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Parks was chief during the Rampart scandal, which led to court-mandated reforms after officers were found to have committed robberies, murders and other crimes.

Garcia and Sanchez said they call senior lead officers from the Rampart division when they have a specific problem, and they can usually count on help arriving in a hurry.

During his tenure with the LAPD, McDonnell made a mark by working with the city’s diverse communities and political leaders to restore confidence in the department after the Rampart corruption scandal of the late 1990s and early 2000s, where officers committed robberies and murders.

The robberies were spread across the city in multiple neighborhoods, including Rampart, Wilshire, Hollywood, and West L.A.

McDonnell helped implement the federal consent decree that arose largely out of the Rampart corruption scandal, in which dozens of officers were accused of serious misconduct, including perjury and evidence tampering.