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~iar c h i4, i99i
roreman
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
13-303 Criminal Courts Bldg.
Los Angeles , California 90012
DPar Grand Jury Foreman:
I am writing to you today because of a moral obligation regarding
the most recent case of police brutality concer ning Rodney G . King .
I previoltsly mailed the attached letter in its entirPly to Polire
Chief Daryl Gates, Sheriff Sherman Block and Mayor Tom Bradley.
Seedless to say , I have yet to receive a response from any of their
staff .
Just recently , Mayor Tom Bradley and Chief Dary l Gates have stated
the need to investigate and imp lement c han ges in the LAPD. These
are the same changes I had indicated in my letter of April 1990 .
It to ok the Rodney G . King incident for t h em to finally ack n owledge
the eris is in the Los Angeles Police Department . From persona 1
experience and observation I foresee the L.A. County Sheriff
~nrou n tering t h e same problems .
ThP only reason the LA Sheriff ' s DepartmPnt is n ot p rPsent]y
thf' same public scrut 1ny is be~a11se, fortunately for them,
have not been video taped .
und<!r
t h<"Y
MO\.J many LAPD and Sheriff's Department misconduct and brutality
i n ~idents have occurred since my letter? Unfo r tunately , we ~ill
n~vpr know. The reason being this: it is a known fact the publir
is only a~are of ras~s of misconduct and brutality by la~
enforcement officers when t he scope nf t h e i n c i dents are too large
fnr protection of law enfo r ceme n t and the p ol i tical in fluenre
umbrella .
Chief Gates' recent. changes i n the LAPD comma nd st rllcture tends to
quest ion his present. abi li ty to PX ere i se proper judgement. and
integrity as most of these personnel have acquirPd t h Pir present
positions during hi~ te nur e as police chief .
I quote Chief Gates: "There 1 s n ot a man o r woman in t h e Departme n t
t h at does no t feel betrayed." Chief Gates was n ot be t ray e d because
of hi s leaders h ip or lack t hereof. He h e lp ed c re ate t h ese
savages·· .
Hopefully, for the s ak e o f public serv i ce and justice, you will be
able to i nf l uence Chief Gates to r esign .
Si nc e r ely ,
ALEX DE LA VARA
10i6 Bunbury Drive
~hitti~r, Cal iforn ia 9060i
iB i8i 333 - 1190 - home
i2 1 3) 209 -77 27 - work
En cl osure
Object Description
| Title | Correspondence: complaints against Gates & LAPD (1 of 2), 1978-04-03 - 1991-06-14 |
| Description | Correspondence: complaints against Gates & LAPD (1 of 2), 1978 April 3 - 1991 June 14. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system. |
| Coverage date | 1990-04-17; 1991-03-14; 1991-03-28; 1991-04-02; 1991-04-03; 1991-04-10; 1991-04-12; 1991-05-02; 1991-05-13; 1991-05-14; 1991-05-15; 1991-05-17; 1991-05-20; 1991-05-24; 1991-06-02; 1991-06-04; 1991-06-07; 1991-06-10; 1991-06-14 |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date created | 1990-04-17; 1991-03-14; 1991-03-28; 1991-04-02; 1991-04-03; 1991-04-10; 1991-04-12; 1991-05-02; 1991-05-14; 1991-05-15; 1991-05-17; 1991-05-20; 1991-05-24; 1991-06-02; 1991-06-04; 1991-06-07; 1991-06-10; 1991-06-14 |
| Date issued | 1978-04-03; 1991-03-12; 1991-04-01; 1991-04-19; 1991-04-24; 1991-05-31 |
| Type |
texts images |
| Format | 89 p. |
| Format (aat) |
bills (legislative records) business cards correspondence circular letters correspondence clippings (information artifacts) envelopes clippings (information artifacts) correspondence envelopes faxes newsletters |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
| Series | Independent Commission file list |
| File | Complaints, suggestions, and support |
| Box and folder | box 22, folder 17 |
| Provenance | The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991. |
| Rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Repository name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
| Repository address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
| Repository email | specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | indep-box22-17 |
Description
| Title | de la Vara, letter, 1991-03-14, to LA County Grand Jury |
| Description | Excessive force. Alex de la Vara, 1016 Bunbury Drive, Whittier, California, letter, 1991 March 14, to Los Angeles County Grand Jury foreman, Los Angeles, California. |
| Geographic subject (roadway) | 1016 Bunbury Drive |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Whittier |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Geographic coordinates | 34.0368781,-118.0077935 |
| Coverage date | 1991-03-14 |
| Creator | de la Vara, Alex |
| Contributor | Los Angeles County Grand Jury, recipient |
| Date created | 1991-03-14 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 2 p. |
| Format (aat) | correspondence |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Series | Independent Commission file list |
| File | Complaints, suggestions, and support |
| Box and folder | box 22, folder 17, item 1 |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | f ~iar c h i4, i99i roreman Los Angeles County Grand Jury 13-303 Criminal Courts Bldg. Los Angeles , California 90012 DPar Grand Jury Foreman: I am writing to you today because of a moral obligation regarding the most recent case of police brutality concer ning Rodney G . King . I previoltsly mailed the attached letter in its entirPly to Polire Chief Daryl Gates, Sheriff Sherman Block and Mayor Tom Bradley. Seedless to say , I have yet to receive a response from any of their staff . Just recently , Mayor Tom Bradley and Chief Dary l Gates have stated the need to investigate and imp lement c han ges in the LAPD. These are the same changes I had indicated in my letter of April 1990 . It to ok the Rodney G . King incident for t h em to finally ack n owledge the eris is in the Los Angeles Police Department . From persona 1 experience and observation I foresee the L.A. County Sheriff ~nrou n tering t h e same problems . ThP only reason the LA Sheriff ' s DepartmPnt is n ot p rPsent]y thf' same public scrut 1ny is be~a11se, fortunately for them, have not been video taped . und |
| Filename | indep-box22-17-01.pdf |
| Archival file | Volume70/indep-box22-17-01.pdf |
