Los Angeles, California: Sheriff’s deputies use minor stops to search bicyclists, with Latinos hit hardest

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L.A. sheriff’s deputies use minor stops to search bicyclists, with Latinos hit hardest

4 November 2021

Thousands of times a year, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies pull over bicyclists for minor violations such as riding on the sidewalk or not using lights at night — infractions that can be handled with a warning or a ticket. But deputies routinely escalate the stops into more intrusive encounters and disproportionately pull over Latino riders. A Los Angeles Times investigation found deputies search 85% of bike riders they stop even though they often have no reason to suspect they’ll find something illegal. Most bicyclists were held in the backseat of patrol cars while deputies rummaged through their belongings or ...

L.A. sheriff’s deputies use minor stops to search bicyclists, with Latinos hit hardest

L.A. County sheriff's deputies detain 85% of riders they stop to search them for drugs or weapons. Latino bicyclists are stopped at a disproportionately high rate.

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Data Shows LA Sheriff's Department Is Stopping Tons Of Latino Bicyclists, Rarely Finding Anything Illegal

18 November 2021

Law enforcement doesn't just engage in pretextual stops of cars. Bicyclists are on the radar as well, especially if they happen to be minorities. That's according to data obtained by the Los Angeles Times, which shows the LA Sheriff's Department (which has buried the needle on the far end of "problematic" for years) is targeting bike riders with tactics that fall somewhere between pretextual stop and stop-and-frisk. A Los Angeles Times investigation found deputies search 85% of bike riders they stop even though they often have no reason to suspect they’ll find something illegal. Most bicyclists were held in the ...

Data Shows LA Sheriff's Department Is Stopping Tons Of Latino Bicyclists, Rarely Finding Anything Illegal

Law enforcement doesn't just engage in pretextual stops of cars. Bicyclists are on the radar as well, especially if they happen to be minorities. That's according to data obtained by the Los Angeles Times, which shows the LA Sheriff's...

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