Los Angeles police launched an internal investigation Friday after an attorney released body camera video that he says shows an officer planting cocaine in his client’s wallet during an arrest. The officer who picked up the baggie then motions to the second officer, points to Shield’s wallet in his hand and appears to place the baggie in the wallet. The officer then turns on his body camera, but the cameras automatically save the previous 30 seconds when they are switched on. “If not for the body cam video, my client would be convicted of a crime he didn’t commit.”Los Angeles police said they opened an investigation after the body camera video was aired by KCBS-TV on Thursday. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: National Post November 10, 2017 21:33 UTC