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clanuary 27, 2016

Bill Clifi,on

law Offices of clames S. Muller
ee5 E. Broadway, Suite IO?F
Glendale, California gIeOb

Dear

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CUfton:

TLris letter is in response to your request, for record.s d.ated. and received.
by the
los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Discovery Unit, on clanuary 2O, eOI6.

In your request, you are seeking the foJlowing:

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"The mrmber of citizen complaints of excessive force being used_ by LASD
d-eputies during the previous four years (eOIe - eOID) and. the number
of those that were sustained. by LASD internal review.',

Eesponse: when a public member contacts ttre I,os Angeles county sheriff's
Department to make a complaint, the complaint is d.ocumented. on a Watch
commander's service comment, Report. There are several complaint
categories, including "TJnreasonable Force. "
The total number of public complaints about "TJnreasonable Force,' dr,rring the
years you requested are:

30IO:124

eOII: I5O

3OI2: 90

20I5:

9e

2OI4: Ill
RO15: 6e
Please be advised that complaints about, un-reasonable force could. range from
an allegation of force to criminal misconduct,, such as Assaglt Und.er Color of
Authority. Additionally, there were no cases sustained. by internal review.

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clanuary 27, eOI6

of the above total, the following nrmber of complaints
resuLted in a finding
that the employee's conduct, could have been beiter or
shouLd. have been
different:

20r0: 8
2OI

I: I5

3OI2:

7

I
20L4: II

30r5:

20r5: 5
Definition of "could have been better,,: The employee,s actions
were in
compliance with procedures, policies, gfuid.erin&. The comptaint
cou1d. have
been minimized if the emproyee had employed tactical
communication
principles or common sense.
Definition of "should have been djfferent,": The employee,s
actions were not in
compJiance with estabrished. proced.ures, poricies,
6frride]ines or training.
Watch Command.er will take appropriate action.

If you have any qluestions, please contact, Lieutenant KalLenberger
of the
Discovery Unlt at (AeA) g9O-5OOO.
Sincerely,
qIIM MCDONNELI, SHEB,IFF

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Scott, E. clohnson, Captain

B,isk Management Bureau