The Crash officers at the Rampart Division even wore unique jackets and had special patches; some of them got identical tattoos.

The scandal began as a limited investigation of two officers in the LAPD's Rampart Division, which covers eight square miles west of downtown.

A 32-year veteran of the department, he is known for commanding and rehabilitating the Rampart Division after the Rampart Scandal.

Perez later pled guilty to the cocaine theft in exchange for information about other corrupt officers within the Rampart Division.

But the current corruption scandal involving Los Angeles police officers in the department's Rampart Division may have been the final blow to Mr. Garcetti's standing.

One of the most prominent CRASH units was stationed in the Rampart Division.

The book tells several stories of a group of police in the Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department.

But he acknowledged that some officers who committed crimes in the Rampart Division or elsewhere were still on the job, their deeds undiscovered.

More than 100 criminal convictions were overturned as a result of an investigation into the Rampart Division, and more than a dozen officers resigned or were dismissed.

It drew comparisons to the problematic Rampart Division of the 1990s, who had the same tattoo.