County prosecutors had tossed 35 felony cases as of mid-November, and the Torrance city attorney’s office has dismissed an additional 50, officials said. Gascón said the texts are proof that some Torrance officers hate the communities they were hired to serve. Kawamoto also referred to Black men as “savages” in the texts, according to district attorney’s records reviewed by The Times. Ross fled from Torrance police when they responded, and became violent when they tried to arrest him, district attorney’s records show. The most controversial incident involving officers linked to the racist text scandal is the 2018 shooting death of Christopher DeAndre Mitchell.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 09, 2021 05:55 UTC