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PERSONNEL COMPLAINT, LA. NO. 86-600
Page 212
SALKELD. ROBERT. DETECTIVE II. SERIAL NO. 21390
ROBBERY-HOMICIDE DIVISION, 485-0780
Detective Salkeld was interviewed on June 14, 1989, at 1255
hours, at Robbery-Homicide Division by Lieutenant II
Stephen Coker, Serial No. 20195 and Sergeant I Marty Cotwright,
Serial No. 20132, Operations-Headquarters Bureau.
Detective Salkeld stated that he was assigned to the Officer
Involved Shooting (O.I.S.) Section from July 1985 to October
1986, and is currently assigned to the Bank Detail in
Robbery-Homicide Division. He stated that he had very bitter
feelings toward the O.I.S. Section because Lieutenant Higbie had
implied that he was not good enough to work in the unit and he
disagreed.
Salkeld stated that he left the O.I.S. Section because Lieutenant
Higbie asked him to leave. Higbie told him that it was his
opinion that he (Salkeld) was not experienced enough to
adequately perform his duties as an investigator of officer
involved shootings. At no time was he aware of any factors
unrelated to his duty performance that resulted in his leaving
the unit.
He stated that while assigned to the O.I.S. Section, he had
observed Pellegrino apply a carotid chokehold on Ramirez and
others in the unit. When Pellegrino applied the hold on the
others, it would be in a playful manner but it would not be
appreciated by Ramirez. Pellegrino would not apply very much
pressure and would only keep the hold on for a few seconds.
Pellegrino uaually applied the carotid chokehold on Ramirez while
Ramirez was seated at his desk. He recalled approximately four
occurrences but no specific dates or times. Each time Pellegrino
applied the chokehold Ramirez would become visibly upset and
would let Pellegrino know that he (Ramirez) did not appreciate
what he was doing. Ramirez would not involve himself in an
altercation with Pellegrino but would let him know that he was
not happy with Pellegrino's actions. Once Ramirez asked to be
let go, Pellegrino would release his hold and laugh about what he
had done. He (Salkeld) had observed Pellegrino apply the
chokehold on Ramirez in front of others while in the O.I.S.
office, including Lieutenant Higbie. He recalled Pellegrino had
applied a chokehold on Higbie once in a joking manner while in
the O.I.S. Office. Some of the others in the office thought
Pellegrino's actions toward Ramirez were ridiculous, while others
just laughed but no one did much to dissuade Pellegrino. He
denied ever hearing Pellegrino say to Ramirez "Let me show you
what I use to do to little fucking Mexicans on the street."
Salkeld did not recall any other occasions wherein Pellegrino
used other types of physical force against Ramirez nor did he
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 |
| Filename | indep-box23-05 |
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| Title | Correspondence: complaints against LAPD (1 of 2), [after 1989-09], p. 209 |
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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 212 SALKELD. ROBERT. DETECTIVE II. SERIAL NO. 21390 ROBBERY-HOMICIDE DIVISION, 485-0780 Detective Salkeld was interviewed on June 14, 1989, at 1255 hours, at Robbery-Homicide Division by Lieutenant II Stephen Coker, Serial No. 20195 and Sergeant I Marty Cotwright, Serial No. 20132, Operations-Headquarters Bureau. Detective Salkeld stated that he was assigned to the Officer Involved Shooting (O.I.S.) Section from July 1985 to October 1986, and is currently assigned to the Bank Detail in Robbery-Homicide Division. He stated that he had very bitter feelings toward the O.I.S. Section because Lieutenant Higbie had implied that he was not good enough to work in the unit and he disagreed. Salkeld stated that he left the O.I.S. Section because Lieutenant Higbie asked him to leave. Higbie told him that it was his opinion that he (Salkeld) was not experienced enough to adequately perform his duties as an investigator of officer involved shootings. At no time was he aware of any factors unrelated to his duty performance that resulted in his leaving the unit. He stated that while assigned to the O.I.S. Section, he had observed Pellegrino apply a carotid chokehold on Ramirez and others in the unit. When Pellegrino applied the hold on the others, it would be in a playful manner but it would not be appreciated by Ramirez. Pellegrino would not apply very much pressure and would only keep the hold on for a few seconds. Pellegrino uaually applied the carotid chokehold on Ramirez while Ramirez was seated at his desk. He recalled approximately four occurrences but no specific dates or times. Each time Pellegrino applied the chokehold Ramirez would become visibly upset and would let Pellegrino know that he (Ramirez) did not appreciate what he was doing. Ramirez would not involve himself in an altercation with Pellegrino but would let him know that he was not happy with Pellegrino's actions. Once Ramirez asked to be let go, Pellegrino would release his hold and laugh about what he had done. He (Salkeld) had observed Pellegrino apply the chokehold on Ramirez in front of others while in the O.I.S. office, including Lieutenant Higbie. He recalled Pellegrino had applied a chokehold on Higbie once in a joking manner while in the O.I.S. Office. Some of the others in the office thought Pellegrino's actions toward Ramirez were ridiculous, while others just laughed but no one did much to dissuade Pellegrino. He denied ever hearing Pellegrino say to Ramirez "Let me show you what I use to do to little fucking Mexicans on the street." Salkeld did not recall any other occasions wherein Pellegrino used other types of physical force against Ramirez nor did he |
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