"...llegations of theft, robbery, kidnapping, unlawful entry, impersonating a peace officer and, in the case of Ilagan alone, battery...." "...much of the “long-standing misconduct” appeared to have been directed at “individuals who are disproportionately Latino or Asian, who may be undocumented, who may not speak English as their primary language, and who, as a result, are particularly vulnerable and often reluctant to report mistreatment to authorities.”

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LA Times: Bombshell report alleges years of harassment against immigrant vendors in Riverside

"...A city-commissioned investigation alleges two Riverside code enforcement supervisors led a years-long campaign against street vendors.
The report says senior managers ignored repeated internal warnings and appeared to retaliate against a whistleblower...Two code enforcement officers in the Inland Empire waged a years-long campaign of aggression against mostly immigrant street vendors, entering homes without warrants, engaging in fights and foot chases and improperly seizing people’s property, according to a bombshell report commissioned by the city of Riverside last year...."

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