2 Long Beach police officers arrested on suspicion of filing false reports

Two Long Beach Police Department officers person been arrested connected suspicion of filing mendacious constabulary reports, officials said.

Long Beach Police Department officers Dedier Reyes and David Salcedo voluntarily surrendered connected Friday, Dec. 3, according to a section quality release.

In Feb. 2018, LBPD detectives “discovered discrepancies successful the constabulary reports and the surveillance video regarding a firearms arrest,” the merchandise said, regarding inconsistencies between the officers’ actions and their written report.

The antheral arrested was instantly released and nary charges were filed against him. Police did not place him, and nary further details astir the apprehension were given.

LBPD began a transgression probe into the officers’ actions and submitted a lawsuit to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for reappraisal successful January 2019.

Reyes, a 16-year serviceman who was astir precocious assigned to the South Patrol Division, was booked for 1 number of perjury, 1 number of filing a mendacious constabulary report, and 1 number of filing a mendacious authorities document. His bail was acceptable astatine $2. He was aboriginal released from custody connected his ain recognizance.

Salcedo, a 5-year serviceman astir precocious assigned to the aforesaid part arsenic Reyes, was booked for 1 number of filing a mendacious constabulary study and 1 number of filing a mendacious authorities document. His bail was acceptable astatine $1.

Both officers were suspended pending the result of an interior affairs investigation.

The constabulary section besides “is reviewing erstwhile reports and arrests for each officer,” the merchandise said.

“We person precocious standards and expectations of each employee,” said Police Chief Robert Luna. When the actions of an idiosyncratic worker erode the values of our organization, and the nationalist spot each of america person worked truthful hard to cultivate, we each indispensable beryllium held accountable.”

Luna this week formally announced his bid to unseat Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva during adjacent summer’s election.