Two former Torrance, California officers are facing vandalism charges after they allegedly spray-painted a swastika on a car they impounded, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced Thursday.
More than a dozen other officers have been placed on leave after the investigation revealed they allegedly shared racist, homophobic and antisemitic messages,"It's unacceptable, but it becomes doubly unacceptable when we have the people that are sworn to protect all of us who engage in this behavior," Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said at a press conference as he announced the charges.
Tosmic and Weldin have both been charged with one felony count each of conspiracy to commit vandalism and vandalism, Gascon's office says. The district attorney said he is still considering whether the charges reach the threshold of a hate crime, reports CBS Los Angeles. The officers pleaded not guilty. Both left the department last year, the station reports.
Gascon said his office will review hundreds of cases involving the two officers to ensure no other alleged misconduct occurred. Gascon said in a statement his office is "committed to uprooting discrimination within the law enforcement ranks to preserve the integrity of the criminal legal system." The investigation into the two officers revealed that 13 other officers, now on leave, had allegedly shared racist, homophobic and antisemitic messages, CBS Los Angeles reports.
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