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                                            Alleged Bounty on Officers
Investigated 

                                            Times Staff and Wire Reports


                                                 Los Angeles police are
investigating an alleged bounty
                                            placed on the heads of
Rampart police officers by a street
                                            gang, authorities said
Tuesday. 
                                                 For about two weeks,
police have been pursuing reports
                                            that a gang has offered
money for anyone who injures or
                                            kills officers from the
Rampart station, said Capt. Michel
                                            Moore. 
                                                 It is not clear whether
the threats are real, Moore said.
                                            Anyone with information can
call police at (213)485-4061.

                                                 The Rampart Division
has been the subject of intense
                                            scrutiny since former
Officer Rafael Perez alleged that
                                            officers at the station
engaged in a number of criminal
                                            activities.

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