Anti-Gang Officers Dodge Financial Inquiries
Many anti-gang officers in L.A. are stepping down and serving as general patrol officers to avoid an insight into their personal finances. The inquiry into the officers' finances is meant to discover corruptness such as stolen drugs and cash from arrests. Because the officers are opting out of the financial screening, does this mean they are guilty? But without these officers, are we better off?
AP - Foxnews.com
Dozens of anti-gang police officers across the city are quitting their assignments over a requirement to reveal personal financial information under strict anti-corruption rules, The Associated Press has learned.
Gang units in some of the city's most violent neighborhoods are being left with multiple vacancies, with officers choosing instead to work regular patrol shifts, Assistant Chief Earl Paysinger said Monday.
One of the areas most affected is the city's northeast division, which includes territory controlled by the notorious Avenues gang around Highland Park. Rather than fill in financial disclosure forms, most of the division's anti-gang unit has decided to leave and return to patrol, resulting in an unspecified number of vacancies.
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