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PERSONNEL COMPLAINT, LA. NO. 86-600
Page 236
Watts stated that he recalled receiving a Memorandum No. 1,
titled., "Unacceptable Remarks of a Racial Nature," but denied
stating or hearing anyone else state things similar to, "Okay
guys, we have to be nice to Chico or he will go to La Ley", or
"More minority shit, don't these fucking niggers ever quit?"
Watts stated he had no knowledge of any incident involving a
Sergeant Sergio Diaz and Ramirez.
Watts stated he was not aware of any abuses of overtime by
Detective Pellegrino and was not aware of any instance when
Pellegrino received compensation to which he was not entitled.
Watts stated that he had attended luncheons at Taylor's
Restaurant at various times but never observed any incident
wherein Pellegrino used physical force against Ramirez or vice
versa. He had gone to the bathroom at Taylor' on one occasion
and when he returned, possibly Montgomery, told him that Ramirez
had become a little, "froggy", and had pushed Pellegrino but he
could not recall if any further details were related to him.
This luncheon may have been for Higbie but he did not recall for
sure. It was about two years ago.
Watts stated he could not recall ever becoming aware of any other
incident at a restaurant or any other O.I.S. function wherein
Pellegrino or Ramirez became involved in a use of force/dispute
with each other or anyone else.
Watts stated he observed the name, "Howard Schreiber", written on
the blackboard in the O.I.S. office about a year ago. He could
not recall any other words written on the board. He did not know
who wrote the name. He denied hearing Pellegrino state in
reference to the writing on the board, "Chico wants to be a
Mexican but he is a Jew." Nor did he hear Lieutenant Hall state,
"Well it looks like someone has dug-up dirt on a Detective III
candidate", in reference to the name written on the board. He
recalled Ramirez pointing out the name on the board and stating
that was his father's name. Ramirez did not appear to be upset
by the name being written on the board.
Watts stated that he did not recall hearing Lieutenant Hall and
Lieutenant Massey discussing any Captain's list in
August/September 1988 and denied hearing Lieutenant Hall in his
presence state to Ramirez "God damn it Chico you are interrupting
us." He never heard Lieutenant Hall speak in a loud, degrading
tone of voice to Ramirez.
Watts stated that he did not recall ever hearing Peggy Fiderio
and Montgomery engaged in a conversation during which Montgomery
told Fiderio to, "Just ignore the little Mexican," while
referring to Ramirez.
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. 233 |
| 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, LA. NO. 86-600 Page 236 Watts stated that he recalled receiving a Memorandum No. 1, titled., "Unacceptable Remarks of a Racial Nature," but denied stating or hearing anyone else state things similar to, "Okay guys, we have to be nice to Chico or he will go to La Ley", or "More minority shit, don't these fucking niggers ever quit?" Watts stated he had no knowledge of any incident involving a Sergeant Sergio Diaz and Ramirez. Watts stated he was not aware of any abuses of overtime by Detective Pellegrino and was not aware of any instance when Pellegrino received compensation to which he was not entitled. Watts stated that he had attended luncheons at Taylor's Restaurant at various times but never observed any incident wherein Pellegrino used physical force against Ramirez or vice versa. He had gone to the bathroom at Taylor' on one occasion and when he returned, possibly Montgomery, told him that Ramirez had become a little, "froggy", and had pushed Pellegrino but he could not recall if any further details were related to him. This luncheon may have been for Higbie but he did not recall for sure. It was about two years ago. Watts stated he could not recall ever becoming aware of any other incident at a restaurant or any other O.I.S. function wherein Pellegrino or Ramirez became involved in a use of force/dispute with each other or anyone else. Watts stated he observed the name, "Howard Schreiber", written on the blackboard in the O.I.S. office about a year ago. He could not recall any other words written on the board. He did not know who wrote the name. He denied hearing Pellegrino state in reference to the writing on the board, "Chico wants to be a Mexican but he is a Jew." Nor did he hear Lieutenant Hall state, "Well it looks like someone has dug-up dirt on a Detective III candidate", in reference to the name written on the board. He recalled Ramirez pointing out the name on the board and stating that was his father's name. Ramirez did not appear to be upset by the name being written on the board. Watts stated that he did not recall hearing Lieutenant Hall and Lieutenant Massey discussing any Captain's list in August/September 1988 and denied hearing Lieutenant Hall in his presence state to Ramirez "God damn it Chico you are interrupting us." He never heard Lieutenant Hall speak in a loud, degrading tone of voice to Ramirez. Watts stated that he did not recall ever hearing Peggy Fiderio and Montgomery engaged in a conversation during which Montgomery told Fiderio to, "Just ignore the little Mexican," while referring to Ramirez. |
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