LOS ANGELES — A choose has dismissed legal costs towards three Los Angeles Police Division officers accused of falsely labeling harmless individuals they stopped as gang members.
Superior Courtroom Choose Michael Pastor discovered there wasn’t possible trigger to proceed with legal circumstances towards officers Rene Braga, Raul Uribe and Julio Garcia, KNBC-TV reported Tuesday.
All three had been charged in October, 2020 with falsifying official paperwork. They had been accused of falsifying subject interview playing cards that recorded the non-public info of people they questioned. A few of the names had been added into the “Cal-Gangs” database utilized by police statewide.
Los Angeles County District Lawyer George Gascón’s workplace instructed KNBC it was reviewing the choose’s determination. Police officers didn’t instantly remark.
Three different officers charged within the case are awaiting trial on extra complete allegations of constructing related false reviews. They've pleaded not responsible and are due in court docket for a pretrial listening to subsequent month.