misdemeanor cases and currently 15 police officers on leave. the public information officer tells us putting people on leave started as early as august of this year and as they find out more information in this ongoing investigation they've put more people on leave. it is currently at 15. victor and alisyn? natasha chen, i wonder people waking up in torrence and learning names and details, you ho do they turn to this department and expect them to continue to protect and serve? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the public information officer was actually talking about receiving calls from the public who have now read these reports, read the "l.a. times" investigation asking for transparency. critical here, he said the chief, the current chief, who came in to his role during the summer has been very proactive about making sure that none of this is tolerated and really want to give transparency to the public, but, of course, it's very difficult when you have an