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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department(LOS ANGELES) The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a June 24 incident outside a WinCo Foods grocery store in Lancaster, California, where a sheriff’s deputy slammed a woman to the ground during a confrontation about an alleged robbery in progress.
The LASD said in a statement on Monday that they are releasing the body camera footage of the incident “in the interest of transparency” with the community.
“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has opened an investigation into this incident. While the Department does not make statements related to ongoing investigations, Sheriff Luna has made it clear that he expects Department personnel to treat all members of the public with dignity and respect, and that personnel who do not uphold our training standards will be held accountable,” the statement said.
According to the LASD, two deputies responded to the scene after a report of an in-progress robbery a