LAPD faces new scrutiny

Daryl Gates had Rodney King and William Bratton had the May Day melee. Tony Castro in the Daily News.

Now, just 10 months after being sworn in as LAPD chief, Charlie Beck faces his first big test with the city's minority community following the police shooting of a knife-wielding day laborer near MacArthur Park.

After two days of unrest in the Westlake area, Beck canceled a Wednesday night appearance in Pacoima and met instead with Westlake District residents angry about Sunday's shooting death of Manuel Jamines, 37.

He asked local residents for "peace on the streets" while the Los Angeles Police Department investigates the shootin