http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jun/16/can-lapd-rid-itself-federal-oversight/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway061609h.mp3 Has the LAPD Cleaned Up Its Act? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jun/16/can-lapd-rid-itself-federal-oversight/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/lapd-building-with-palm-trees.jpg true 6058 segment The motto of the Los Angeles Police Department is "To protect and serve," but the LAPD hasn't always delivered. The most famous example is the Rodney King beating in 1991, which provoked widespread rioting. Endemic problems with the department led to federal oversight. Now the LAPD says it has serve http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/lapd-building-with-palm-trees_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/lapd-building-with-palm-trees_26_square.jpg