This station included requirements for proper detention facilities for juveniles, as well as a pistol range, laboratory, photograph dark room, evidence and records vaults and classrooms.

[35] A Superior Court judge issued a restraining order prohibiting "activities which would constitute a work stoppage or otherwise inhibit the providing of police services".

[40] Among concerns over Compton's jail facilities, the report also presaged the future by recommending the city consolidate their emergency services (both police and fire) with the County of Los Angeles.

"[43]In August 1975, Cochee was "temporarily" moved from his position by the city manager as Chief to a "special assignment" to "evaluate federal programs pertaining to police", for a period of no more than 90 days.

[44] A few days later Cochee made his own allegations that his temporary removal was related to a conspiracy by the City Council to create a "West Coast gambling mecca" in Compton, however this statement was based only on rumors and conjecture.

[45] Cochee was subsequently fired from his position as chief in mid-August 1975, on the grounds of "insubordination, willfully making false statements to the press and failure to follow personal rules and regulations".

[54] A study by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, provided to Cochee in March (and made public in July), called into question his abilities to lead the department.

The council alleged that police officers were "rude, ineffective, poorly led and insensitive to citizen complaints", and that "drugs are blatantly sold on the streets".

[88] slaughter Compton was one of the cities in which riots and civil disturbances surrounding the acquittal of LAPD officers involved in the arrest and beating of Rodney King occurred.

[100] After an investigation of some widely circulated allegations, a special meeting of the city board of trustees was held on December 31, 1888, and formal charges were filed against Asbury McComas.

According to the Los Angeles Times, "The City Council last night placed additional power in the hands of the police by adopting emergency ordinances making illegal the conduct of street meetings and parades without special permits".

[105] In 1933 newly elected Compton Mayor Clifton S. Smith[106] announced significant (and contentious) changes to the city department heads, including Chief West.

In the meantime, a new City Manager went into office and he reappointed West...a civil service proposal was defeated by the voters at an election last January [1936] which aided the Police Chief in claiming his salary.

[114] July 1936 saw the District Court of Appeals authorizing the reinstatement of Potter as chief,[115] however City Manager Gidley refused to acknowledge this, stating "the decision has no bearing on the Police Department now".

[116] The resolution for the "War of the Chiefs" finally came in October 1936, with a Superior Court writ of mandate ordered the City Council to formally reinstate Potter, with back pay to August 1935.

[117] Superior Court Judge H. Burton Noble rejected a confession of a burglary suspect Carmen Loyd, citing "dungeon" like conditions in the Compton City Jail.

That same year, he leveled allegations that the city council published a list of names and address of Compton officers, leading to several assaults and home ransacking's.

Chief Rouzan requested the Los Angeles County District Attorney investigate Lankster, with a department insider noting "The fact that it has been submitted to the DA should tell you something".

The off-duty incident was initially classified as "self-defense" by Compton Police but Chief Rouzan, in an effort at transparency, referred the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney for further investigation.

Both officers were dropped from the suit, and remained on the force[134] In the book Vice: One Cop's Story of Patrolling America's Most Dangerous City, the authors contend that Velasquez was a notorious gang leader of the Lime Street Hoods.

In the scuffle, officers drew their weapons and fired into the air in an attempt to calm the situation, eventually ending with a single shot to Amey's head.

Family members dispute this account, stating that there was no struggle and that the brothers were unarmed and that the officer emptied his weapon and stopped to reload before continuing to shoot.

[147] The FBI and the LA County grand jury investigated an alleged beating of 17-year-old Felipe Soltero by Compton officer Michael Jackson in July 1994.

[151] Witnesses claim that prior to the start of the recording, "Soltero attacked Jackson, wrestling with him for several minutes before the officer drew his baton and beat and kicked the youth".

They were deposed as part of an investigation of corruption, and are suspected to have taken the gun from evidence, provided it to Death Row Records, where it then ended up on the street and was used in the Long Beach shooting.

According to retired LASD commander Charles Heal, "It is fair to say, it was likely an inside job", noting that "few people probably knew about the storage of the firearms, and the vault combination had probably remained the same for decades".

[161] Compton Officer Reginald Wright Jr was heavily involved with Death Row Records, being employed as head of security and eventually CEO after leaving the department.

Former Mayor Omar Bradley claimed there was no difference between Death Row Records and Compton Police..."they functioned as one entity" once Wright Jr became involved with the label.

[169] With a troubled legacy of racial tensions, public conflict with the city council, and questionable conduct by officers, governing authorities had considered disbanding all local emergency services (police and fire) several times.

Research indicated that the county's proposal for contractual services to the city was a gross underestimation of personnel and equipment requirements for a full-service police department.