The Los Angeles Police Department took more than a year to begin fully disclosing allegations against officers after the state passed a law that mandates reporting and could result in permanent bans from the job in California.
The revelation came out of testimony during an administrative hearing last month of a rookie LAPD officer who was fired after the department accused his romantic partner of assaulting his girlfriend.
A sergeant from the LAPD’s Little Distund Unit. The Sergeant said the Department did not begin reporting certain cases of marital abuse to the State until after police statutes began to be called Statures Agencredical Accondis, which authorize the operation of the law.
Senate Bill 2, passed in 2021, makes domestic violence one of the nine categories of “misconduct, including police actions – that police agencies are responsible for reporting to the Police Chiefs Commission, or post.
The Lapd Sergeant testified that the reporting practices were based on the leadership of the former former director, who said that MisDemeanor would not “by reporting Misdemeanor of Misdemeanor would not” by reporting Misdemez Nicole Castronovo and the witnesses of Nkululeko were reviewed by the times.
Ramirez filed the basis for his shooting and has maintained that he did not commit any misconduct. He denied allegations of abuse by his ex-partner.
The Lapd authorities believed that the partial mail reporting went “against the best practices” and tried to get a clue in writing, the sergeant testified, but continued to comply with the official.
When the department sought clarification from the successor to the Compliance Director position, it was told that almost all disease-related incidents must be reported, Castronovo said.
He said he tried to press the committee on how many cases could be reported, but the Department said he did not.
When SB 2 went into effect in January 2023, police agencies had to begin disclosing “misconduct” postings within 10 days of learning of a credible allegation.
The sergeant who testified about the comments declined and directed questions to the department’s news office, said in a statement at the time SB 2 was passed ”
“The Department was advised that the serious pet battery did not meet the reporting threshold,” the statement said. “The Department has followed this guidance, reporting only those cases and incidents that escalate. By 2024, the Department is adopting a new standard for reporting all allegations of battery, regardless of size.”
Ramirez’s attorney said the evidence raises questions about the LAPD’s compliance with the law — and whether it went back to report other past crimes.
“It’s very scary to think that this crime would go unreported,” Castronovo said.
The PD accused Ramirez of assaulting his ex, Jorge Alvarado, in May 2023 based on a photo he provided that showed injuries on the line where he had left it, according to hearing testimony. Ramirez maintains that Alvarado was injured during consensual sex and argued with him when he heard that the Department did not want to look at emails, text messages and other evidence that he tried to give his lawyer’s doubts.
The couple began dating in 2022 while both were at the Police Academy, according to Ramirez. She says she tried to end the relationship after a few months when Alvarado became excessive and violent. A co-worker from Topanga helped him fill out an application for a temporary restraining order, Ramirez said.
The judge refused to order him to stay on the ground because Ramirez was not in serious danger, and Alvarado did not face any charges.
Alvarado did not respond to a request for comment sent to his Department email.
According to the testimony in question, Alvarado first disclosed the alleged abuse by Ramirez during an internal affairs interview in January 2024.
Meagan Poulos, a spokeswoman for the post, said she was not familiar with Ramirez’s case but, if anything, the State Agency spoke of police departments’ “over-reporting.” Poulos said data on inappropriate misconduct reports from the pool was not immediately available for review.
He also added that reporting is not mandatory for cases of abuse of Brousal that are taken immediately or do not prompt to investigate internal affairs, and that the officials suggested may have been “negative” that does not mean that they should not report any such cases.
“I don’t know if that’s the case in this particular case, but I would say that’s not something the post office would advise any agency not to do,” he said.
According to poulos and data from the agency, in 2023 there were 250-plus law enforcement agencies – most of them with less than 50 officers – that did not report a single case of misconduct. He said the agency regularly sends reminders about their obligations under SB 2.
Large departments such as the LAPD and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have their own coordinators or standalone units that are responsible for sending eligible cases to the state for consideration. In a brief statement, the Sheriff’s Department said it has been “the practice since the enactment of SB 2 to report all suspected illegal activity.”
Post certificate of 57 police officers withdrawn this year, compared to 84 last year. Another 43 officials have voluntarily surrendered their certificates, while 77 have had them at least temporarily suspended.
A postal notice does not automatically result in the Officer losing his Disqualification Certificate. Cases are reviewed by a disciplinary board that consists of citizens with a professional or personal background related to police accountability. That board convenes every few months to review postal investigations of alleged misconduct and recommend whether the commission should seek confirmation.
Ramirez told The Times at first that the PD said domestic violence had nothing to do with his shooting. He says he was unfairly accused of violating department policy during the 2023 incident in Canoga Park where he used another offense while trying to take someone into custody. It’s only recently that the Alvarados’ photos will be used against him, Ramirez said, as well as allegations of time card fraud — and he denies it.
The PD said Ramirez was reporting the Ramirez family and told his supervisor that he needed time to care for his sick brother when he actually applied for a job with the Beverly Hills Police Department.
Ramirez said that he is the guardian of his brother – who has died and even applied to Jobe of Beverly Hills in an attempt to leave Alvarado.
Alvarado was placed on administrative leave after Ramirez supervised him but has since completed his probationary period and been promoted to Police Officer II.
A decision from the Lapd Disgmentation Review process on whether Ramirez can be fired is pending. He thinks it’s unfair that he’s allowed to go back to work while he’s stuck in Limbo.
“Look I’m still trying to get my job back and he’s a happy boss, I’m enjoying his benefits, while I’m alive tonight,” he said.
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