At least three Los Angeles Police officers have been suspended for falsely identifying individuals as gang members to boost traffic stop statistics, the department says
The officers were removed from the field after an internal affairs investigation found inaccuracies in documentation they completed, the release said. The inaccurate documentation was intended to boost traffic stop statistics, LAPD officer Mike Lopez told CNN.All three officers had been assigned to the elite Metropolitan Division. An investigation into the division is ongoing to ensure there are no more discrepancies, the department said.
"The issue was first discovered when a mother reported to the department that a letter from the department mistakenly identified her son as a gang member, the release said. The department found several falsifications in the document and initiated an investigation into the officers.Read MoreOver several months, internal investigators reviewed body camera footage and found inaccuracies in the field interview cards completed by several officers, the release said.
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