10 Los Angeles police officers benched pending protests response investigations
LA County spent $58M in police misconduct lawsuits in 2018-2019 fiscal year.
A week after the Los Angeles Police Department launched investigations into 56 misconduct complaints that occurred during recent anti-police brutality protests, 10 officers were placed on desk duty, officials said.
![PHOTO: In this May 31, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles police officers arrest a demonstrator in Los Angeles.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/la-arrest-mo_hpMain_20200610-230211_4x3_992.jpg)
Police said that 56 complaints were reported as of June 10 and resulted in seven officers being assigned to "non-field duties." As of Thursday, three more officers were pulled from the streets and placed on desk duty, an LAPD spokesperson confirmed to ABC News.
The department said in a previous statement that they were investigating "allegations of misconduct, violations of department policy, and excessive force during the recent civil unrest."
![PHOTO: A demonstrator is taken into custody after the city's curfew went into effect in Los Angeles, June 2, 2020.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/lapd-arrest-ap-jef-200618_1592493029785_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg)
Demonstrators in Los Angeles and across the country took part in anti-police brutality protests, which were mostly peaceful, yet some escalated into riots and clashes with officers.
![PHOTO: Black Lives Matter protesters fight with supporters of US President Donald Trump as police try to break up the clashes during a demonstration due to the police killing of George Floyd in Huntington Beach, California, June 6, 2020.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/protests-cali-01-as-epa-200606_hpMain.jpg)
The ongoing rallies are in response to the death of George Floyd who was allegedly murdered at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers -- after former officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into the back of Floyd's neck.
Of those complaints, 28 alleged use of force.
Los Angeles County spent $58,440,262.23 in police misconduct lawsuits for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, according the county's Chief Executive Office. That figure included $10.6 million in legal fees and other court costs.
![PHOTO: FILE - In this May 31, 2020, file photo, a police officer arrests a woman as protests over the death of George Floyd continued in Los Angeles.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/la-arrest-mo_hpMain_20200610-225617.jpg)
There are 40 investigators looking into every complaint thoroughly and will hold every officer accountable for their actions, police said in a previous statement.
"It is a long process. We appreciate your patience," said Officer Drake Madison, an LAPD spokesperson.
![PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask raises his fist and holds a placard as he attends a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in Los Angeles, June 8, 2020.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/losangles-protest-rt-ps-200608_hpEmbed_23x16_992.jpg)
Anyone who believes they were wrongfully accused of a crime, unjustly injured, or experienced misconduct at the hands of an officer can make a complaint with the department's Internal Affairs Group hotline at 1-800-339-6868, police said.
For complaints specifically related to the protests, individuals can email ProtestResponse2020@lapd.online or make a complaint through the Office of the Inspector General at 213-893-6400 or oigcompl@lapd.online.