4 MORE CASES OVERTURNED AS LAPD SCANDAL WIDENS

LOS ANGELES--A Superior Court judge on Tuesday overturned four more
cases tainted by alleged police misconduct, including those of two
juveniles arrested by officers from the Police Department's Southeast
Division.

The judge's action brings to at least 79 the number of cases that have
been thrown out in the LAPD's unfolding corruption scandal, according
to a district attorney's spokeswoman.

The juveniles were arrested by Southeast Division Officers William
Ferguson and Jeffrey Robb, who both once worked in the Rampart
Division. According to court papers, the officers filed a false report
in connection with the arrest last year. Both juveniles were ordered
released from custody immediately, said Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman
for the district attorney's office. Gibbons declined to provide
details about the case, citing the defendants' ages.

The judge also overturned the drug convictions of Juan Rojo, 41, and
Gricelda Orellana, 42, Gibbons said. Those cases involved ex-Officer
Rafael Perez and two former partners, Gibbons said.