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Residents tell city council of alleged historic police misconduct; call for investigation
Summary
Several public commenters told the Pasadena City Council on April 7 that past police misconduct — including allegations of planted evidence and mishandled deaths — went unaddressed. Speakers urged the council not to let a rules change limit community oversight.
Several Pasadena residents used the council’s public-comment period on April 7 to allege historic misconduct by local police officers and to press the City Council to allow continued public scrutiny.
Eric Sanchez told the council he was raising concerns on behalf of families who believe deaths in the 1980s and 1990s were not properly investigated, saying a lead detective in those cases should answer questions. “This is reprehensible,” Sanchez said, arguing that the proposed changes to council rules could “completely upend my efforts to helping…
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