Rampart Scandal

Rampart Scandal

Rampart Scandal

Police Chief Bernard Parks was not rehired by the newly elected Mayor James K. Hahn in 2001. This possibly caused Hahn to lose the support of the black community in South Los Angeles, leading to the defeat of Antonio Villaraigosa in the 2005 elections [6].

The subsequent removal of the Rampart Division CRASH after the scandal is believed to have allowed the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang to grow its already substantial among the Salvadoran population Rampart district. [18] the rival gang of street wall 18 continues to thrive in well, with about 20,000 members in ...