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LAPD "Stands Down" 60 Over May Day Violence
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Over May Day Violence
By Duke Helfand and
Andrew Blankstein
Los Angeles Times
Tuesday 08
May 2007
The pair directed the violent police response in MacArthur Park. An inquiry suggests tactical errors created problems.
Two high-ranking Los Angeles Police Department commanders were reassigned Monday for their role in overseeing the violent police response to last week's MacArthur Park immigration rally.
Deputy Chief Cayler "Lee" Carter Jr., commanding officer of Operations Central Bureau, and Cmdr. Louis Gray, the No. 2 official in the bureau, were shifted from their command posts.
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