Jun 24, 2009 1:54 pm US/Pacific
Maywood Suburb Agrees To Reform Police Department
MAYWOOD, Calif. (AP) ―
The Maywood City Council has agreed to overhaul its police department after allegations of widespread misconduct and brutality in the tiny Los Angeles suburb.
The council on Tuesday approved a court order to reform its department, which also patrols neighboring Cudahy. A judge will now sign the order.
The California attorney general's office released a report earlier this year that concluded the 45-officer department routinely used excessive force -- in one case Tasering a handcuffed man -- made improper arrests and lacked oversight.
The court order, reached in agreement with the attorney general's office, overhauls hiring, training and complaint procedures, calls for annual audits and creates a monitoring system to spot problem officers.
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