In
1977, there were 117 valid complaints against the cops and 27 other complaints
that could not be proved or disproved.
Complaints were filed against 283 cops of whom 44 had received prior
complaints in just the year before.
In
1978, there were 648 cops on the force.
About 400 were in the field.
There were 253 complaints filed against them in ten months of that
year. About one complaint per day, per
cop. Of that number, 36 were for
excessive use of force. One cop was fired
for stealing funds from a police station fund.
Two cops were disciplined for “unwarranted use of their pistols”. Three cops, under investigation resigned from
the force rather than face termination.