LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has placed a group of officers assigned to its recruitment office on administrative leave,

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.

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department have been accused of making racist and derogatory remarks on secretly recorded audio.