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PERSONNEL COMPLAINT, LA. No. 86-600
Page 151
nor did he know the significance of the helmet, and that he
finally did learn what the helmet stood for about a week or ten
days prior to Ramirez' filing of his grievance. Montgomery did
not recall who told him what the helmet stood for nor did he know
how the helmet got on Ramirez' desk. Montgomery denies ever
hearing Lieutenant Hall say to Ramirez that he could use the
helmet as protection against Pellegrino if he became violent.
Montgomery said that he never heard Lieutenant Massey say to •
Ramirez, "How's the little Mexican asshole doing?", or of Ramirez
challenging Lieutenant Massey, and if that had occurred, he would
have heard about it. Montgomery said no such statement was ever
made by Lieutenant Massey.
Montgomery was interviewed on June 6, 1989, 0915 hours, at
Robbery-Homicide Division, by Lieutenant S. Coker, Serial No.
20195 and Sergeant M. Cotwright, Operations-Headquarters Bureau.
Sergeant H. Ryon acted as Montgomery's employee representative.
Montgomery stated that he was assigned to the O.I.S. Section on
March 8, 1981.
Montgomery stated he never heard Lieutenant Higbie state in his
presence, "We don't need a nigger or a broad here. We already
have a Mexican. That 's enough, right Chico?" Nor did he hear
Higbie express any similar sentiment in other words. He also
denied being aware of any policy within the O.I.S. Section to
preclude minorities from assignment in the O.I.S. Section. He
never heard Higbie threaten Ramirez in any way. Specifically he
did not recall hearing Higbie threaten to, "Rip" Ramirez' lips
off. He never heard Higbie use the term, "nigger," nor did he
ever hear anyone else in the unit use.such a word.
Montgomery stated that Salkeld and Muldrew left the unit for
deficiencies in their work performance. He was not aware of any
non-job-related situation that might have existed between them
and Higbie that could have resulted in their removal from the
O.I.S. Section.
Montgomery stated he was not aware of Pellegrino ever receiving
compensation he was not entitled to for overtime and he never
heard Lieutenant Higbie, Lieutenant Hall or Captain Gartland
discuss with Pellegrino his working excessive overtime.
Montgomery stated he never observed Pellegrino apply a chokehold
on Ramirez and never heard Pellegrino state to Ramirez, "Let me
show you what I used to do to little fucking Mexicans on the
street," or anything similar. If the aforementioned had occurred
in his (Montgomery) presence, he would have recalled.
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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| Title | Correspondence: complaints against LAPD (1 of 2), [after 1989-09], p. 148 |
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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 151 nor did he know the significance of the helmet, and that he finally did learn what the helmet stood for about a week or ten days prior to Ramirez' filing of his grievance. Montgomery did not recall who told him what the helmet stood for nor did he know how the helmet got on Ramirez' desk. Montgomery denies ever hearing Lieutenant Hall say to Ramirez that he could use the helmet as protection against Pellegrino if he became violent. Montgomery said that he never heard Lieutenant Massey say to • Ramirez, "How's the little Mexican asshole doing?", or of Ramirez challenging Lieutenant Massey, and if that had occurred, he would have heard about it. Montgomery said no such statement was ever made by Lieutenant Massey. Montgomery was interviewed on June 6, 1989, 0915 hours, at Robbery-Homicide Division, by Lieutenant S. Coker, Serial No. 20195 and Sergeant M. Cotwright, Operations-Headquarters Bureau. Sergeant H. Ryon acted as Montgomery's employee representative. Montgomery stated that he was assigned to the O.I.S. Section on March 8, 1981. Montgomery stated he never heard Lieutenant Higbie state in his presence, "We don't need a nigger or a broad here. We already have a Mexican. That 's enough, right Chico?" Nor did he hear Higbie express any similar sentiment in other words. He also denied being aware of any policy within the O.I.S. Section to preclude minorities from assignment in the O.I.S. Section. He never heard Higbie threaten Ramirez in any way. Specifically he did not recall hearing Higbie threaten to, "Rip" Ramirez' lips off. He never heard Higbie use the term, "nigger," nor did he ever hear anyone else in the unit use.such a word. Montgomery stated that Salkeld and Muldrew left the unit for deficiencies in their work performance. He was not aware of any non-job-related situation that might have existed between them and Higbie that could have resulted in their removal from the O.I.S. Section. Montgomery stated he was not aware of Pellegrino ever receiving compensation he was not entitled to for overtime and he never heard Lieutenant Higbie, Lieutenant Hall or Captain Gartland discuss with Pellegrino his working excessive overtime. Montgomery stated he never observed Pellegrino apply a chokehold on Ramirez and never heard Pellegrino state to Ramirez, "Let me show you what I used to do to little fucking Mexicans on the street," or anything similar. If the aforementioned had occurred in his (Montgomery) presence, he would have recalled. |
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