If you are the victim of police misconduct you should file a written report. All police departments keep track of complaints against an officer in the officer’s personnel file. This information may be accessed by attorneys in their efforts to defend their clients.
You should file a report if an officer does any of the following:
- Discriminates
- Profiles
- Uses excessive force
- Uses unnecessary force
- Write a false police report
- Fabricates evidence
- Plants evidence
- Injury
- Bias
- Abuse of authority
For the Los Angeles Police Department:
The form you should fill out is attached. Once you complete the form mail it to the LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT, Internal Affairs Division, P.O. Box 30158, Los Angeles, CA 90030. You should send it return receipt. Download LAPD Complaint Form HERE.
For the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department:
Inquiries, Contact Information, Commendations/Complaints, Suggestion and Most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) are all available online. Use the online tool to fill out the complaint form.
For California Highway Patrol:
Download and fill out the Citizens’ Complaint Information form HERE.
For Long Beach Police Department:
Download and fill out the Citizens’ Complaint Questionnaire form HERE.
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