>.c The Associated Press > > >CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) - In a letter to the community, city officials >apologized for what some regarded as an insensitive response to a police >shooting that left a black motorist dead. > >A year ago, two officers shot 18-year-old Irvin Landrum Jr., setting off >protests accusing the police of racism and cover-ups. > >The letter, read at a council meeting Monday, comes after the city manager >released the criminal record of the victim's uncle - a protest organizer - >and endorsed the two officers for employees of the year. > >``We regret some of the actions of the city taken over the past several >months have been divisive,'' the letter said. ``The City Council and the city >manager should have been more sensitive.'' > >Landrum was pulled over by officers Hany Hanna and Kent Jacks for speeding. >Authorities said he was killed after shooting at police. A sheriff's >investigation, however, showed the gun had not been fired, had no >fingerprints and was last registered to a deceased police chief in a nearby >town. Landrum's family contends the gun was planted by police. > >The Los Angeles County district attorney's office found the officers were not >criminally liable for the shooting. But the U.S. Justice Department is >investigating. > >The council decided to mail the letter to every home in the city once all >five council members have signed it. > >``I am not proud of our insensitive lack of action,'' Mayor Karen Rosenthal >said. > >Many speakers at the council meeting accused City Manager Glenn Southard of >making a bad situation worse. > >In Monday's Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Southard defended his decision to >release Obee Landrum's rap sheet. He said Landrum's record, which included >two stints in prison for burglary and grand theft, made him a threat. > >Claremont is about 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. > >
>X-eGroups-Return: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 >Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 22:34:36 -0700 >To: (Recipient list suppressed) >From: spiker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Mailing-List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >List-Help: <http://www.egroups.com/group/texas_net/info.html>, > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Archive: <http://www.egroups.com/group/texas_net/> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: California cops kill black motorist, family contends the gun > was planted by police > >Calif. City Council Apologizes >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20000104/aponline144153_000.htm > >.c The Associated Press > > >CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) - In a letter to the community, city officials >apologized for what some regarded as an insensitive response to a police >shooting that left a black motorist dead. > >A year ago, two officers shot 18-year-old Irvin Landrum Jr., setting off >protests accusing the police of racism and cover-ups. > >The letter, read at a council meeting Monday, comes after the city manager >released the criminal record of the victim's uncle - a protest organizer - >and endorsed the two officers for employees of the year. > >``We regret some of the actions of the city taken over the past several >months have been divisive,'' the letter said. ``The City Council and the city >manager should have been more sensitive.'' > >Landrum was pulled over by officers Hany Hanna and Kent Jacks for speeding. >Authorities said he was killed after shooting at police. A sheriff's >investigation, however, showed the gun had not been fired, had no >fingerprints and was last registered to a deceased police chief in a nearby >town. Landrum's family contends the gun was planted by police. > >The Los Angeles County district attorney's office found the officers were not >criminally liable for the shooting. But the U.S. Justice Department is >investigating. > >The council decided to mail the letter to every home in the city once all >five council members have signed it. > >``I am not proud of our insensitive lack of action,'' Mayor Karen Rosenthal >said. > >Many speakers at the council meeting accused City Manager Glenn Southard of >making a bad situation worse. > >In Monday's Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Southard defended his decision to >release Obee Landrum's rap sheet. He said Landrum's record, which included >two stints in prison for burglary and grand theft, made him a threat. > >Claremont is about 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Looking for educational tools for you kids? >Find everything you need at SmarterKids.com >http://click.egroups.com/1/645/2/_/6994/_/947051150 > >-- Create a poll/survey for your group! >-- http://www.egroups.com/vote?listname=texas_net&m=1 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Looking for educational tools for your kids? Find everything you need at SmarterKids.com http://click.egroups.com/1/645/3/_/244010/_/947386040/ -- Check out your group's private Chat room -- http://www.egroups.com/ChatPage?listName=joe6pack&m=1
