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PERSONNEL COMPLAINT, I.A. No. 86-600
Page 81
DIETHRICH. LAURA. HEARING REPORTER.. SERIAL NO. A-8288.
ROBBERY-HOMICIDE DIVISION (RHD). 485-6475
Laura Diethrich was interviewed on May 1, 1989, at 1127 hours, at
Robbery-Homicide Division by Lieutenant II Stephen Coker, Serial
No. 20195 and Sergeant I Marty Cotwright Serial No. 20132,
Operations-Headquarters Bureau.
Diethrich stated that she was seated at the computer terminal
which was south of her desk, in the outer office of the O.I.S.
Section, and that she was working on the computer, when Ramirez
came through the office. Diethrich did not recall whereoRamirez
had come from, and that she had completed an O.I.S. report for
Ramirez and handed it to him, and that Ramirez then walked into
the O.I.S. squad room.
Diethrich said a short time later, she heard some loud bickering
between Pellegrino and Ramirez, and the sound of papers flying. . .
Diethrich said that she heard Ramirez say, "Don't do that man,
she just finished typing that report". Diethrich said that as
she stoop up and turned in a southeasterly direction, she was
about eight feet from a convex mirror that is located just above
the doorway that leads from Room 311 which is the outer office of
the O.I.S. squad room into Room 312 which is the O.I.S. squad
room. Diethrich said that she heard a loud slamming sound, like
someone or something hitting a file cabinet or a table at the
east end of the squad room. Diethrich looked into the mirror and
observed Pellegrino and Ramirez involved in a physical
altercation, and that Pellegrino was in such a position that he
was standing over Ramirez, who was leaning backwards, with his
buttocks resting on the edge of Detective Watts* table.
Diethrich said Watts' table was adjacent to Ramirez' and
Pellegrino's table. Diethrich said at no time did she observe
Ramirez' back down on the desk or hear him yell out in pain;
other than a small scratch on Ramirez wrist, she did not observe
any injury to Ramirez.
Diethrich said that she did not observe either Pellegrino or
Ramirez throw any punches or kicks, nor did she observe
Pellegrino's arms around Ramirez at anytime. She said that
Pellegrino and Ramirez were holding onto one another and pushing
and tugging at each other's clothing, and it appeared they were
wrestling with each other. Diethrich further stated she did not
characterize the incident as horseplay, because at other times,
she had seen horseplay, bickering, pushing and shoving, but what
she had seen Pellegrino and Ramirez involved in, was a fight.
Diethrich said that prior to the end of the altercation, she
became too upset to continue to watch, so she turned and moved
away from the mirror, back to another part of the outer office,
and that she heard another slamming sound, and Detective
Montgomery say, "Hey you guys cut it out". Diethrich said a
Object Description
| Title | Correspondence: complaints against LAPD (1 of 2), [after 1989-09] |
| Description | Operations Headquarters Bureau, Los Angeles Police Department (Stephen C. Coker and Marty Cotwright), memorandum, to Detective Services Group, Los Angeles Police Department (J. Bova), re I.A. no. 86-600: Department complaint alleging unbecoming conduct against Detective III Elmer Pellegrino (serial no. 12470), Detective III Wallace Montgomery (serial no. 16136), Detective III Carlos Ramirez (serial no. 13427), Lieutenant II Charles Massey (serial no. 11880), and an unknown officder, Robbery Homicide Division (RHD); Department complaint alleging unbecoming conduct and neglect of duty against Lieutenant II William Hall (serial no. 13726, RHD. 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 | 1981-03/1989-08-16 |
| Creator |
Coker, C. Cotwright, Marty Los Angeles Police Department. Operations Headquarters Bureau |
| Contributor |
Bova, J., recipient Los Angeles Police Department. Detective Services Group, recipient |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date created | [after 1989-09] |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 241 p. |
| Format (aat) | memorandums |
| 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 23, folder 5 |
| 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 |
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| Title | Correspondence: complaints against LAPD (1 of 2), [after 1989-09], p. 78 |
| Format (imt) | image/tiff |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | PERSONNEL COMPLAINT, I.A. No. 86-600 Page 81 DIETHRICH. LAURA. HEARING REPORTER.. SERIAL NO. A-8288. ROBBERY-HOMICIDE DIVISION (RHD). 485-6475 Laura Diethrich was interviewed on May 1, 1989, at 1127 hours, at Robbery-Homicide Division by Lieutenant II Stephen Coker, Serial No. 20195 and Sergeant I Marty Cotwright Serial No. 20132, Operations-Headquarters Bureau. Diethrich stated that she was seated at the computer terminal which was south of her desk, in the outer office of the O.I.S. Section, and that she was working on the computer, when Ramirez came through the office. Diethrich did not recall whereoRamirez had come from, and that she had completed an O.I.S. report for Ramirez and handed it to him, and that Ramirez then walked into the O.I.S. squad room. Diethrich said a short time later, she heard some loud bickering between Pellegrino and Ramirez, and the sound of papers flying. . . Diethrich said that she heard Ramirez say, "Don't do that man, she just finished typing that report". Diethrich said that as she stoop up and turned in a southeasterly direction, she was about eight feet from a convex mirror that is located just above the doorway that leads from Room 311 which is the outer office of the O.I.S. squad room into Room 312 which is the O.I.S. squad room. Diethrich said that she heard a loud slamming sound, like someone or something hitting a file cabinet or a table at the east end of the squad room. Diethrich looked into the mirror and observed Pellegrino and Ramirez involved in a physical altercation, and that Pellegrino was in such a position that he was standing over Ramirez, who was leaning backwards, with his buttocks resting on the edge of Detective Watts* table. Diethrich said Watts' table was adjacent to Ramirez' and Pellegrino's table. Diethrich said at no time did she observe Ramirez' back down on the desk or hear him yell out in pain; other than a small scratch on Ramirez wrist, she did not observe any injury to Ramirez. Diethrich said that she did not observe either Pellegrino or Ramirez throw any punches or kicks, nor did she observe Pellegrino's arms around Ramirez at anytime. She said that Pellegrino and Ramirez were holding onto one another and pushing and tugging at each other's clothing, and it appeared they were wrestling with each other. Diethrich further stated she did not characterize the incident as horseplay, because at other times, she had seen horseplay, bickering, pushing and shoving, but what she had seen Pellegrino and Ramirez involved in, was a fight. Diethrich said that prior to the end of the altercation, she became too upset to continue to watch, so she turned and moved away from the mirror, back to another part of the outer office, and that she heard another slamming sound, and Detective Montgomery say, "Hey you guys cut it out". Diethrich said a |
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