LA Police Panel Rebuked by Key Member - Panel Doing Nothing

In an unusual self-critique, a prominent member of the Los Angeles Police Commission said the panel has done a poor job of dealing with the beating by police officers of a car-theft suspect and must take a more active role in the investigation to avoid being marginalized. Rick Caruso said the Police Commission has not been vigorous enough in overseeing the investigations into the June 23 incident and asserting itself as the city's civilian overseer and chief policymaker of the Los Angeles Police Department. [more]