LAPD urged to have independent inquiries

In the wake of a report finding the LAPD failed to fully investigate civilian complaints against abusive officers, the ACLU urged the civilian Police Commission on Tuesday to adopt an independent investigative process, saying the department shouldn't police itself. Rachel Uranga in the Daily News.

The inspector general's audit released last month found half of the 60 complaints reviewed were flawed, including cases where police ignored key witnesses and inaccurately recorded statements.

"For years, inadequate investigation of complaints have been the norm in this department," Peter Bibring, an American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California lawyer, told the commission, noting that civilian complaint investigators are used in Seattle, San Francisco and New York City.