Jeffrey C Eglash

Assistant U.S. Atty. Jeffrey C. Eglash, a prosecutor specializing in public corruption and government fraud cases, was selected Friday by the Los Angeles Police Commission as its next inspector general. Eglash, 38, brings a strong investigative and prosecutorial background to the civilian watchdog position, commissioners said.

Jeffrey C. Eglash, the Los Angeles Police Commission's inspector general, said Thursday that he has accepted an offer to work for a private law firm and will resign from his civilian watchdog position by the end of November.

In a sweeping reaffirmation of the importance of civilian oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department, the city attorney today will tell the city's Police Commission that it has complete authority to order the chief to cooperate with the inspector general on all matters. The issue has been a point of contention in recent months between commission members and Chief Bernard C.

Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard C. Parks on Tuesday dismissed as blatantly false a report by the LAPD's civilian watchdog that concluded the chief sought to withhold information from county prosecutors investigating the Rampart corruption scandal. Parks, swarmed by reporters after a meeting of the Los Angeles Police Commission, also denied findings by Inspector General Jeffrey C.

Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard C. Parks on Tuesday dismissed as blatantly false a report by the LAPD's civilian watchdog that concluded the chief sought to withhold information from county prosecutors investigating the Rampart corruption scandal. Parks, swarmed by reporters after a meeting of the Los Angeles Police Commission, also denied findings by Inspector General Jeffrey C.

The Los Angeles Police Department sought to bypass county prosecutors handling the Rampart corruption probe, even as Chief Bernard C. Parks assured the public that his detectives were cooperating with them, according to a confidential report by the Police Commission's inspector general. Inspector General Jeffrey C.

The Los Angeles Police Department remains a secretive, closed-off fraternity, resistant to outsiders and capable of seducing its civilian bosses into taking its side rather than upholding their oversight duties, the department's chief watchdog told a group of attorneys Thursday. In fact, LAPD Inspector General Jeffrey C. Eglash said, he often is not entirely sure if he has the support of the five-member police commission to which he must answer.

Exacerbating the controversy over the role of the inspector general, the Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday instructed Chief Bernard C. Parks not to distribute a special order on how officers are to cooperate with the civilian watchdog. Police Commission members say they are concerned that the language in the chief's directive may limit the inspector general's ability to scrutinize the department.

Renewing a controversy that consumed the Los Angeles Police Commission's first civilian watchdog, Inspector Gen. Jeffrey C. Eglash said Tuesday that LAPD officials are attempting to restrict the scope and authority of his job. Eglash, a former assistant U.S. attorney, said he has significant differences of opinion with Chief Bernard C. Parks over his access to department records.

The Los Angeles Police Department's civilian watchdog strongly objected Monday to a Police Commission proposal that he contends would substantially reduce his authority and transform his office into an agent of the department's Internal Affairs Division. In a three-page memo to his five civilian bosses, Inspector General Jeffrey C.

The Los Angeles Police Department sought to bypass county prosecutors handling the Rampart corruption probe, even as Chief Bernard C. Parks assured the public that his detectives were cooperating with them, according to a confidential report by the Police Commission's inspector general. Inspector General Jeffrey C.

The Los Angeles Police Department's civilian watchdog strongly objected Monday to a Police Commission proposal that he contends would substantially reduce his authority and transform his office into an agent of the department's Internal Affairs Division. In a three-page memo to his five civilian bosses, Inspector General Jeffrey C.

The Los Angeles Police Department remains a secretive, closed-off fraternity, resistant to outsiders and capable of seducing its civilian bosses into taking its side rather than upholding their oversight duties, the department's chief watchdog told a group of attorneys Thursday. In fact, LAPD Inspector General Jeffrey C. Eglash said, he often is not entirely sure if he has the support of the five-member police commission to which he must answer.

Exacerbating the controversy over the role of the inspector general, the Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday instructed Chief Bernard C. Parks not to distribute a special order on how officers are to cooperate with the civilian watchdog. Police Commission members say they are concerned that the language in the chief's directive may limit the inspector general's ability to scrutinize the department.

In a sweeping reaffirmation of the importance of civilian oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department, the city attorney today will tell the city's Police Commission that it has complete authority to order the chief to cooperate with the inspector general on all matters. The issue has been a point of contention in recent months between commission members and Chief Bernard C.

Renewing a controversy that consumed the Los Angeles Police Commission's first civilian watchdog, Inspector Gen. Jeffrey C. Eglash said Tuesday that LAPD officials are attempting to restrict the scope and authority of his job. Eglash, a former assistant U.S. attorney, said he has significant differences of opinion with Chief Bernard C. Parks over his access to department records.

Jeffrey C. Eglash, the Los Angeles Police Commission's inspector general, said Thursday that he has accepted an offer to work for a private law firm and will resign from his civilian watchdog position by the end of November.

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Assistant U.S. Atty. Jeffrey C. Eglash, a prosecutor specializing in public corruption and government fraud cases, was selected Friday by the Los Angeles Police Commission as its next inspector general. Eglash, 38, brings a strong investigative and prosecutorial background to the civilian watchdog position, commissioners said.