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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal monitor overseeing reforms at the Los Angeles police department says a violent clash at a pro-immigration rally raised questions about the progress of officer training.
Michael Cherkasky wrote in a report Tuesday that the May 1 clash, in which police used batons and fired rubber bullets, should not obscure the department's significant progress over the past six years. But he raised concerns about elements of the force reverting to bad practices from the past.
Among the questions Cherkasky, a former prosecutor, was concerned with were command, control, strategy and tactics at the scene, and policies and procedures on the use of force.
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