Sunday
Aug012004
LA Probe to Date Finds No Fault in Fatal Arrest of Latino Man
Sunday, August 1, 2004 at 02:29PM
Despite an autopsy that
cited police restraint maneuvers as a factor in an Atwater Village
man's death early this year, Los Angeles Police Chief William J.
Bratton said Friday that a preliminary investigation found the conduct
of officers didn't "appear inappropriate." A report by the Los Angeles
County coroner said three factors contributed to the death of
35-year-old Jose Antonio Rodriguez: cocaine intoxication, coronary
disease and police restraint procedures employed during his arrest Jan.
18. The death has sparked outrage among members of the Latino
Community Forum, an advisory group for the Los Angeles Police
Department. [more]
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