The Los Angeles police chief and the department’s constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers were released to a technology watchdog group that posted them online
FILE - The Los Angeles Police Department headquarters building is seen downtown Los Angeles, Friday, July 8, 2022. The Los Angeles police chief and the department's constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers were released to a technology watchdog group that posted them online, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Stop LAPD Spying Coalition opposes police intelligence-gathering and says the database should be used for “countersurveillance.” The department's release of the undercover officers' names and photographs was inadvertent, the Times reported. While the city attorney's office determined the agency was legally required to turn over the records under California law, exemptions are often made for safety or investigative reasons.
Police officials say the database's photos pose safety risks to officers who are currently undercover, as well as those who might work in that capacity in the future.
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