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The Los Angeles Police Commission is seeking to require officers who frequently handle drugs, cash and other contraband to submit detailed reports about their income and debts -- a proposal that has drawn fierce opposition from the rank and file.
The proposed plan, a copy of which was obtained by The Times, is intended to help supervisors monitor for signs that an officer is involved in illegal conduct. The five-member civilian panel is scheduled to vote on the proposal Thursday at a special meeting.
The disclosure requirement, which would cover about 600 officers working mos... Read more
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FBI Corruption Sting Unravels
An FBI affidavit filed in federal court accused four veteran police officers of taking a bribe to protect stolen shipments of drugs, stolen art and jewelry on Friday.
The discovery followed a two-year FBI sting operation into corruption in the Hollywood Police Department.
The officers -- Detective Kevin Companion, 41; Sgt. Jeffry Courtney, 52; Officer Stephen Harrison, 46 and Detective Thomas Simcox 50, were charged with taking thousands of dollars in a conspiracy to protect a criminal organization located outside New York.
In a court statement, the officers were paid over a two-year period: Companion, who has served the veteran police for 20 years was paid $42,000; Courtney received $22,000, Simcox got $16,000 and Harrison received the least of $12,000.
Federal prosecutors said their dealings included escorting a load of heroin from Miami Beach, giving security for an illegal poker game aboard a yacht and conveying $1 million worth of supposedly stolen diamonds to New Jersey. Other operations involved allegedly stolen bearer bonds, valuable watches, expensive paintings and a tractor-trailer load of cigarettes.
James Scarberry, Chief officer at the Hollywood Department said the news of the arrest was astonishing.
"They were good officers," Scarberry said. "It certainly doesn't represent the city of Hollywood Police Department. They've identified four bad apples."
If convicted, each would face up to life imprisonment for drug trafficking conspiracy and up to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to violate the Hobbs Act, involving extortion via use of official government powers.
The case, which marks the second high-profile corruption investigation in Hollywood, will be presented before a grand jury.
The officers have not entered pleas, but have all been suspended from work.
Detective Simcox did not appear in court.
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