LAPD Under Review By California AG For Alleged Misuse Of The State's Gang Database
“CalGang,” a California database intended to identify and track gang members, has come under scrutiny after allegations of misuse by the Los Angeles Police Department.
Critics say that the LAPD falsified records and put innocent citizens —like Larry Sanders — in the system. While the singer-songwriter is best known for singing the hook on Coolio’s hit song, “Gangsters Paradise,” Sanders works as a gang interventionist.
He described how police responded to a report of disorderly activity at a park near his South Central LA house, where he was hanging out. Sanders says police didn’t find the reported behavior, but questioned him and his friends before taking his name and leaving.
“I think maybe they got mad because I told them that I was old enough to be their father,” he says. “One thing went
