4 more Los Angeles youth police cadets arrested in scandal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four more police cadets have been arrested in a widening probe that started last week after three police cruisers, stun guns and radios were stolen, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday.
The cadets, who perform volunteer work at police stations and go through an academy to learn about the criminal justice system, used a vacationing sergeant's name to access the police department's automated inventory system and sign out the cars, two police stun guns and two police radios, Beck said.
While driving around in the marked police vehicles, the cadets impersonated officers and pulled over at least one driver, though detectives haven't found any evidence they tried to issue any summonses, handcuffed the driver or used any force during the encounter, Beck said.