The accused officers have been removed from their posts with “no police powers,” the LAPD chief said. In light of a whistleblower’s complaint that alleged racism and discrimination by officers within the Los Angeles Police Department,

The involved officers have been “assigned to home” without police powers, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said during a Tuesday Board of Police Commissioners meeting.

Chief Jim McDonnell Tuesday called details of a whistleblower's complaint alleging racism and discrimination by officers in the Los Angeles Police Department's Recruitment and Employment Division a "major setback" and pledged that appropriate action will be taken.