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PERSONNEL COMPLAINT, LA. No. 86-600
Page 135
apply a carotid chokehold or use any type of physical force
against Ramirez. He denied hearing Pellegrino say to Ramirez
"Let me show you what I use to do to little fucking Mexicans on
the street."
Karlson stated at no time between the period from 1983 to 1985,
or at any other time did he hear Pellegrino criticize Ramirez for
keeping his desk neat nor did he ever observe Pellegrino ransack
Ramirez' desk. He denied ever seeing Pellegrino throw any pens,
pencils or other items around on Ramirez' desk.
Karlson stated that he recalled Hearing Reporter Jim Rabe's
retirement in December 1986, but denied ever hearing Lieutenant
Higbie refer to an available Black female replacement from I.A.D.
as a "nigger bitch." He denied hearing Lieutenant Higbie say,
that he would not replace Rabe with a Black because the word,
"nigger," was used frequently may slip out. He denied ever
hearing Higbie use the term "nigger." He denied ever hearing
Lieutenant Higbie say, that no Black would ever work in the
O.I.S. Section as long as he was in charge. Karlson stated that
when he was Chief Brewer's adjutant he complied a list of
qualified Blacks who should be considered for future positions
within Detective Services Group. It was Chief Brewer's desire
that more Blacks be considered for positions on the third floor
at Parker Center. After transferring into the O.I.S. Section he
had a discussion with Lieutenant Higbie relative to the list.
Higbie told him that it was his (Higbie) opinion that none of
the personnel listed had enough homicide experience to conduct an
O.I.S. investigation.
Karlson stated that since coming into the unit in March 1982, he
had observed Ramirez shine his shoes in the O.I.S. office. He
(Karlson) denied ever hearing anyone say, "Hey Chico, come over
here and shine my shoes next. You Mexicans are good at shining
shoes." Ramirez had related to him that as child he (Ramirez)
would shine shoes on Olvera Street. He denied ever hearing
anyone equate Mexicans with being good at shining shoes.
Karlson stated that he had knowledge of Memorandum No. 1, titled
"Unaccepted Remarks of a Racial Nature" being distributed in the
O.I.S. office in or about April 1987, but denied hearing anyone
say "OK guys we have to be nice to Chico or he will go to La
Ley." He also denied hearing other members of the unit say "More
minority shit. Don't these niggers ever quit.?"
Karlson stated that he was not aware of a November 1987,
conversation between Ramirez and Sergeant Sergio Diaz nor of an
incident that may have occurred in an elevator at Parker Center
between Ramirez and Diaz.
Karlson stated that he attended an O.I.S. Section Christmas 1987,
luncheon at Tex Taylor's Restaurant. He had heard that an
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. |
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| 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. 132 |
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| 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, LA. No. 86-600 Page 135 apply a carotid chokehold or use any type of physical force against Ramirez. He denied hearing Pellegrino say to Ramirez "Let me show you what I use to do to little fucking Mexicans on the street." Karlson stated at no time between the period from 1983 to 1985, or at any other time did he hear Pellegrino criticize Ramirez for keeping his desk neat nor did he ever observe Pellegrino ransack Ramirez' desk. He denied ever seeing Pellegrino throw any pens, pencils or other items around on Ramirez' desk. Karlson stated that he recalled Hearing Reporter Jim Rabe's retirement in December 1986, but denied ever hearing Lieutenant Higbie refer to an available Black female replacement from I.A.D. as a "nigger bitch." He denied hearing Lieutenant Higbie say, that he would not replace Rabe with a Black because the word, "nigger," was used frequently may slip out. He denied ever hearing Higbie use the term "nigger." He denied ever hearing Lieutenant Higbie say, that no Black would ever work in the O.I.S. Section as long as he was in charge. Karlson stated that when he was Chief Brewer's adjutant he complied a list of qualified Blacks who should be considered for future positions within Detective Services Group. It was Chief Brewer's desire that more Blacks be considered for positions on the third floor at Parker Center. After transferring into the O.I.S. Section he had a discussion with Lieutenant Higbie relative to the list. Higbie told him that it was his (Higbie) opinion that none of the personnel listed had enough homicide experience to conduct an O.I.S. investigation. Karlson stated that since coming into the unit in March 1982, he had observed Ramirez shine his shoes in the O.I.S. office. He (Karlson) denied ever hearing anyone say, "Hey Chico, come over here and shine my shoes next. You Mexicans are good at shining shoes." Ramirez had related to him that as child he (Ramirez) would shine shoes on Olvera Street. He denied ever hearing anyone equate Mexicans with being good at shining shoes. Karlson stated that he had knowledge of Memorandum No. 1, titled "Unaccepted Remarks of a Racial Nature" being distributed in the O.I.S. office in or about April 1987, but denied hearing anyone say "OK guys we have to be nice to Chico or he will go to La Ley." He also denied hearing other members of the unit say "More minority shit. Don't these niggers ever quit.?" Karlson stated that he was not aware of a November 1987, conversation between Ramirez and Sergeant Sergio Diaz nor of an incident that may have occurred in an elevator at Parker Center between Ramirez and Diaz. Karlson stated that he attended an O.I.S. Section Christmas 1987, luncheon at Tex Taylor's Restaurant. He had heard that an |
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