LAPD shake-up continues as civilian toll at melee grows

That news came as Bratton briefed his Police Commission supervisors for the first time since the May 1 incident at a packed public hearing during which dozens of community activists voiced outrage over the use of force by officers attempting to break up an immigrant rights rally.

Previously, the department had said 10 civilians and seven officers were injured when police wearing riot gear moved into the park after agitators began throwing rocks and bottles at them. The larger number revealed Tuesday includes 10 members of the media.

A team of 15 detectives from the Bureau of Professional Standards is investigating about 60 complaints of police misconduct that have been received so far, officials said Tuesday.

"There are a lot of moving parts, but we have prioritized those who have come forward to make a complaint that they were injured, and who were witnesses," Bratton said.

An initial after-action report, designed to broadly outline what went wrong, will be completed for review by the City Council by May 30, Bratton said, but a more detailed investigation determining whether individual officers violated department policy probably will take 90 days.

In addition, Bratton said Tuesday he was expanding the number of elite Metropolitan Division officers ordered to undergo retraining in crowd control and media relations. He also said officers ranked captain or above would be included in reviews of crowd control rules and tactics.

On Monday, the chief announced that he had demoted and reassigned the head of the Operations Central Bureau, Deputy Chief Cayler "Lee" Carter, who was the highest-ranking officer in MacArthur Park during the melee. He also reassigned the bureau's No. 2, Cmdr. Louis Gray.

On Tuesday, Bratton announced that he had promoted Cmdr. Sergio Diaz to the rank of deputy chief and asked him to take over for Carter.

Diaz, a 30-year veteran of the LAPD, had been assistant commanding officer of the Special Operations Bureau. A native of Cuba, Diaz speaks Spanish and assumes command over an area of the city with a large immigrant and Spanish-speaking population. He has previously served in command positions in the Hollywood Division and other areas.