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LAPD officer pleads not guilty
LOS ANGELES - A police officer assigned to the scandal-scarred Rampart Division pleaded not guilty Friday to making false arrests and filing a false police report.
Officer Edward Beltran Zamora, 44, entered the pleas in Superior Court.
He could face up to three years in prison if convicted of filing a false report, a felony, and two misdemeanor counts each of false arrest and false imprisonment.
Zamora remained free on $20,000 bail pending an Oct. 12 court hearing.
Zamora, who was relieved of his duties in May, could not immediately be reached for co... Read more
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Police Commissioner to get mor
The Police Chief Commissioner's dismissal powers will be broadened, and police disciplinary procedures overhauled, under new laws.
Under the new laws the Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon's no confidence powers will be expanded so she can immediately sack officers for misconduct or consistent poor performance.
Victoria Police's internal disciplinary procedures will also be overhauled.
The State Government's changes will also close a loophole in the Office of Police Integrity's (OPI) legislation that threatens to derail the watchdog's criminal proceedings.
The Chief Commissioner will have the power to remove policing responsibilities from officers on leave without pay, which will strip Police Association officials of the right to enter police stations.
The legislative changes being introduced to Parliament today will also remove the public's right to sue individual police officers except where the Chief Commissioner believes the officer's actions have been unreasonable.
Commissioner Nixon says it is important there are clear provisions for her to dismiss officers.
"The loss of confidence provisions - which I've exercised four times since I've been the Commissioner - are often long and convoluted processes but this proposal now will make it more effective and we believe still needs to be there as an important part of our powers," she said.
The Police Union's Greg Davies says the Chief Commissioner's powers place officers below the law.
"No other person is required to prove their innocence before they are condemned. Police officers now are," Mr Davies said.
"Even if they're successful in their appeal, they can't be reinstated. So, in other words, the Chief Commissioner or someone on her behalf makes a mistake, and you pay for it with your job."
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