jury selection begins in the trial of four officers accused of police misconduct by former officer Rafael Perez in the first case to be brought to trial in the wake of the LAPD scandal. As part of his plea bargain, Perez agreed to act as an informant. He accuses officers Edward Ortiz, Brian Liddy, Paul Harper and Michael Buchanan of planting evidence, shooting suspects, filing false reports and committing perjury. All four have pleaded not guilty.
September 23, 2000 -- A joint FBI and Los Angeles police task force investigates an allegation by the ex-girlfriend of former LAPD officers Rafael Perez that he and his partner David Mack may have killed two people while on the force, during a botched drug deal.
September 21, 2000 -- LAPD Rampart officer Sonni Roby breaks the "code of silence" by admitting that in 1996, as a rookie, she was ordered by her training officer to write a false arrest report. After reporting the incident to her supervisors, she was viewed as a whistleblower, encountering hostility from other officers. Roby was granted a transfer out of Rampart, but eventually took a disability leave from the force and sued the LAPD.
September 20, 2000 - The Los Angeles City Council agrees to a consent decree for the LAPD, allowing the Department of Justice to review police administration, training and street operations for five years. In agreeing to reforms, the LAPD avoids a federal lawsuit accusing the department of civil rights abuses and police wrongdoing.
August 29, 2000 - A U.S. District judge rules that the LAPD can be sued under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by those who claim their civil rights were violated by officers from the Rampart station. Under the RICO Act, the statute of limitations increases to 10 years and the city could be held liable for judgments to $100 million.
August 10, 2000 - Michael Judge, head of the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office says that 20,000 to 30,000 cases involving the LAPD will have to be re-evaluated in light of the ongoing corruption scandal. He estimates the process will take "many years" and cost taxpayers about $4.5 million per year.
July 28, 2000 - Los Angeles Police arrest officer Nino Durden on attempted murder charges. Durden's former partner, Rafael Perez is cooperating with authorities investigating the widening LAPD corruption scandal as part of a plea agreement. Perez said he and Durden shot gang member Javier Francisco Ovando and planted a gun on him.
July 26, 2000 -- Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks announced that six officers have been charged with misconduct as part of the ongoing corruption investigation for their roles in a fatal shooting that left one man dead and two wounded.
June 6, 2000 - Mayor Richard Riordan said the Justice Department is "not going to get a consent decree" on mandated changes for the Los Angeles Police Department, despite weeks of negotiations.
May 15, 2000 - Three Los Angeles Police officers plead not guilty to filing a false police report and committing perjury.
May 9, 2000 -- The U.S. Justice Department says it is prepared to file a civil rights lawsuit against the scandal-plagued Los Angeles Police Department, unless the department agrees to major reforms.
May 5, 2000 -- Investigators search the homes of 17 Los Angeles Police Department officers Friday looking for evidence in connection with the ongoing police corruption scandal.
Apr. 24, 2000 -- The Los Angeles District Attorney's office files criminal charges against three police officers. They are accused of planting a gun on a suspected gang-member during a 1996 arrest.
Apr. 12, 2000 -- Los Angeles Police Commission appoints panel to conduct a review of the LAPD, in response to the Rampart Division corruption scandal.
Feb. 25, 2000 -- Former Los Angeles police officer Rafael Perez is sentenced to five years in prison for stealing cocaine from police evidence locker. The 10-year veteran got a lenient sentence for cooperating with investigators in police corruption probe.
Feb. 17, 2000 -- Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan proposes using $100 million from the city's share of the national tobacco litigation settlement to pay judgments from expected police corruption lawsuits against the city.
Jan. 27, 2000 -- Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks says former officer Rafael Perez has identified 99 people whose convictions were wrongly obtained.
Oct. 13, 1999 -- A man paralyzed after police shot him and allegedly framed him for assaulting a police officer files lawsuit. Javier Ovando served three years in prison for a crime he apparently did not commit.
Sept. 16, 1999 -- U.S. Attorney's office launches investigation into allegations of corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department. Sept. 15, 1999 -- Los Angeles police officer Rafael Perez pleads guilty to stealing eight pounds of cocaine from police evidence locker. Tells authorities that officers in Rampart Division framed suspected gang members.
May 7, 1999 -- U.S. Civil Rights Commission recommends appointing a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of abuse by Los Angeles law enforcement officials. Aug. 4, 1993 -- LAPD officers Stacy Koon and Laurence Powell sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after being convicted of violating Rodney King's civil rights.
April 29, 1992 -- Four white police officers acquitted in Rodney King beating trial. Verdicts spark deadly riots in Los Angeles. July 10, 1991 -- Christopher Commission releases report on probe into the Los Angeles Police Department. The panel concludes that racism and sexism are widespread and saya more should be done to combat the problem of officers using excessive force. The report also says Police Chief Daryl Gates should resign. Mar. 3, 1991 -- African-American motorist Rodney King is beaten by four white Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed car chase. The beating was caught on videotape. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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